SACD vs. Blu-Ray for audio quality/sonics

Blue Ray means that you need a tv to play discs.  That alone sends me to SACD since we are doing audio only.

@elevick  You're probably right in most cases but there are folks with nice HT set-ups who use Blu-ray discs for audio only.  They simply raise their projector screen for audio only eliminating any concern of a large flat screen breaking up the soundscape.

No, my BD player plays cd's with the tv turned off. It has its own litle display, just like a cd player. The idea that you need your tv to be on is only true for modern budget BD players that no longer have analogue outputs. They output through hdmi and you then have to channel that to your amplifier.

I'm thinking of what i have to do with my oppo 105.  cds and sacds are easy to play.  dvda and blue rays either need the tv on so i can use the menus or i have to sit right in front of the tiny oppo display.  my old denon was the same way.

I wasnt even thinking about hdmi outputs...

The new Oppo UDP-205 does not require a TV at all. Download the app on your Android/Apple phone, and you are all set to play, configure, etc. You can even set the filters, audio settings etc, without the TV.

OP,
I feel, it all depends on the recordings. I have some "good old" Stockfish CDs that sound tons better than some SACDs.