Disclaimer: I am a dealer who sells Esoteric and Cardas.
I've found that the maximum upsampling seems to work the best although one of my customers reports that he prefers the 705 setting (he's one of them there NOS tube guys if this is any indication).
I've had good results with the Cardas Golden Reference power cord and the PS Audio Statement. The GC seems to bring out the midrange more but the PS is a bit more linear. The aftermarket power cords do make a major improvment. One of my customers says he has had great results using the JPS digital AC.
I don't ground mine but do leave it on 24/7. I did notice that this player became much better after 200 hours of playing a break in disk on repeat. A much larger difference than usual with cd players. I don't notice a big difference between balanced and single ended. The player does seem to benefit from top shelf cabling.
I've found that the maximum upsampling seems to work the best although one of my customers reports that he prefers the 705 setting (he's one of them there NOS tube guys if this is any indication).
I've had good results with the Cardas Golden Reference power cord and the PS Audio Statement. The GC seems to bring out the midrange more but the PS is a bit more linear. The aftermarket power cords do make a major improvment. One of my customers says he has had great results using the JPS digital AC.
I don't ground mine but do leave it on 24/7. I did notice that this player became much better after 200 hours of playing a break in disk on repeat. A much larger difference than usual with cd players. I don't notice a big difference between balanced and single ended. The player does seem to benefit from top shelf cabling.