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SACD or not

I have a question regarding SACD format. I am looking to replace my CD player and noticed some CD players have the ability to process SACD and some do not.  I have never heard this format and was wondering if I should consider this in my purchase. My purchase price is in the $1400 range
I know people will question why I am using CD at all. That is another discussion for another time. I still like some physical media in my listening experience. 
I look forward to your comments 
schmitty1
2channel8
758 posts
 

Quite a range of prices here.

https://www.hifishark.com/model/oppo-bdp-105

Look for a modded one and dicker. No need for Darby edition if you are focusing on audio. Find out who did the mods.

rwwear
2,867 posts
 
SACD can be great but BluRay audio is better I believe, if done well.
ejr1953
914 posts
 
Even if you don't plan to purchase SACDs, if you get a deck that supports that format, the built in DAC will probably need to be of higher quality, in order to decode the DSD content on the SACDs.  When I was early in my journey to the higher end hardware, I purchased an NAD player and the detail I heard extracted from that unit, on "regular" CDs, was noticeably better, as a result of having a better DAC chip in the unit.
cvman
34 posts
 
Agree that Cary 306's or Pro's are still great players for Redbook CD. PS Audio Directstream may be the best value in two box systems for either SACD or Redbook CD for the money else you start venturing into EMM Labs or Esoteric costs(>$10K). 
optimize
164 posts
 
I do not know what type of music you like. I think that most albums is with classic genre.
But having a player that supports the most formats is maybe a wise decision.
There is the optimal and the best format HRx.
https://referencerecordings.com/what-is-hrx/

All the different formats as CD, HDCD, SACD, HRx, DVD-Audio, BD-Audio. All the albums may have any but are not on all of the formats. Let that be the limited factor..
So if you have a player that is playing all formats then you can pick the best sounding format that is available for a specific album. 

That will certainly sound better than a little better player that you are forced to choose a suboptimal format become your new player can not play the best sounding format that were available for that album.

In other words a standard player that play a album on SACD. Will sound better than a super duper player that can not play SACD and force you to play CD..
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