CD players - Luxman vs. Esoteric?

Yesterday I was a "show". Actually it was more of a group of people from a Dutch forum listening to some music. We wanted to compare some CD's to LP's. So we all brought some CD's of which we also had the LP's. Same recording offcourse. The LP's sounded better to my ears and most people agreed with me.
But to get to the point sort of. To compare LP's and CD's you also need a set. So someone brought a Luxman L507u (This is a new model I think.) and a D-05 CD player. The turntable we used was a Acoustic signature Samba with soundsmith cart. We used DSS (dutch speaker systems) monitor speakers.

I was impressed by the looks, feel and sound of the Luxman gear. It sounds a little forward but I really don't mind that. The amp was powerfull enough for my taste and should be able to dirve a lot of speakers. The CD player was also nice but a bit slow in reading CD's. Since it can play CD and SACD it takes some time to figure out wether is is a CD or SACD. Since I think SCAD is dead I don't see why they did that. That would for me be a reason not to buy it since I don't have any SACD's.

It's hard to say how good the luxman gear is when you use speakers you have never heard before. But I think could live happely with the amp.

Hope this made sence.

I happen to be a dealer for both Luxman and Esoteric.

If you have a Luxman Amp then the D06 sonically would be the best choice assuming you are also using a Luxman preamp.

However, the new DO7 from Esoteric is a great value as well because you can use the unit as a preamp as well and it has a USB port.

I have ordered a Luxman 509u integrated amp and a Luxman D-06 cdp. I am sure that I will be happy :-)

>>04-01-10: Faxer.
If you have a Luxman Amp then the D06 sonically would be the best choice assuming you are also using a Luxman preamp.<<

Not true.

It all depends on your personal listening preferences.

Dealer disclaimer- Esoteric and Luxman

hey Toronto416, i guess u must be enjoying your new luxman 509u and d-06 combo. could you tell us more about these beautiful babies especially d-06 since i am a 509u user as well and am considering a d-06 atm. it would be very helpful to hear your comment, thank you