Esoteric K-05XD SACD/CD Player

RRP: $13000 Uncompromising quality refined with flagship technology.Beautiful styling. High-quality sound worthy of the term “high-end”. The core model of Esoteric Super Audio CD players,the K-05, is finally available in an XD edition.The design platform is completely revamped and now features VRDS-ATLASand Master Sound Discrete DAC / Clock circuitry.This is an arrival of a completely new Super Audio CD player. The first K-05 model was introduced in 2011, evolved into the K-05X in 2015,and K-05Xs in 2018. It has become the best-selling model at the heart ofthe Esoteric K Series. The K-05XD inherits the philosophy of the historic K-05 seriesbut is totally edesigned as a Super Audio CD player; completely different fromthe previous 05 models by way of revamping it with an all-new design platform. A new VRDS-ATLAS transport mechanism “ATLAS 05” is designed exclusivelyfor this model, and the DAC section employs a discrete circuit withthe "Master Sound Discrete DAC" to further refi