SACD has been around for many years. SONY, the founder of SACD, announced earlier that it would stop producing related products, which led to discussions about its survival. At this time, as one of the backbone manufacturers that strongly support the SACD format, Esteric did not stop to SACD because of this. The pace of record player production has instead announced the upcoming release of two SACD record players K-05X and K-07X of different grades, as if to declare to the world that the manufacturer will continue to vigorously support the development of SACD related products.
The K-05X and K-07X announced by Japan’s Esoteric this time are SACD players with USB DAC input, equipped with a new 32bit DAC corresponding to DSD. When using USB DAC input to replay WAV / FLAC files, it can be replayed more than previous models. Higher 32bit / 384kHz, or DSD 11.2MHz, and a PC-specific driver is also available, corresponding to ASIO 2.1 specifications. The DAC part uses a combination of multiple 32-bit DACs to achieve a 34-bit D/A high-sampling data processing capability. In addition, four different sets of filters are installed for PCM signal processing, and the filter is more capable Free switching and switching, allowing users to freely choose different replay styles.
K-05X and K-07X both inherit the design essence of the flagship Grandioso. The biggest difference between the two is the drive part. K-07X, which tends to start, uses a VOSP turntable system, while the more advanced K-05X uses VRDS-NEO VMK- 5 Turntable, and in terms of clock, the large-scale VCXO clock system jointly developed with NDK is used to achieve high precision and extremely low phase noise, and the time base achieves excellent± 0.5ppm level, further greatly improving the sound quality, and also provides a clock synchronization function, which can be synchronized with other external devices.
K-05X and K-07X adopt new DAC components at the same time. The DAC part and analog output circuit are designed with dual mono channels, providing excellent signal separation capabilities. Each channel has a total of 500,000&The capacitor array of mu;F, and in order to strengthen the low frequency replay, the power part is not sloppy. The K-07X power supply part uses a large EI core transformer, while the K-05X is equipped with a higher power large toroidal transformer. .
In terms of specifications, it is equipped with USB, coaxial, optical and other digital inputs, and the outputs are balanced.（XLR）× 1, unbalanced（RCA）× 1, the digital output is equipped with optical fiber× 1, coaxial× 1, output impedance（XLR / RCA）For 20Ω, the power consumption is 27W respectively（K-07X） / 15W（ K-05X）, The overall size is 445× 355× 131 mm（width× deep× high）, The weight is approximately 14 kilometres catty .
I once read the article about the conversation between the president of Esoteric, Mr. Kei Akira Oma and Mr. Okinohiko Kanno, a well-known audio critic in Japan. I deeply feel that Mr. Kei Akira Oma’s fanatical attitude towards audio is extraordinary, and his fanatical attitude can be described as a complete reflection. On top of Esoteric’s products, it’s no wonder that Esoteric has long occupied an important position in the Japanese Hi-End audio industry, and its VRDS turntables are almost recognized as the world’s most excellent and accurate pickup system. This time Esoteric has once again The launch of the new product of SACD player will definitely give users who have a large amount of SACD software and want to keep replaying the SACD software at ease. Esoteric seems to continue to produce SACD equipment, plus the K-05X and K-07X that are released this time. , It also injects the element of USB input. In addition to replaying SACD, it can also replay high-definition format PCM and DSD music files at the same time. It can be described as a modern SACD player that is fully compatible with all front-line music formats. A new product that SACD supporters are paying attention to.
K-05X |
Playable disc type | SACD/CD/CD-R/CD-RW |
Analog audio output terminal | Output terminal | XLR (2 ch) × 1 |
RCA (2 ch) × 1 |
Output impedance | XLR: 20Ω |
RCA: 20Ω |
Maximum output level (1kHz, load 10kΩ hour) | XLR: 5.0Vrms |
RCA: 2.5Vrms |
SACD XLR output | Frequency response | 5 Hz- 70 kHz (−3 dB) |
Signal-to-noise ratio | 117 dB |
distortion | 0.0007% (1 kHz) |
Digital audio output terminal | RCA terminal | 0.5 Vp-p (into 75Ω) x 1 |
Optical fiber digital terminal | 3Vp-p/110Ω |
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Digital audio input | RCA terminal x 1 | 0.5Vp-p / input impedance: 75Ω |
Optical fiber digital terminal x 1 | -21~-15dBm peak x 1 |
USB-B terminal | USB 2.0 x 1 |
Clock synchronization input format | Terminal | BNC |
input resistance | 75Ω |
Input level | Square wave: equivalent to TTL level Sine wave: 0.5～1.0 Vrms（50～75Ω） |
Support input frequency (±15ppm): 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192kHz, 10, 22.5792, 24.576MHz |
Other | power supply | AC 230V/50Hz, 120V/60Hz ,220V/60Hz |
Power consumption | 23W |
size（W×H×D） | 445×131× 355mm (including terminal) |
Weight | 14kg |
Included accessories | power cable× 1; remote control RC-1301; remote control battery (AAA)× 2; instruction manual× 1; guarantee card× 1 |