Marantz SA-KI Pearl Lite Super Audio CD Player

Marantz SA-KI Pearl Lite Super Audio CD Player

Although the SA-KI Pearl Lite is a brand new member of the KI Pearl family, it is also proven. That’s because it utilises the technology and the experience gained from the development of the highly-acclaimed Premium Range’s SA-KI Pearl. Which makes it a perfect no-compromise player for CDs, SACDs and even USB devices with MP3, WMA and iPod/iPhone files. In addition, this bright little protégé can also be directly connected to your PC without a network set-up. Thanks to its B-type USB input on the rear panel, the PC will recognise it as an “audio card”. In addition, the optical and coaxial digital inputs mean you can use it as an external DAC too. All these connectivity options make the SA-KI Pearl Lite very convenient, but convenience is just the start. All these different sources use the same excellent audio processing, so all your music will radiate the same intense lustre and inner glow of a perfect pearl.

Features

Disc Capacity 1

CD Compatibility: CD / CD-R/RW / SA-CD / WMA / MP3 / AAC o / o / o / o / o / -

CD-Text / SA-CD Text / ID3 Tag / WMA Meta Tag / AAC Meta data - / - / o / o / -

iPod / iPhone compatible USB input o

DAC operation mode: USB / Coax / Optical o / o / o

HDAM version HDAM+HDAM SA2

Power Transformer: Toroidal / El o / -

High Grade Audio Components o

Customised Components o

Symmetric circuit layout o

Copper plated chassis o

Extra metal plate for chassis strengthing o

Digital out off / Audio EX Mode o / -

Headphone: Standard / Buffer / Current feedback - / o (OP amp + Buffer) / -

Others

Relay muting -

Selectable filter: CD / SA-CD - / -

Noise shaper (on / off) -

DC filter (on / off) -

Digital Phase Inverter -

External clock input -

Zero Impedance Matching joint (copper) o

Separated rectifier circuit for analogue and digital circuitry o

System block shielding: copper / metal / none - / - / o

GMR -

Display: Dimmer / Off o / o

Low noise LCD display -

5mm Aluminum top cover -

Playback

Program Play (CD) 24

Auto Music Scan (AMS) o

Repeat o

Random Play o

Peak Search -

Edit Recording -

Pitch Control -

Start Sound Mode for SA-CD o

Quick Replay -

Inputs/Outputs

Analogue Out (Cinch) 2ch

Balanced Out -

Digital Optical In / Out 1 / 1

Digital Coaxial In / Out 1 / 1

Sample Rate digital In 192 kHz / 24-bit

Gold Plated Cinch o

USB Audio (Front ) / Made for iPod / Works with iPhone o / o / o

USB type B input for PC (back) o

Sample Rate USB type B In 96 kHz / 24-bit

D-Bus o

RS232 -

Headphone Out o

Headphone Volume Control o

Flasher In -

Specifications

Mechanism XYRON

Decoder MT1389EE

D/A Conversion Multi-bit, Delta-Sigma

DAC IC CS4398

Digital Filter CS4398

Noise Shaper CS4398

Low Pass Filter stage HDAM

Output Buffer HDAM SA2

Headphone amp NJM2114

Frequency Response (Cust.) 2 Hz - 50 kHz

Dynamic Range (SA) 112 dB

Signal to Noise Ratio (SA) 110 dB

Total Harmonic Distortion (SA) 0.002%

Channel Separation (SA) 110

Frequency Response 2 Hz - 20 kHz

Dynamic Range 100 dB

Signal to Noise Ratio 110 dB

Total Harmonic Distortion 0.002%

Channel Separation 100dB

General

Available colors: Gold / Silver / Black / Silver-Gold - / - / o / o

Metal Front Panel o

Remote Control RC004SA

Power Consumption in W 25

Standby Consumption in W 0.3

Auto power off o

Detachable Power Cable o

Maximum Dimensions (W x D x H) in mm 440 x 344 x 109

Weight in kg 7.8