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Best sounding universal player (CD, DVD-A, SACD)

Hi all,
I choose the best universal player for CD, DVD-A, SACD. May be read SACD-R on DVD-R.
My list is:
Esoteric SA-60
Esoteric UX-1
Marantz UD9004
Accustic Arts SP1
Bladelius Freja
Ayre C-5xeMP
Meridian 800 DAX (only DVD-Audio)
Meridian 808.1 and 808.2 (CD, DVD-A)

Maybe someone compared? Another players?
knyazhm
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stereo5
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The Esoteric UX-1 uses the Burr Brown Pcm1704 R to R Ladder Dac which IMHO is one of the best sounding dac chips out there. I personally have an Esoteric UX-3 with the same dac and it is definitely a keeper.
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gshepardbuster
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Owned the Meridian 808.2 and now the the 808.3. Also owned the Ayre C 5.  The Ayre is good but I prefer either Meridian.  
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Meridian 808 reading DVD-Audio? sacd?
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Now I use Marantz UD9004 in one system and Bladelius Freja in the second. Marantz UD9004 very musical player, but very slow and noisy, as this Blu-ray. I want to try the Ayre C-5xeMP and the Meridian 808.1 or 2. Starting with the 808.3 was removed support DVD-Audio. I burn DVD-Audio in stereo 24\192, and a 32\192 from HDtracks.

It is also interesting OPPO Modwright without video.

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