K-01 is Teac/Esoteric new flagship all-in-one SACD/CD Player and DAC replacing the X-01. Capitalizing on Esoteric's state-of-the-art technology and derived from the award winning P-01/D-01 series separates. Featuring VRDS-NEO transport mechanism.
The design concept of the K series is extremely clear and simple -- a 2-channel D/A converter and stereo player that gives a stress-free musical experience, without adding or removing anything from the original source material. All aspects of the design and engineering process for the K series had extremely tough requirements to achieve cost-no-object state of the art results.
- New VRDS-NEO "VMK-3.5-20S" mechanism
- Dual 32-bit monaural D/A converters with eight parallel/differential DAC circuits used per channel, as well as separate L/R power supplies
- On-board, high-precision clocking circuit has also been advanced
- Power supply for each circuit block has been optimized by using four on-board power transformers
- Three sets of S/PDIF 192 kHz/24-bit digital inputs, supporting the most advanced high-sampling-rate digital sources are also built-in
- USB input with driver software supports 192 kHz/24-bit asynchronous transmission for connecting with a PC or Mac
There is also a smaller model, the K-03 which uses lesser transport mechanism (VMK 3.5 10s) and 4 parallel DACs per channel rather than eitght.
