LINN AKURATE CD vs ESOTERIC X-05

Hello,

Thanks for the info, Ive heard good thing about the
Ayre C5xe also.Im hoping this will be my last player
for a long time.Im leaning towards the Esoteric X-05
but the Linn Akurate looks very interesting.Im trying
to have my Cake and eat it too!

I like the Esoteric. It is amazing in it's detail. Plays SACD's and redbook as good as, or better, then anything I've heard in it's price range.The warmth you may be looking for will have to come from the rest of your rig but everything you say your looking for is there.The Esoteric that intrigues me at the same price,is the soon to be released SA-50 with a 32 bit dac.

>>The Esoteric that intrigues me at the same price,is the soon to be released SA-50<<

They are not the same price.

Dealer disclosure.

I was lead to believe they both had an MSRP in at $5995.

Montejay

The SA-50 price is $4999.00.