Esoteric P03 transport: noisy unit normal?


Hi all,

I have a new Esoteric P03/D03 combo in exchange of a X01/D2. I started a thread a while ago to learn more of these units. Also I'm posting my preliminary findings on the units and how they compare to each other.

To make it brief here, the Combo I find it to be quite a step forward from the single unit. Greater than expected in many ways. Good for that. However I'm starting this post to ask other users on the noisy transport P03.

I started doing serious listening not that long ago, once I got the right cables and had some good hours on the units (now like 350hours aprox). . The thing (transport) noisy. Quite more than I recall the D2 being. I can hear the transport when spinning with volume set to 0 or very low from my listening position..., like 3,5 or 4 meters away from the unit. Not happy about that. Of course when music plays at normal level or even low, you won't hear the thing, but when there is a silent in the middle of the song, if you "look for it" sometimes you will find it.

Now my question to other P03/D03 owners. Is this something normal that you also have in your units or is it something I should complain against and ask for a replacement or fix? I've read some others about this noises but seems that some people get a noise and others don't.

Can you please give me your feedback on your experience with the P03? Do you also get the noise but live with it? You never had it, or you had it and got it solved, either replaced or fixed and how you managed to do this?

Thanks in advance
Eli
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Oh yes, now a recall the APL thing. These were the units modded taht some claim never got back or only after several years, while others say are just the best.

I'm not interested in getting the units modded at all. Please can we keep it at solutions/experiences within the official Esoteric chain? Thanks
Yeah APL are the ones that come with silent transport:-)

What were trying to say is that there are solutions to te problem no need to sell your unit if youre happy with the soundquality.
Thanks Perrew. I'm not planning on selling it. On one side, I'm happy with the sound of it. Surely it is very annoying that some units are noisy while others are dead quiet, and this has to be solved... But secondly, if I was to sell a brand new unit I would loose a fortune, and I'm not keen on that either.

I will call Esoteric, either US or Japan or where ever and see what they have to say.