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What is the SI unit for betterness?
It is subjective and can't be measured.
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True, I was just surprised at the relative cost of SACD Players and the gap between them although I think there might be differences. I agree that it might not necessarily be better but at this price I would expect some improvements to the sound.
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I also compared the SA-15S2 to the SA8003, which is still two rungs up from the CD7001. The difference was vast. The SA8003 sounded muddy, greatly lacking detail but also musicality in comparison. I assume the KI Pearl is a further step up, but having not heard it I can't tell you how much it differs.
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Apparently the 8003 is similar to the 7001KI (DAC etc.) but I have to say I've never heard either of them. Both the SA-15 and SA-7 belong to the Ref series and I would expect the chassis and component quality to show through.