I totally agree with the recent comments. I have heard the Exosteric cdps playing directly into amps and I thought the sound was a bit too clinical for my taste (but hey I like it on the warm side of neutral). The advice to get a warm sounding preamp is a must. Some great sounding tube like SS pres are Classe and Plinius. Some tube options are Cary, BAT. Of course there are too many others to list.
Esoteric P70 D70 vs X-01 Limited
I am considering selling my Esoteric P70 D70 for the X-01 Limited. Can anyone give me some advice if this is upgrade worth investing in. I am dedicated to redbook CD's however I am considering getting into SACD, although it's not something I am in a hurry to do due to the limited amount of music available on SACD. The sonics of my present digital gear is outstanding, another benefit is I don't have to use a pre-amp, I hook the DAC directly into my McIntosh 501 monoblocks, if the X-01 will give me a definite upgrade in sonics and soundstaging over my present DAC & Transport, then I will invest in the X-01 Limited and a pre-amp. Please provide your feedback. Thanks
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