Yeah, thatās a good point. Z also pushed them pretty hard as well.
Makes my DHC short adapter look like a monster lol
4 esoteric N-01XD listed from dealers in the past week or so (none seem to be great deals but all discounted). Wonder if something new is about to drop
Itās been a couple of years since it was released, and the knock on esoteric has always been how frequently they update their TOTL pieces.
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All black (and matte) Meze Elite being teased.
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although Iām known to pay a little extra for all black designs (cough D8KPLE cough) this will probably be $5000 like the rest of the limited editions and definitely not worth 2x the price for used ones imo but might be surprised!
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No idea how I missed this, but there is a new totl Weiss dac
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It didnāt specify that itās a special edition. I think itās just a new color way, but Iām sure weāll find out soon enough.
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Pi2AES 2.0 coming soon. 
āPI2AES 2.0 with 2-pin header for LCD. Note this is connected to the PI side of the 5V, not the PI2AES optional 5V in.ā
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that would be very nice, might tempt me if itāll come with good dealer pricing.
Are prices flexible with newly released items? I didnāt think they would be
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Depending on the specific company, dealer, your relationship with them, availability etc but Iād say yes itās possible
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MusicTeck also has started offering Brise cables now. Should make them much easier to get in the US.
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This is now available from Mobile Fidelity
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Is there a vendor that offers DSD downloads?
HDTracks has some, but they are few and far between.
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As you note in the thread the issue is that often things require you to rip the SACD.
Which isnāt as easy as ripping a CD, does anyone even know of a list of currently available Blu-ray drives that will read an SACD?
No bluray drives at least traditional pc ones will read a sacd from what I know, you basically will have to hack a player in order to rip sacd, hereās a list I remember finding which might be helpful
List
Sony brand compatible Blu-ray players:
BDP-S390 (also sold as BX39 in some markets)
BDP-S490
BDP-S590 (also sold as BX59 in some markets)
BDV-E190
BDP-S4100
BDP-S5100 (also sold as BX510 in some markets)
BDP-S6200* (also sold as BX620 in some markets, requires Sony ARMv7 AutoScript sacd_extract_6200 version)
BDP-S7200* (requires Sony ARMv7 AutoScript sacd_extract_6200 version)
BDP-S790* (requires Sony ARMv7 AutoScript version/S790 variant)
BDP-A6000* (requires Sony ARMv7 AutoScript sacd_extract_6200 version)
BDV-NF720 (requires Sony ARMv7 AutoScript sacd_extract_6200 version)
BDP-S6500* (also sold as BX650 in some markets, requires Sony ARMv7 AutoScript version/S6700 variant developed June 2020)
BDP-S6700 (not recommended, only certain early production is compatible)
UHP-H1 (requires Sony ARMv7 AutoScript version/S6700 variant developed Jun. 2020)
Pioneer brand compatible Blu-ray players:
BDP-80FD
BDP-160
BDP-170
MCS-FS232 * (requires Sony ARMv7 AutoScript version S6200/7200 variant)
Oppo brand compatible Blu-ray players:
BDP-103 and 103D
BDP-105 and 105D
Cambridge brand compatible Blu-ray players:
Azur 752BD
CXU
Arcam brand compatible Blu-ray & CD/SACD players:
FMJ UDP411
FMJ CDS27
Primare brand compatible Blu-ray player:
BD32 MkII
Electrocompaniet brand compatible Blu-ray player:
EMP3
Denon brand compatible Blu-ray player:
DBT-3313UD and 3313UDCI* (requires Sony ARMv7 AutoScript version/S790 variant)
MSB Technology brand compatible Blu-ray players:
Universal Media Transport V
Signature UMT V
Yamaha brand compatible Blu-ray Player:
BD-S677
Marantz brand compatible Blu-ray player:
UD7007* (requires Sony ARMv7 AutoScript version/S790 variant)
Taken from this thread: Rip SACD with a Blu-ray player | HiFi Haven
I personally use an older ps3 that I was able to hack before it was patched, but in recent years thereās been more advancements to allow for more players using a specific chipset to work for ripping and making it a lot less of a headache inducing process. It seriously used to be a pain in the ass
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Didnāt know when this came out, but interesting price point, not the biggest wells fan but wonder how it will fare
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