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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jafant Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 19,750 posts 10-12-2016 at 09:15pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thanks! for the update- nyame.
randy-11 Details Discussions Posts This discussion 1,913 posts 10-14-2016 at 12:41am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete jafant - which Oppo were you not impressed with? 103 or 105?
ptss Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,964 posts 10-20-2016 at 06:40am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I agree with pirius,the Lexicon RT20 is surprisingly good(with adequate isolation/conditioning in my ref Spectral/MIT system). Significantly faster and more musical 5400 ES which I owned when I bought the RT20;no contest.The RT20 also does a very good job outputting DVD on HDMI.
ptss Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,964 posts 10-20-2016 at 06:41am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Should read more musical 'than the Sony'.
2channel8 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 758 posts 10-21-2016 at 01:54pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete jayctoy - " 2 Channel, the technology is so good. And it's cheaper, why go with the old tech" Limited funds. Besides, I love getting something of value for a low cost. It's part of the hobby for me. I had pretty much settled on a used Oppo bdp-103 for less than $300 when a Marantz SA8004 popped up for $550. I hesitated and lost both. The SA8004s don't come up often.