I briefly had one of these going through my system and it was incredible. The musicality and detail was unlike anything i heard before. it lead to me buying an Esoteric DV-60 and then ultimately a D-05 and P-05.

Thank You Mikey, I am all in, can't wait to hear the difference. Awesome

amazing stuff

Very interesting....

Awesome looking component.

@OCDHIFiGuy

5 ай бұрын

Built like a tank.

Great video. SACD didn't really progress very far and if one is still playing CDs, as you say some of Esoteric's vintage players can still stand tall among the best today. 2 other legendary players that also come to mind are Mark Levinson's 37/36s transport/dac and what many consider the very best of them all, the Wadia 7/9 transport/dac.

@OCDHIFiGuy

5 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

Pretty cool

This component was $13,500 in 2006.

@OCDHIFiGuy

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Daniel !

Here’s the thing- I use a Sony dvp9000es as a transport feeding my Benchmark Dac. I’m very satisfied with the sound, but the transport is old. I was actually able to briefly demo the $5K Jays transport and it did sound somewhat different but it was hard for me to quantify. What other transports should I consider?

@OCDHIFiGuy

5 ай бұрын

COMPUTER/STREAMER it's by FAR the best advice I can give you...

@auggysimcity

4 ай бұрын

If you want a transport on the cheap that’s has a relaxing yet detailed sound. Go for the Meridian 500 transport.. it has aes/ebu, and sp/dif.. Try to audition first. Sometimes it does not read well unfortunately.. out of 300 cds played so far.. 1 does not read.. a bit befuddled on that one. Though it’s 500 usd on average. Definitely worth a try. Very content with mine.

Good taste after all ;-)

@OCDHIFiGuy

5 ай бұрын

Lol. I'm not keeping it.

The X-01 measures 17 1/2"W x 6"H x 14"D and weighs 55 pounds

Yeah, a manufacturer whom engineered their own transport spindle thing IS, for me at least, is the differentiator between mid fi CD spinner and a high end one. In time..

Just make sure you pick up an extra laser for these things; parts are getting hard to get or not available.

@OCDHIFiGuy

5 ай бұрын

Same goes for any optical transport.

@shaynerism

5 ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy Yep. Always good to have a spare laser/transport anyways.

I was looking for your recent video on tweeters but saw that you (fixed?) the Esoteric SACD player. I would keep it. You got this for free as I remember? Every time I've listened to an Esoteric player, they always sound special, not just the best player in the room but really more like music.

@OCDHIFiGuy

5 ай бұрын

Free ? Lol. Not even close. Paid $3K for it with a broken drive belt. I don't want a CD spinner. They are useless to me. I bought it with speakers and Rowland DAEMON to help an older client of mine clear his gear out. it's for sale.

@KRELL427

5 ай бұрын

​@@OCDHIFiGuy that Rowland Daemon looks like one killer peice.

wadia used vrds as well!

Noo, we wanna see the guts!

@OCDHIFiGuy

5 ай бұрын

Google it. ;-)

TEAC has new VRDS transports for about $4K

@stuartboros7693

5 ай бұрын

The price of the new TEAC transport seems to be around $2700. I wonder how it compares to the comparably priced Jay’s Audio (and other transports)?

@OCDHIFiGuy

5 ай бұрын

Wow. They really went cheap...

@OCDHIFiGuy

5 ай бұрын

Nowhere close to the Philips CD Pro on Jays...

@StrangeBrewReviews

5 ай бұрын

@OCDHIFiGuy IDK these are NEW units it's 2024, how much is anyone gonna shell out for a disc spinner these days? Gotta keep it somewhat marketable...it's built to its price nice...what's the esoteric version look like?

$14,500 new plus additional $500 for remote. 15k.

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

There it is...

@user-nb1ex7th2i

Ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy Own one myself. Installed new laser and the german blue belts.

the new Esoteric Grandioso cost like $18K

@OCDHIFiGuy

5 ай бұрын

There it is. This was top of the line.

That's slightly used, not vintage Mikey. 😂

@OCDHIFiGuy

5 ай бұрын

20 years is OLD ... lol

@firebladeclements

5 ай бұрын

@OCDHIFiGuy I have some gear around here that was probably made when you were shittin green son! Got a old Marantz 2250b in the woodshop, mid 70's, recapped of course! 😆 You going to make it up to Cape Breton this year on that duck with your bro? You were invited on the house! A better place to ride does not exist!

Let's bet that my 32 years old DENON DCD 2560GL sounds better. Even much better. Are you afraid of competition?

@OCDHIFiGuy

5 ай бұрын

LOL, CDS suck... lest say my laptop sounds better than your Denon.. Nope not afraid... are you in USA ?

@nickolaymiltenov

5 ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy Don't compare apples with pears. I am not in the US.

I offer $100 bucks, CDs are dead

@scottyo64

5 ай бұрын

No they aren't lol

@theomindschrddr7983

5 ай бұрын

They are upcoming to be populair again, drifstores you can buy them for almost nothing....and look for aad analoog recordings without the loudness war

@JingoLoBa57

5 ай бұрын

It’s true, there are cheap and comparable perhaps better than a current 3-4k SACD player.

@connorduke4619

5 ай бұрын

Sold!

@OCDHIFiGuy

5 ай бұрын

Pretty much my same sentiment.