NEED A RECOMMENDATION FOR NEW CD/SACD PLAYER

Wow. That is an expensive, flagship SACD/CD player with an excellent reputation for sound quality. You must be very annoyed.

I have not heard of issues with the Esoteric K-01 and "know" some forum friends with the unit and can't recall them posting of problems. This, of course, is no salve to your wounds.

I wish you well in having your K-01 repaired.

Regards,

Marantz.

Thanks for responding. Yes, the K-01 sounds great. I love the sound across the board on all kinds of music: orchestra, jazz, pop, acoustic, etc. The unit has a great DAC, and I also use it as the DAC for my music server (antipodes). But I guess I am used to top level equipment being 100% reliable. It is not as if it has any wear items inside the box.

Of course I will get it serviced---perhaps even updated--but I was wondering if anyone else is listening to a CD/SACD unit that they love and that is extremely reliable.

It is a drag that my system will be down for at least two weeks maybe more.

boy, I am a big fan of esoteric. I have had my UX-3 since 2006. Did have a SACD reading issue a few years ago, Esoteric repaired for free and it has been flawless since. That being said. I did hear a Playback design, forget the model number but it was their top model that I also really liked. I am wondering if all of the different filtering choices and program options on the K-01 are a problem. One of the things I liked about the Playback was less unneeded options of adjustability as I recall.

Why not Oppo? Not only is it a great value but, the customer service is the best I've ever seen.