I'm really excited about this project- I've never seen the SC, so it will be interesting to watch, especially since most of the versions of the trilogy I've seen in the last 15 years (DC/Faces/GOUT) came from the same source.
Plus- the X9 is such a phenomenal player, I'm sure the results will be great.
"...the HLD-X9 is often regarded as the very best laserdisc player ever built. It was designed for double duty playing both standard laserdiscs and the Japanese MUSE high-definition laserdiscs (which require a MUSE decoder and high-definition television). For this purpose, it has the advanced comb filter from the LD-S9 and a special narrow-bandwidth laser. I have seen this player in action. It is a massive piece of equipment, dwarfing most other LD players. I'm not sure exactly what kind of electronic magic is built into it, but the HLD-X9 produces an amazingly sharp and noiseless image that cannot be matched by any other laserdisc player I've ever seen." (Josh Zyber - The "Laser Guru")