The best CD Player for the money

Kiwi,
A friend of mine has the excellent sounding Modwright OPPO-95 CD/SACD player.His system is VAC preamp,Phi 300,1 monos and Siltech cables. Lately we`ve been compararing a number of same recordings(jazz) in Cd vs SACD format.Many of the AAD or ADD redbook do sound better in the sense of more natural and realistic.A few SACDs were better but most just seem more 'hifi' in presentation.I agree with your impressions.
Regards,

Oppo BDP-95. Outstanding performance for less than $ 1000.00

If one is thinking about buying the oppo 95 new, one should consider waiting for the new 105. They have revised the architecture and have gotten rid of the fan - the fan was a problem for some listeners.

Regards,

I must confess... as little as I care to invest in the "perfect sound forever" I now own, and yes, enjoy the Sony SCD-XA5400ES | ES Series SACD Player. Nice job Sony.

Happy Listener!

Very nice - and it will sound better over time. Significantly so, in my experience.

Regards,