I have the Delta/Sigma combo and I am very pleased. I run it in an all tube system with ProAc 140's at the end. Never heard the Esoteric so I can't compare. Don't think you could go wrong if you can get the pair with pick up. Shipping this type of unit is risky business especially if the seller does not have the original packing materials.
CAL Delta/Sigma II combo - any good?
I’ve always wanted to have a tube component in my system. My plan of having a tube preamp paired with a solid state amp never materialized and I ended up switching my amp/preamp combo for a Musical Fidelity A300 int amp (very happy with it). That said, my current set up is as follows:
Musical Fidelity A300 amp
Esoteric D-50 Transport
EAD DSP7000mk3 DAC
Pro-ject Perspective Table w/ Denon 103 cartridge
Soliloquy 5.3 speakers
Interconnects are Canare DigiGold digital cable, Audience Maestro and Soroan Cactus Signature interconnects, and Transparent Music Link Plus speaker cables.
My question is this – would I benefit from changing my digital front end to, say, a CAL Delta/Sigma II (24/96 tube) Dac? Would this CAL combo retain the Esoteric/EAD attributes with the added extra of “tube magic”, or will I loose some transparency, weight and detail with the CAL? Any input would really be appreciated.
Musical Fidelity A300 amp
Esoteric D-50 Transport
EAD DSP7000mk3 DAC
Pro-ject Perspective Table w/ Denon 103 cartridge
Soliloquy 5.3 speakers
Interconnects are Canare DigiGold digital cable, Audience Maestro and Soroan Cactus Signature interconnects, and Transparent Music Link Plus speaker cables.
My question is this – would I benefit from changing my digital front end to, say, a CAL Delta/Sigma II (24/96 tube) Dac? Would this CAL combo retain the Esoteric/EAD attributes with the added extra of “tube magic”, or will I loose some transparency, weight and detail with the CAL? Any input would really be appreciated.