Here is a recent comparison between old Esoteric vs new ones vs Marantz;
http://desirableaudio.blogspot.com/2009/05/music-sweet-music-esoteric-x-03-sacdcd.html
hope it helps
http://desirableaudio.blogspot.com/2009/05/music-sweet-music-esoteric-x-03-sacdcd.html
hope it helps