Esoteric Grandioso Pl/Dl

摘要

Let's not beat about the bush: alongside the top-of-the-range, multi-chassis dCS Vivaldi pile [HFN Feb '13] - I can think of no others in this category-the Esoteric P1/ D1 combination SACD transport/mono DACs package will lighten your Amex by a worrying £49,500. That breaks down to £33,000 for the two-chassis player/power supply and £ 16,500 for the mono DACs. Oh, and if you really want to go the whole hog then the Grandioso C1 Master Clock, not supplied here, adds another £23,000. Having heard this numerous times in full flow through the matching Grandioso C1 two-box preamp (£33,000) and a brace of M1 monoblocks (£18,000 apiece) at recent Hi-Fi Show Live events, I was eager to hear the set-up in my own system because I will champion SACD to the point of tedium. And the very first blast via this player was nothing short of spectacular...