Need help on a new CD/SACD player

Whatever you like, don't buy unless you can also purchase a replacement laser assembly at the same time.

I am sure Marantz does not have the parts.  Golly, keeping an inventory of parts might cost money!

But I have found parts at sites that specialize in laser assemblies in the past.  Wish I could recall the name.  A shame to dump a nice player like that.

I came across this but can’t vouch for it:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000831433545.html


Enco deals in spare parts and drives for Philips but the latest version they carry is the CD Pro-2 and it goes for around $800. They may know where to source one. https://encosystems.net/

All the best,
Nonoise

I've owned a number of Cambridge CD players. The 851 is a very good player if you can swing that. 

If SACD (and Blu Ray) was important-you said it wasn't, but if you have a change of heart--I would get a Sony Universal Player( generally $3-400) and consider adding a good DAC for around a $1000. If the DAC has a usb input, and you want to dip your toe into streaming, you can use a desktop or laptop ,as the streaming services all have apps that work with computers.  You can then add a dedicated streamer later if you wish