K-01 - Digital Source Player
The specialists of hifi & records, Germany's renowned magazine for high quality music playback were more than fond of ESOTERIC's K-01 when they tested the SACD/CD player in April 2011. Please click here to read the complete test. (Only available in German language).
The K-01 is our reference 2-channel integrated digital source player, featuring advanced VRDS-NEO SACD/CD transport, 32bit channel-symmetrical differential DACs, and various digital inputs including asynchronous USB input which allows PC-based data streaming playback up to 192 kHz/24bit resolution. The K-01 features x 8 DACs /ch and our highest grade transport driven by newly designed spindle servo driver circuit featuring dedicated power supply, and discrete driver amplifier. The K-01 is our reference level high end 2-channel integrated digital source player, made for people who simply love music.
Specifications
| SACD/CD Player K-01 | |
| Compatible disc formats | SACD, CD, CD-R/CD-RW |
| Analog audio output | 1 XLR (2 channel), 1 RCA (channel) |
| Output impedance: XLR: 100 Ohms, RCA: 47 Ohms | |
| Maximum output level (1 kHz, full scale 10 kOhms): XLR (0dB): 2,45 Vrms, RCA: 2.45 Vrms | |
| Frequency response: 5 Hz to 55 kHz (3dB) | |
| Signal-to-noise-ratio (S/N): 115 dB | |
| Total harmonic distortion (THD): 0.0015% (1 kHz) | |
| Digital audio output | 1 Coaxial RCA: 0.5 Vp-p/75 Ohms |
| Digital audio input | 1 Coaxial RCA (input impedance 75 Ohms) |
| 1 optical digital terminal: 24.0 to 14.5 dBm peak | |
| USB Port B Connector: USB 2.0 | |
| Word synchronization input format | Jack: 1 BNC |
| Input impedance: 75 ohm | |
| Input level: rectangle wave: equivalent to TTL level, sine wave: 0.5 to 1.0 Vrms/50 to 75 Ohms | |
| Synchronisable external clock frequencies | 44,1 kHz, 88,2 kHz, 176,4 kHz, 10 MHz (+/-15 ppm) |
| D/A-Converter | 32bit AK4399 x 8 DACs/ch |
| Power consumption | 27 W |
| W x H x D | 445 x 162 x 438 mm |
| Weight | 31 kg |
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