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Volume 12, Issue 2

EAC IS ABOUT AS WELL-KNOWN a name in consumer

electronics as there is. But if you are looking for cutting

edge audiophile equipment within the Teac world, their

Esoteric division is where the truly hot action is. That’s

where some of today’s most-advanced and best-execut-

ed high-end equipment is being conceived and pro-

duced. With the introduction over the last couple of

years of some very sophisticated products like the two I

am reviewing here, Esoteric has firmly established a

name for itself in audio’s upper echelon.

From what I have observed, Esoteric does their best

work when it comes to CD playback products. They are

the same folks who, some 20 years ago, set the CD

playback world reeling when they unleashed the T-1

VRDS CD Drive Unit (CD Transport to everyone else).

With the introduction of the VRDS technology (that’s

Vibration-free Rigid Disc-clamping System), Esoteric

took a huge step forward in quality CD playback. It can

be argued that to this day the Esoteric VRDS transports

remain the standard by which all other transports are

measured. Why else would companies like Spectral and

Wadia buy the VRDS transport mechanism for inclusion

it in their own products?

As their latest wrinkle, Esoteric has upgraded the

VRDS CD transport to the VRDS-NEO level. This step

was thought necessary not only to address the needs of

SACD playback, but also because it would significantly

improve playback of the standard Red Book CDs. After I

heard the $50,000 Teac flagship P-01 CD transport and

the dual mono D-01 DAC combination at the 2005

CES, I wrote in my Show report: “To me, this was the

very best sonic performance, at any CES, so far in this

century.” I still think that demonstration was one of the

most exhilarating CES experiences ever.

The Esoteric P-03 SACD and CD transport and D-03

D/A converter reviewed here are directly derived from

their two very expensive flagship units. Both of the

“03s” are very closely related to “01s” technically and

aesthetically, but the prices of the P-03 and D-03 are

significantly lower, though not at pocket-change levels,

with MSRPs of $13,200 each. The P-03 and the D-03

are styled and executed with an elegant to-die-for look,

right along the lines of the Big Brother units. Just like the

P-01 and the D-01 jewels, the P-03 and the D-03 sport

a champagne-hued anodized finish with the front and

side panels showing a brushed texture, while the top

panel is sandblasted. The resulting presentation is sim-

ply breathtaking.

But let’s take a deep breath here. As gorgeous as

these units are appearance-wise, their great looks are

Esoteric P-03

CD Transport and

D-03 D/A Converter

Arnis Balgalvis

Reprinted from

The Audiophile Voice

Vol. 12, No. 2

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Resumo do Conteúdo

Página 1 - D-03 D/A Converter

Volume 12, Issue 2EAC IS ABOUT AS WELL-KNOWN a name in consumerelectronics as there is. But if you are looking for cuttingedge audiophile equipment wi

Página 2 - The P-03 Transport

the audiophile voicenot the main feature. These units have been designedwith only one purpose in mind – technical excellence.And that is where they sh

Página 3 - Setting Up

Volume 12, Issue 2The D-03 D/A ConverterTeac offered their all-out D-01 as a “mono block”DAC so that a pair of them was required for stereoapplication

Página 4 - Only Meant for Each Other?

the audiophile voiceOnly Meant for Each Other?The P-03 and D-03 units have obviously beendesigned by Esoteric to complement each other. Ohsure, they m

Página 5 - The Sound of

Volume 12, Issue 2selections. Conversely, when delicate material wasinvolved, the volume could be turned way down with-out losing resolution. With the

Página 6 - Conclusion

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