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Esoteric P5/D5 Opinions please

Hi
I'm just wondering if anyone has had the opportunity to listen to the above combo? How does it sound compared to the other models in the Esoteric range, like the X03se? or the X01D2?
cmk
yada
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"The D5 does upsample and has the latest 32bit AKM dac chips." What AKM dac is this dac? Can you post a link to it? Thanks in advance! Duke
cmk OP
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Here you go Yada:
http://www.teac.com/esoteric/D-05.html
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tboooe
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Yada, here is the link:
http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/akm/en/product/ak4397/ak4397.html

Cmk, the reason why I think the x03se and xo1ltd is the sweet spot comes down to price vs performance. You will be paying a lot to get only a bit more performance (to my ears anyway). Dont get me wrong, the d2 is a great player and if you can afford it, go for it. But if you want to consider value and are willing to give up 5%, then I would get the X03se or X01ltd. Just my two cents.
cmk OP
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Tbooe
What do you get more as you move up from the X03se to the X01Ltd?

Do the separates make a bigger deal than a single box unit? Separate power supplies, less noise, etc...
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tboooe
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cmk, going up the one box players I heard better separation of instruments, more detail, and tighter bass. Of course the improvements are subtle. I am not sure if separates has that much advantage over a well designed one box player. Remember, now you have another set of cables to worry about. If I did not need digital inputs, I would have stuck with a one box player and get a great clock.
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