CD players - Luxman vs. Esoteric?

I have the Luxman N-100 tube amp and CD player in my residence in Japan and can highly recommend Luxman products. I think their 50 model is one of the absolute best player in the market place, and if you mate it with their 509 or 550 solid state amps, it is really unbelieveable in sound.

The Luxman D-06 is an outstanding cdp, and I prefer its sound to the more "clinical" sound of Esoteric.

The new Luxman cd players are superbly engineered, exquisitely built, and they sound wonderful. They are a step up!

Hi Toronto416,

My basic Esoteric SA-10 resides in a system that has been discribed by others as musical,revealing,resolving non fatiging etc.When matched with the right components, it is anything but clinical. If the esoteric line sound only sound clinical to you, I would consider other components in the chain including the cables as being the culprit.
I also feel secure in the knowledge that when and if I choose to upgrade, It is an easy sale compared to the Luxman.
I have heard the D-06 but not in a system that did it any service.

Regards,

Hi Mark,

BTW
I'm a 905er

Regards,

I agree with Montejay, there are a lot of folks here that think the Esoteric CDP sound is clinical. I think people here do too much reading reviews of inexperienced posters and take on the opinions of others. So when they do go out and hear an Esoteric CDP they are expecting to hear a clinical system. A properly set up Esoteric CDP is not clinical sounding. At least not in my system. You have to consider the room, components, cables etc. Take one home and try it in your system before coming to the conclusion that it is clinical.