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Esoteric UX-1: How "noisy"?

To all of those who have an Esoteric UX-1 or X-1: can you hear the disc spinning from, say, 10 feet away? I realize that Esoteric has built a massive assembly but on quiet passages I can distinctly hear the "whirring" of the platter. It's distracting, to say the least. Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated.
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jfz
570 posts
 
Mgottlieb - I'm puzzled by your puzzlement. I simply prefer quiet over noisy. Doesn't assume anything's hell for me.
mgottlieb
334 posts
 
Guido, yes, if the Esoteric distributor in the Northeast ever gets its act together to set up the upgrade process, which at present rate doesn't look like it will happen before the next upgrade.
jfz
570 posts
 
OK, M - By the way, just wanted to say I meant to say "doesn't MEAN anything's hell for me". I certainly wasn't saying trying to say "don't assume...", i.e. assume whatever you want, of course.
guidocorona
4,298 posts
 
MGottlieb, isn't Esoteric serviced by Teac America in California for the whole USA? By the way, the X-01 upgrade price has just been calculated by Teac America to be $1083 for parts and labor, plus taxes and shipping. Teac America is accepting now upgrade orders for X-01.
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
MGottlieb, you're wrongly blaming the distributor when he in fact has no control over the upgrade program. Esoteric recently sent technicians to Japan for training and they have returned equipped to begin the upgrade program. Cost will be $584 for parts, $500 labor, and return freight which Esoteric estimates at $60 for a total of $1144.

The upgrade kits are on order from Tokyo and expected to be in the US about the last week in June. No upgrades will be scheduled until the kits have arrived. You can expect the machine to be tied up for about 4 working days to ensure proper installation and follow-up testing.

Contact your dealer for more info.
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