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ESOTERIC K-07X VS Mcintosh MCD 550 Which is better ?


Im deciding on one of these  players  to purchase .

Which player is better ?
Thank You ..
zoraduntov123
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@mattmiller

I beg to differ with you. The MCD301 replaced an Esoteric DV50 and it blows it away. It isn’t nearly as good as my Esoteric UX-3 but the UX-3 was 8500.00 The MCD301 was the second model up in the line with the 201 being the entry level. To be honest with you, I do not like ESS dacs, they are certainly not the end all. I had one in my Wyred4Sound dac2 dsd se with Femto clock. It is a forward sounding dac just like the Wyred dac 1 I used before it. That was the main reason I went with the MCD301 because of not having the ESS chips.

zoraduntov123 OP
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I went with the Esoteric K-07X new .

I had two Mcintosh players Mcd 7000 ( first cd player Mcintosh made )
then I had a MVP 851.

Im trying something different this time .

ptss
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Wishing you great enjoyment. You may find something like an Equitech 2Q will provide great isolation to your non digital components and significantly enhance the benefits of the K-07X. 
bultaco
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If this thread is still continuing, I would like to say that I too have an Oppo BDP 95 and am considering the Esoteric K-07x or even the 05x. What I would like to ask is, can I plug my external hard drive into the Esoteric like I can with the Oppo? I really don't know a lot about the digital wiring in today's high-end world.

A shout out to Stereo5 for his endorsements of the Triton Reference on other threads. I too have a pair, and they are absolutely incredible. 
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@bultaco                                              

Thank you very much.  Enjoy them.
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