Looking for SACD player............

I found the lexicon RT-20 to still be a great sounding transport, but not a particularly good stand alone player...there is a point at which it is simply what you like best...many good machines have been mentioned

Modwrigth is very impressed with the Marantz SA8005 CD/SACD player as a good platform for a dedicated 2 channel audio player. He will soon offer modifications to this player. There will be a tube modification as well as a SS modification at different price points.

He noted that this model has good power supplies and discrete audiocircuits (no op-amps). (my Sony uses op-amps)

Had I known this before I would have purchased a new Marantz SA 8005
for $1000 and have it modified after about 6 months.

He is currently upgrading my Sony 5400 ES.

TY- nyame

Keep me posted. I am always interested in guys who still mod cd/sacd spinners.

2nd note;
I was not impressed w/ Oppo, for the record.

jafant

Some reasons why Modwright likes the marantz SA8005 for high quality 2 channel audio.

1. No video circuitry
2. All digital circuitry are fully isolated from analog circuitry. ("very important with modern Hi Rez media and I have not seen this in other players" )
3. All linear power supplies, well executed.