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Originally Posted by TOGA
Just like me, I purchased D08u instead of waiting. I like it very much. Great sound, quiet mechanism, look good, and greatly designed remote control. There is something
That I don’t like such as we cannot operate the tray with out interruption on music Playing on Coaxial put , or every time we stop the CD Drive, it will read TOC again and it takes seconds before we can open the tray. Also it doesnt have chassis ground so I have been electrocuted sometimes due to dry air and carpet floor created electrostatic on me.
Later I brought Esoteric K1 for comparison. I found K1
to sounded more realistic. So much that I will order K1X to replace D08u. But Esoteric had OLED display in blue which is harder to see and must be switched off to extend display life. The remote control of Esoteric was poorly executed, I had to aim directly and press hard before player took command. Remote control of Esoteric cannot turn on/off the player, cannot perform source selection, cannot change digital sampling, unlike Luxman where remote control can do absolutely everything the front panel controls can.
Now returning K1 before K1X come in months ahead. Luxman is doing s fine job of music making as before. And I am excited to see what they will announced
In November.
Toga
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Toga, as an owner of a K-03X who has had a D-08u in my system, your comments are spot on, except in my case the D-08u sound was more organic, with a superior sound stage compared to my K-03X (sound stage lacks depth). Your comments on the remotes are spot on. Esoteric remotes are an embarrassment to the brand. One comment on relative prices: in the US, the K1 was over 2X the D-08u; the D-08u was about 25% more than the K-03X.