ESOTERIC (a division of TEAC America) has announced that they have begun shipment of the new X-01D2 CD/SACD player. The X-01D2 represents one of ESOTERIC’s top of the line players (similar to their X-01 limited player) and features:

  • Vibration free rigid disc clamping systems (VRDS-NEO)
  • Four DACs per channel with each set of four configured on separate left and right circuit boards
  • Native direct stream digital decoding using 1 bit signal processing converter chips
  • Optional PCM to DSD signal conversion capability
  • Disc tray shutter mechanism for reductoin of external noise and airborne contaminants
  • WORD clock input
  • i.LINK terminal with flow rate control
  • Digital and analog multi-channel audio output
  • “Nextgen” RCA terminals
  • Dedicated unbalanced and balanced audio outputs for 2 channel playback
  • Coreless spindle motor

The new X-01D2 is available for a cool price of $16,000.

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