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New Esoteric P02 D02

Hello,

Seems like there is a new set up separates from Esoteric. The P02 D02. Hven't seen any info out there at all, but it is for sale already at retailers. Not a substitute of the P03 D03 as expected, that are still selling as well, but a new category in between de 01s and 03s. DACs and inputs seem like an upgrade of the K01.

Anyone has any info, or heard of this? You can read about it at Esoteric parent company home page (in Japan but in English).

Price in Europe is 3.000 Euros higher than the 03s per unit (so +6000 EUros higher in total)

Any feedback, info news?

Thanks
Eli
eelii08
eelii08 OP
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I've seen the other guy pics. Is digital porno what he has there, really. Incredible.

I am willing to do the change if U can sell my 02s. I think the difference will be there. However not in a rush since the 02s sound really great. So if I can sell it at a reasonable price I will go ahead. If not, I will live happily with the 02s for sure.
guidocorona
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Eelii08, what is the URL to the "other guy" that you mentioned?

G.
eelii08 OP
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http://www.audioaficionado.org/esoteric/28997-esoteric-grandioso-p1-d1-3.html

It is in page one I think. Lovely.
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jon2020
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Eelii08,
Awesome pic! High end audio porn indeed.
Thanks for the link.
dr_joe
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Apologies for coming in late and changing the topic...but there's a lot of knowledge about Esoteric products in this thread, so I figure this is a good place to ask—

Does any one have experience of two different configurations of the D-03?

After buying a P-03 in 2013 (new, but manufactured in 2010), and finding my DAC wasn't fully compatible with it, I read some reviews, ascertained the specs and had my dealer order in a D-03.

Thing is, the D-03 manual from the Esoteric website, the one I used to make the purchase decision specifies analogue output level as:

2.2 V @ 1kHz into 10 kOhms—RCAs
4.4 V @ 1 kHz into 10 kOhms—XLRs

A dealer (Sora Sound) was kind enough to actually measure the D-03 he had on hand and confirmed these specs. HIs unit actually measured higher: 2.42 V and 4.84 V.

But the printed manual that came with my unit has very different specs:

2.1 V @ 1kHz into 10 kOhms—RCAs
2.1 V @ 1 kHz into 10 kOhms—XLRs

And this may explain my problem.

I greatly enjoy the quality of the C-03x-P-03-D-03 combo, but, with the D-03 in the chain, my system never has enough gain. Beautiful, but anemic. it's

Yet there's no problem with any of the other four DACs I have on hand.

So I'm beginning to think I've got the version of the D-03 in which the balanced outputs have no more voltage output than the single-ended ones.

I've also noticed, when checking the specs of current models on the Esoteric website, that in some models of DACs and players, the XLR analogue outputs double the voltage of the RCA outputs, while in others the two are the same.

So...if anyone knows anything about low and high output versions of the D-03, please let me know.

TIA, Joel.
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