Esoteric

Esoteric Grandioso P1X SE

2024-06-112024-06-11 press release

Tokyo, Japan | 2024 – Super Audio CD Transport Grandioso P1X SE: Esoteric’s Premier Super Audio CD Transport, with Separate Power Supply Unit. Since its inception in 1987, Esoteric has been at the forefront of innovation as a high-end audio brand from Japan, continually pushing the boundaries of high quality sound reproduction. The Esoteric brand is known for its outstanding acoustic engineering that has sustained its reputation and prestige, its massive investment without regard to cost, its “museum quality” craftsmanship, and its beautiful designs worthy of music reproduction. “Grandioso” is…

Esoteric K-05XD SACD/CD Player

2023-01-232023-01-23 press release

Tokyo, Japan | 2022 – Esoteric K-05XD: Uncompromising quality refined with flagship technology.Beautiful styling. High-quality sound worthy of the term “high-end”. The Ultimate Five The core model of ESOTERIC Super Audio CD players, the K-05, is finally available in an XD edition. The design platform is completely revamped and now features VRDS-ATLAS and Master Sound Discrete DAC / Clock circuitry.This is an arrival of a completely new Super Audio CD player. The first K-05 model was introduced in 2011, evolved into the K-05X in 2015, and K-05Xs in 2018.…

Esoteric Grandioso T1 Turntable

2022-05-232022-05-23 press release

Tokyo, Japan | 2022 – Grandioso T1 – A new undertaking to commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the Esoteric legacy; it’s the first-ever turntable in our history. Revolution Begins. In the dead silence of the “Esoteric MagneDrive System” you will hear the sounds of a revolution taking place,making history for vinyl playback. Esoteric MagneDrive System A new undertaking to commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the Esoteric legacy; it’s the first-ever turntable in our history, the Grandioso T1. Accommodating a patent-registered unique contact-free drive mechanism, the “Esoteric MagneDrive…

Esoteric N-05XD Network DAC / Preamplifier

2021-04-262021-04-26 press release

Tama, Tokyo, Japan | 2021 – N-05XD – Starting a new way of audio with network technologies. Starting new audio style with network,with the Master Sound Discrete DAC that invites you to a new digital audio world, an attenuator system that maximizes potential of your speakers and power amplifier, digital and analog inputs, and preamplifier that settles in the middle of the system. Network Technologies A network circuit that audio manufacturer designs, exclusive for music playback. Master Sound Discrete DAC Employing a newly developed Master Sound Discrete DAC A newly…

Esoteric Grandioso M1X Amplifier

2021-04-05 press release

Tama, Tokyo, Japan | 2021 – ESOTERIC COMPANY is proud to announce that an all-new flagship monoblock amplifier, the Grandioso M1X will be released. Employing a newly developed super junction bipolar transistor the ESOTERIC SJ-BJT01, the Grandioso M1 has evolved into the X Edition.An all-new Grandioso M1X, a power amplifier that draws music from dignified silence to effusive passion. Throughout renewal of Grandioso M1 with the latest circuit technologies The world’s first* bipolar transistor with high-current amplification factor and low on-resistance super junction, the ESOTERIC…

Esoteric N-01XD Network DAC

2020-09-072020-09-07 press release

Tokyo, Japan | 2020 – The ultimate Network x DAC only ESOTERIC could achieve. An all unique circuit design called “Master Sound Discrete DAC”, together with a further refined sound quality Network Module as core technology result in the ultimate Network Audio Player/DAC, the N-01XD. The outcome of ESOTERIC’s passion that strives for the original master sound. Master Sound Discrete DAC Our goal was to assemble a careful selection of rigorously tested discrete components into a complete circuit that could perfectly reproduce all the dynamics and energy of music, which…

Esoteric K-03XD SACD/CD-Player

2020-08-172020-08-17 press release

Tokyo, Japan | 2020 – Since the first debut of our K-01 and K-03 Super Audio CD Players, Esoteric’s integrated digital players have captivated listeners with their unrivaled playback of musical sources. They have also gone on to win numerous awards as they have come to be regarded as the gold standard of digital players around the world. This new “XD” edition boasts even more advanced features, combining two innovative technologies originally developed for Esoteric’s flagship Grandioso K-1X model: VRDS-ATLAS, the superlative Super Audio CD transport mechanism, and Master Sound…