Personally Esoteric sounded horrible on my system. Joefama, another player to consider is the Cary 306 pro version ($8,000). It upsamples, plays CD/SACD/HDCD's and is American made. I own the CD-500 and will be my last
CD player. Save your money and buy more music. Do some research on Cary.
CD player. Save your money and buy more music. Do some research on Cary.