Esoteric P-05/D-05

摘要

Esoteric's latest two-box system could become a future classic. Although calling the circa-£9k P-05 transport and D-05 DAC a 'two-box' combo ignores the series' options, including an external clock. We tried the pair as is, but even in standard form, it completely eschews the simplicity of other transport/DACs having a bewildering array of front-end-to-processor connections. Because they're so cleanly designed and possess nested menus, the P-05 and D-05 do notrnbetray this complexity until you look at the back panels. Toslink and coaxial digital connections are present, but the adventurous can also use i.Link or dual AES XLRs with 1 lOohm balanced cables, with clocking via a BNC cable. For : analogue output, the D-05 provides XLR balanced and single-ended through normal RCAs. All that'srnmissing is AT&T optical.