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.
Technical Details
• Ken Ishiwata Edition • SA-CD (stereo), CD, CD-R/ RW, MP3 and WMA playback • Toroidal transformer • Copper plated chassis • XYRON Loading mechanism • Discrete symmetric circuit architecture • HDAM & HDAM-SA2 • iPod/iPhone compatible • DAC Mode with 3 digital inputs incl. USB type B • Gold plated outputs • Remote bus • RC • Available in Black & Silver/Gold
Specifications
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) / -
OTHER
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
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
iPod / iPhone compatible USB (front)
o / o / o
USB type B input for PC (back)
o
Sample Rate USB In
96 kHz / 24-bit
D-Bus
o
RS-232c
-
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
100 dB
GENERAL
Available colors: Gold / Silver / Black / Silver-Gold