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


I’m replacing my Marantz SA8100. Looking at new Marantz SA8500. Anything else new or used  in that price range I should be looking at? Thanks.
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Congratulations. Modwright modifications have won universal praise and I expect his mods will sound fantastic.

Modwright has been known to offer a 5 year warranty. You should ask him how long a warranty he is offering for his work on the SA8005.

Great sound with a 5 year warranty. Awesome !
You can't go wrong with Modwright make sure get a CD player with good laser, otherwise , you will loose a lot, My Sony is still under repair, read the post on the shootout we did , and let me know what you think?
@jafant I believe Joseph is back to doing mods through the "Component Plus" division of Audio Horizons (audio-horizons dot com). Things kind of slowed down following the death of Victor Comerchero - his longtime friend and business partner. Victor handled all the marketing and logistics. Joseph is very flexible in projects he'll undertake. For example, he custom built his phono pre (TP 8.0) and tube buffer (TB 5.1) into a one-box solution for me. I've been very happy with it. 
Regarding the Sony 5400ES SACD player.

I recently purchased a replacement laser assembly for my 6 year old Sony. I am now providing ( as a public service ) the information necessary to purchase a genuine Sony replacement laser:

Source: Encompass.com
Telephone: 1-800-432-8542
Part #:  8-820-322-04
Device: Optical KHM-313 cab/c
Manufacturer: Sony
Price: $43.03