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I have not listened to the KI-Ruby but have used the KI-Pearl and the PM-10 in my system. The PM-10 was very good but I currently use and prefer the Esoteric K-03x.
I hope you find something in your budget that you like. |
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SOTA Cosmos TT (vacuum, Electronic Flywheel), SME V, Koetsu Rosewood Signature Esoteric X-05 SACD player, Alesis ML-9600 mastering CD burner, Nakamichi 700 ZXE Cassette Deck Pass Labs XP-15 phono stage Pass Labs XP-30 (SS) & Hovland HP-100 (tube) preamps Edge G8+ laser-biased monoblocks & Classé M-700 monoblocks Rockport Atria & Infinity IRS Beta Speakers Audience AU24 SX Phono cable, MIT Shotgun ICs, Shunyata Alpha SCs Revelation Audio Labs 'Passage' CryoSilver Reference DualConduit DB-25 umbilical cables for Pass XP-30 Shunyata Denali 6000T power conditioner (on BBA platform), Shunyata Alpha NR, Delta NR, & Venom HC PCs. Also PS8 & 2 Venom Defenders. Audio Magic Ultimate SHD Bees Wax Fuse, Synergistic Research Blue & Black fuses, Hi-Fi Tuning fuses Klaudio LP200 ultrasonic RCM |
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There is one on sale from Music Direct.
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I've had my Marantz KI Pearl player since 2013, playing very often and doubt I will ever sell it.
Perhaps one of the champagne reference SA players will fit the bill, nice examples show up often. GL. |
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Thanks, All!
My current thinking is to save my pennies & go for the SA-10 when I can. And if the new Luxman, or some other competitor, comes out in the meantime, I can always reassess. |
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Though I'm considering trying another integrated amp and SACD player to replace my Marantz, it's not because I'm unhappy with the Marantz in any way. If I sell them, I'd definitely consider purchasing the SA-10 again if I wasn't happy down the road with whatever I might replace it with. I'm considering a change just for the heck of it.
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Christian south: Mark Levinson No. 52 pre, Bricasti M28 amps, Lumin A1, Oppo BDP-205, Pioneer CT-43, Sony SS-AR1 Speakers, Audioquest Dragon PCs, Audioquest speaker cables, Audioquest interconnects, HB Power Design Powerslave Star Galaxy power distributor north: Vitus SIA-030, Luxman D10X, Sony TC-KA3ES, Harbeth 40.2, Siltech cables |
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Christian (& others) - What do you think of the Bluesound Node 2i? I am considering it as a stopgap until I get SA-10. Just wondering if I would be disappointed by the sound quality if I use it direct into my preamp (using its own built-in DAC)?
Thanks! SOTA Cosmos TT (vacuum, Electronic Flywheel), SME V, Koetsu Rosewood Signature Esoteric X-05 SACD player, Alesis ML-9600 mastering CD burner, Nakamichi 700 ZXE Cassette Deck Pass Labs XP-15 phono stage Pass Labs XP-30 (SS) & Hovland HP-100 (tube) preamps Edge G8+ laser-biased monoblocks & Classé M-700 monoblocks Rockport Atria & Infinity IRS Beta Speakers Audience AU24 SX Phono cable, MIT Shotgun ICs, Shunyata Alpha SCs Revelation Audio Labs 'Passage' CryoSilver Reference DualConduit DB-25 umbilical cables for Pass XP-30 Shunyata Denali 6000T power conditioner (on BBA platform), Shunyata Alpha NR, Delta NR, & Venom HC PCs. Also PS8 & 2 Venom Defenders. Audio Magic Ultimate SHD Bees Wax Fuse, Synergistic Research Blue & Black fuses, Hi-Fi Tuning fuses Klaudio LP200 ultrasonic RCM |
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That all depends on your expectations... The Bluesound Node 2i is a fine music streamer and for $550 it sounds better than most would expect. It does have its limitations though as it's built to a price point, so don't expect it to compete with a digital source at several times its price. Everything's relative.
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I agree. The Node 2i sounds fine on its own plus you get full MQA unfolding and rendering using the analog outputs. I found the analog output to be fairly cable agnostic, too.
That said, I use the coax digital into the SA-10 and think it sounds pretty amazing.
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Christian south: Mark Levinson No. 52 pre, Bricasti M28 amps, Lumin A1, Oppo BDP-205, Pioneer CT-43, Sony SS-AR1 Speakers, Audioquest Dragon PCs, Audioquest speaker cables, Audioquest interconnects, HB Power Design Powerslave Star Galaxy power distributor north: Vitus SIA-030, Luxman D10X, Sony TC-KA3ES, Harbeth 40.2, Siltech cables Last edited by rnrmf1971; 07-08-2020 at 12:28 AM. |
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