Sim Audio Moon Evolution Series, - I-7

I have the supernova CDP, and I've yet to try anything side by side that betters it. I'm going to try again this weekend, w/ayre and accuphase going against it. I need a second CDP, and if I don't find better, I'll buy a second unit.
So, last weekend I packed it up and took it to the dealer, where it was put into a system with the matching I-7. Then we tryed a few different separate combos, and the I-7 did not hold up well at all. The winner (of what was available to try in this test) were the Rogue 99 pre/150 amp. By a large margin.
I know, we're talking tubes vs. SS, and obvious size differences. But the cost difference is not that bad, and I don't think I'd be happy listening to the I-7 in my system knowing that there's much better out there.
Two things - the i-7 had less than 50 hours on it - maybe it could change THAT much when fully burned in, but I would be really surprised. Second, I'm just a regular consumer fool, what do I know?

The speakers used in my audition were Gallo reference 3s. the I7 had way more power than the first Roque I auditioned - unless tube watts really are more powerful than SS watts. I thought a watt was a watt. Anyway, I really WANTED to like the I7, it would have been an elegant and easy answer to my living room system search, but it had no depth compared to the others, and , well, I'm really bad at articulating what I hear, but the dealer was shocked too - I could see it in his face.
juaudio - I haven't found anything clearly superior to my supernova for the money - pray, do tell - what else should I be listening to? As I posted before, I'm looking for a second unit, and I'm open minded - but this is the upper limit of my budget for a CDP.