Esoteric is proud to announce that our flagship preamplifier and monoblock amplifier, the Grandioso C1X and Grandioso M1X have been selected as Stereophile “Recommended Components 2024”.

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Recommended Components 2024 Edition
Recommended Components 2024 Edition Preamplifiers
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Grandioso C1X

It reaches into the emotional core of musical experience and opens a window onto ultimate truth.

Overall, the Grandioso C1X “could very well be the keeper, the component that delivers a lifetime of joy and pleasure.”
“It is one of those rare products whose excellence is proclaimed with every note. It is more than an object of beauty; it reaches into the emotional core of musical experience and opens a window onto ultimate truth.”
“If there's an A+ category, it belongs there.”

Jason Victor Serinus
Stereophile (Vol.44 No.7 WWW)

Grandioso M1X

Its burnished sound flows effortlessly even through complex passages.。

“Percussion had gratifying presence on a wide soundstage, and was correctly colored.”
“Bass was "prodigiously powerful,” the midrange “smooth, captivating,” and fatigue free. “Its burnished sound flows effortlessly even through complex passages, and its somewhat laid-back presentation, from top to bottom, helps expose fine detail.”

Jason Victor Serinus
Stereophile (Vol.46 No.4 WWW)