Definitely a good listen

I'm sold on my Technics SU-G700M2 and the matching SL-G700 SACD player. Technics doesn't like it being called a Class D design as they've taken it further, doing all of it in house with no off the shelf designs, but it is what it is. 

After breaking in, it's getting more and more analog sounding as the days go by. I haven't done this for a very long time but when I'm not watching TV or doing serious listening, I have the radio on all the time to my local jazz station. Radio never sounded so good, and it doesn't hold a candle to the SACD player.

All the best,
Nonoise

Still trying to understand that massive leap from the 700 at $2700 to the 1000 at $9500.

Me too. But by taking a good look at the innards, the power supply section is more robustly developed, it's phono section is as well, and it uses better parts gleaned from the top level products they've designed beforehand. Throw in balanced inputs, dual speaker posts, etc. and it's something I'd love to have if I only had the money.

I saw a video of the release of the SU-G700M2 and they said their goal was to make it faster (in line with it's big brother) and lower noise levels even more. Not having heard the first version, I'll take their word for it. 😄

All the best,
Nonoise