For Sale - Marantz SA KI Pearl cdp/sacd/dac

[lordmortlock]

Ok - Bit nervous selling this as its superb but I need the £££ at the moment.

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Limited edition - only 500 made and only 250 of those released in the UK. This is in SUPERB condition - I can't see a mark on it. Boxed as it was new with anniversary CD, two remotes (one marked but one unused as I figured it would be nice to have that as its essentially a collectors piece) and a Nick Drake SACD to get you started. :)

This player does BASS, attack and slam like nothing else I've ever heard here - tracks rhythm like a audiophile bloodhound on speed. Rock gods and dance nuts ... this is highly recommended. Also has a optical in so great for a mac or sonos etc - proper one box solution. The transports superb too - although to use it just as that might be a bit of a waste!

Some reviews -

http://www.marantz.eu/kipearl/Marantz_Tone_Audio_SA-KI-PEARL_Review.pdf

http://www.stereophile.com/hirezplayers/marantz_reference_sa-ki-pearl_sacdcd_player/index.html

http://kipearl.marantz.eu/ (this is the pearl - NOT the lite)

£1295 plus Delivery

[Themis]

Marantz's Reference SA-KI-Pearl is a beautifully built, well-engineered SACD/CD player that offers impressive musical balance and well-rounded overall performance. It's like a finely mastered CD or LP—on hearing it, you'll know that whoever was behind its final sound was an excellent listener and a passionate lover of music.

The Pearl does everything right and nothing wrong. It's got nothing to hide, and doesn't try. The many months I spent listening to it in the context of a very expensive system have convinced me that while a great deal more money can bring you additional performance—including greater dynamics, more visceral bottom-end slam, better resolution of detail, more transparency and air, and a range of other sonic enhancements around the edges of the performance envelope—the SA-KI-Pearl would be a credible performer in any system, regardless of cost. In a modest system, it will be the star.

Good luck with this beauty. :stalks:

[lordmortlock]

Thanks Dimitri. Looks like its sold already!

[Alex_UK]

Looks like its sold already!

Good - I don't have any Grannies left to sell. :) Beautiful CD player, one of my ultimates. Hope the sale goes through ok.