Soul Note S3 Reference SACD PLAYER

[vkung]

Soul Note S3 Ver 2 SACD PLAYER
Soul Note Japan offeres me a unit of S-3 ver2. for demo
The shipping weight is 36Kgs..
https://www.kcsr.co.jp/detail_s3.html



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[vkung]

Finally arrived this morning.. 37kg
Is it good? yes... yes..........

 

[vkung]

UPGRADE to S3-Reference​

To ship this 36KGs SACD Player from Canada to Japan and return is very pricy via DHL..

 

[matthiasw]

Victor,
tbh is it (with redbook) musically superior to the Sparkler S515?
Thank you

Matt

 

[vkung]

This is Soul Note S3 Reference
FOR SACD I will use S3 but for RED book CD I will use S515u.
S3 Reference is 10 times the cost of S515u.. but not 10 times better.
For huge system I will prefer S3 but for small system (SET amp) I will use S515u..
The taste is difference..

 

[matthiasw]

The taste is difference..

Please, can you elaborate further on the differences?
Is the S515 leaner in the bass?
Thx

Matt

 

[vkung]

S515 is a very musical CD player but S515 cannot play SACD
Do you know the airy feeling is more important than the MSG Bass?
S515 is my daily CD player.