SACD or not

Regarding the cost of SACDS, a few weeks ago I bought about $300 worth from Berkshire Record Outlet, at about $5 each, primarily Pentatone and Audite Labels.  Last night  I bought another large haul of Channel Classics from Presto Classical that we’re being sold for $8-$12/disc as sale.  Both of the companies charge a flat fee for shipping, and not per disc as Amazon does.
  In my two channel system I output the DSD layer of the SACD from my Oppo 105 transport over HDMI into my Bryston DAC3.  As some else has said in this thread it is the best digital replay I have ever heard.  I also have two HT systems in my home with midfi equipment and the multichannel experience is also something special, elevating the experience considerably.  The best recorded multichannel discs don’t try to have the same output from the surrounds, instead adding ambience and reverb to simulate the effect of sound echoing from the back walls in a real concert hall.
The best of these are remarkably effective.

Thanks Gfi,

high rez redbook CAN sound better, but only via HQ dac/players

I went SACD with PS Audio Transport and DAC.
To my aging ears, it is a not inherently superior
format.
I strongly believe that the quality of the original 
recording is the prime determinant of sound quality, regardless of format, including SACD
and Hi Rez.

Once I had acquired over eighty SACD's, I began to feel the need to have an SACD player in reserve, and replaced a Marantz SA-8004 with a Denon DCD-A100.  It was a nice step up--for redbook as well as DSD playback.

I started out being excited about SACD per se, but came to believe that mastering quality matters more and it is the combination that excels above all.

I would get a player that can do SACD so you can hear for yourself.

Comparing regular and SACD versions of same music, i.e. Oscar Peterson 'For My Friends' series, my perception/conclusion/self-delusion about SACD is that the noise floor seemed lower, a night without moon or stars, an imaginary black hole. 

If you concentrate to hear a difference. What fun is that. And, total lack of noise doesn't make the recording better. They were great recordings to begin with.

It is more about how the content moves you, if the recording personnel did a great job. Thwn, how much involvement your system can provide? 

Prior to other tweaks, I highly recommend remote balance control, apply a speck to some recordings, bask in the real difference it can make.