CD players - Luxman vs. Esoteric?


I am considering a stereo system with either a Luxman (D-06 or DU-08) or Esoteric X-05 CD player.

Any thoughts on how Luxman compares to Esoteric?

Regards,

Mark
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Esoteric players are known as strident and analitic, while Luxman D06 should be more natural; i am going to buy 509u + D06 without any doubt even if I've never heard them, many people who heard that Luxman system made enthusiastic comments.

I am afraid an Esoteric player could make may ears bleed within an hour with my B&W 803D speakers (very revealing) and my actual Audioquest Colorado interconnect and Gibraltar speaker cables (a bit thin and "cold"; after new amp and player arrive, I'll consider replacing them with Cardas Golden Reference).

Maybe Esoteric should best match with "warm" speakers, amps (tube!) and cables

Regards, and sorry for the bad english ;)

Emanuele from Italy
Do you know if D06 does accept high resolution files (96Khz/24bit)?

Specifications claim that coaxial input accepts files up to 96Khz (not a word about the bitrate), but my dealer who received yesterday my ( ? ) D06 tells that on the display appears "coaxial 44.
1" even if he plays 96/24 files... Disappointing, if true!