New Esoteric P02 D02

Hey Pharma, I could not agree more, the clock with the D-02/P-02 is a huge step up in presence and soundstage. The music is far more natural with the clock! It has helped with cables too, seems now that I have the clock, the effect from cables is less noticable. I have added the C-02 Preamp also, and that has had a noticable improvement , again the music moves smoother and the overall presentation is very r"ealistic. I am using Snake River Audio Signature cabling and Power Cords, and Boomslang digital clock and word cables. With the mark up on cables, I was using WireWorld Platinum Eclipse, it is refreshing to find a cable source that isn't emptying the bank account to source this 4 box front end.

Mrry Christmas to everyone and Happy Listening

Hey Eelii, Where have you been ? Hows the Power cords?

How are the Snake River Audio and Boomslang cables ? I have never heard them. Did you compare them with any cables ? Also most people including me are sometimes complaining or noticing that the p02/d02 is a bit forward compared to older Esoteric products and some competitors (Accuphase, Soulution). Did any of these cables change this ? Some people recommend Odin or Valhalla 2 AC cables to make the overall sound more cohesive and flowing with ease.

Pharma, The Snake River cables are affordable High End. The Signature Series are Silver on Copper, all hand made with ultra high end connectors all hand Terminated with Silver fill solder. I was using Wireworld Platinum Eclipse Series 7 ICs with Shunyata ZiTron PCs . First I changed the 75 ohm connector to my server. I liked it and moved to Signature series ICs DAC to Preamp. Now I have them between the DAC and Transport , and all clock connections.
They are the best affordable cables I have used, a real sleeper. I think cables are the biggest challenge, and though these are a bit dark and tilt the treble back a little, they are certainly worth the price of admission and then some! Look at the website, and if you have questions, you can talk to the owner, he will make whatever you need!

Colekat: I own the C-03 preamp for several years now and love it; what are the essential differences between the C-03 and C-02 (other than the 2nd set of XLR outputs which is a nice touch; the C-03 allows multiple simultaneous outputs but has 2 RCA and 1 XLR which I could never understand :-) )? Thanks!