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Originally Posted by Still-One
Karl
The D-07 was as good as the DAC's in the MCD-1100 and much better than the those in the MCD-500. I guess two guys on the internet must not have liked it.  |
Jim --- Fair enough. I suppose it is unfair to make such generalizations based on a few reviews and without hearing the unit.
Objectively, however, JA's measurements simply did not look nearly as good as the at-release (much less current) state of the art for the D-07 and the unit has now been discounted to 1/2 the release price.... I suspect there's a reason they tweaked and released the D-07 X!
I think asking about what exactly the upgrades and sonic impacts comprise are fair questions, no?
I now remember that you tried the D-07. Assuming the D-07X improves even slightly on the sound, is it something you'd recommend for ~$5k.... or do you think waiting for an updated Wadia 500 series would be wise?
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Karl
Listening Room (2 Channel): Vandersteen 5A speakers, Simaudio Moon Neo 400M Mono Block Amplifiers, Esoteric D-07X DAC (preamp) via Apple Mac Mini (Roon), Furman IT-Reference 20i Power Cond., Wireworld.
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Last edited by kfr01; 11-03-2012 at 07:45 PM.
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