Esoteric has many problems with the disc reader. There are other forums about the esoteric issues. I don't own any esoteric, went with the oppo!
Classe CDP-202 vs McIntosh MCD550 and Esoteric K-07x
I love my Classe CDP-202. It does nothing wrong and most things very right except it doesn't play sacd's. The tonal balance is about right. Would either the Esoteric or Mac (those models specifically)be a significant step up sonically without getting to a brighter / leaner balance? I would love a bit deeper, more present low end.
Thoughts?
Thanks for looking!