esoteric_x01_300w

Price: $16,500

Website: esoteric.teac.com

Marc said: Esoteric has expanded its product lineup to include integrated amps, a preamp, power amps, and even a phono stage, but the company’s reputation will continue to ride on its multiformat digital players like the X-01 D2. And that’s a very good position to be in!

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Read the SoundStage! review.

The gist: SOTA digital from a company that lives and breathes it.