Any body have experience with OPPO BDP-80?

I don't see myself ever spending $2,500 on any type of CD player, simply too rich for my blood. That's nearly a factor of 10 off from what I'm spending.

Ric Schultz at tweakaudio.com has an incremental price menu for mods of new Oppo BDP-83 and the even newer BDP-83SE blue Ray player.
Not too much has to be spent to gain significant initial benefit, with the option for more expensive prices if you need better/best.

Based on the original question, I think it is fair to assume that expensive mods are not what he is after. Personally, I see a lot of pressure to push mods and expensive equipment here. I think it is better to offer options within the OP's price range rather than propose expensive mods and alternatives. Another option would be to add an affordable DAC to your existing player to improve the CD portion but that will not augment the SACD output. To do that would require a stand alone SACD player. For the money I would recommend the Sony 595 CD/SACD changer witch shows up on the Sony Style website for $60 frequently. However, the BD-80 has good overall capability.

I pulled the trigger on the Elite SACD player and will take advantage of their 30 day return policy if necessary. I think it will be the better SACD player and that's the main goal.