Hi-Rez Highway: Marantz SA11 S2 vs. Esoteric X-05 in my system by DPM New high resolution SACD releases, players and technology.

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Posted by DPM (A ) on April 22, 2012 at 13:44:56

In Reply to: Which one should I go for Esoteric SA10 or Marantz 11S2 or 15S2 posted by Mahler and Bach on April 21, 2012 at 14:32:06:

I own a Marantz SA 11S2 and an Esoteric X-05. And contrary to what others have stated I've found the Marantz player to be more forward and the Esoteric to be more even-handed in presentation. I like both machines, but the Esoteric resides in the main rig.

Now, how my X-05 compares to the SA10 both in performance and price I don't know. I've been told that the X-05 was a bit of a departure from the Esoteric house sound. This may be something for you to consider.

Regarding the SA11 S2, evidently Marantz has done some tweaking along the way because the older SA11 S2 I brought home to demo sounded more forward in the upper mids/low treble than the newer unit which I later purchased. The newer unit was an improvement IMHO.

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