Esoteric SA-10 SA-60

Mnewman56,
Yes, I have heard the MF...its not an Esoteric. Get an Esoteric!

Somehow Esoteric units sound "different" from other manufacturer's digital sources. There's more detail and a certain musically "correct" balance which I attribute primarily to their transport/lens mechanism.

Thanks for the input everyone. Budt, what was your experience with the MFA5? Did you have a failure or just bad sound. Also I will audition the SA-60.

I auditioned the MF and the Esoteric SA-10.
There is no comparison. The SA-10 sounded superb. And even though it doesn't have tubes, it sounded more "tube-like" than the tubed MF. I mean that in a good way.
My amp and pre-amp are MF so its not like I don't care for their product; but there is no comparison. Go Esoteric!

I never had any reliability issues with the MF5. It had alot of phasing issues I guess would be the best way to describe it. The imaging seemed to be all over the place. Other owners I talked to confirmed my findings.
Perhaps their other products are better.