Hi Mark, thanks it’s the male instincts working ... always wanting something new and better.... and again, Groundhog day!
I believe the P/D02x will have an edge over the K1, but again the fine balance of cables/isolation etc which have been painstakingly synergised into the system.
Do you feel the eslink, given the rather limited choices still surpass good xlr/rca cables?
I have just got improved results feeding the 22m out with a cable and splitting with a T to my K01x and streamer.
My opinion was that the K01 was very good, but even before going to the X, i always felt the staging as slighlty compressed and overall less open than the X. It was a nice "upgrade".
My Mr golden ears, after hearing the addition for the clock, clock +rubidium quartzlock 10m and now clock + cybershaft OCXO states that the last was a good improvement, upgrading to the X was not nearly as significant!
Maybe your A2000 50ohm cable will do it for you! There are still found on japan’s yahoo auctions for reasonable money.
I have given up on seeking out a bestest transport as Tidal now exceeds spinning CD’s, so the P-02X is out so waiting if there is a compaison for the K1 and D-02X for dacs alone or hope a N-1 streamer will be release and that would be a no brainer for me!
I am sure a new AKM4499 will be on the drawing board by the time K1 gets delivered to dealers outside japan;)
For one, the only thing i "think" i would like is improvements towards an even more "real-er" vocal rendering, which has already improve greatly by the adding of the OCXO op16,lest i should sacrifice the other ranges which i am more than contented with and maybe a a Nagra or emm dac!
I believe the P/D02x will have an edge over the K1, but again the fine balance of cables/isolation etc which have been painstakingly synergised into the system.
Do you feel the eslink, given the rather limited choices still surpass good xlr/rca cables?
I have just got improved results feeding the 22m out with a cable and splitting with a T to my K01x and streamer.
My opinion was that the K01 was very good, but even before going to the X, i always felt the staging as slighlty compressed and overall less open than the X. It was a nice "upgrade".
My Mr golden ears, after hearing the addition for the clock, clock +rubidium quartzlock 10m and now clock + cybershaft OCXO states that the last was a good improvement, upgrading to the X was not nearly as significant!
Maybe your A2000 50ohm cable will do it for you! There are still found on japan’s yahoo auctions for reasonable money.
I have given up on seeking out a bestest transport as Tidal now exceeds spinning CD’s, so the P-02X is out so waiting if there is a compaison for the K1 and D-02X for dacs alone or hope a N-1 streamer will be release and that would be a no brainer for me!
I am sure a new AKM4499 will be on the drawing board by the time K1 gets delivered to dealers outside japan;)
For one, the only thing i "think" i would like is improvements towards an even more "real-er" vocal rendering, which has already improve greatly by the adding of the OCXO op16,lest i should sacrifice the other ranges which i am more than contented with and maybe a a Nagra or emm dac!