Best audiophile multichannel SACD player

if you can find a multi channel tube-based player, audition it. most solid state players suffer by trying to do too many things. i owned a marantz and was somewhat disapooinyted with it. the esoteric i heard was on the clinical side. good luck.

For under $10,000. I've auditioned the Esoteric x03 SE and x06, AR CD7 (not SACD), the Krell, classe, SimAudio super nova, and Accuphase DP78. Of these for my ears, I felt the Accuphase was the best from the standpoint of clarity, soundstage, dynamics, inner detail, and an organic sound that I prefer. It's also built like a tank. I liked it so much that I purchased one.

The best MC SACD player I've heard is the Playback Designs MPS-5

Thanks for the input. My understanding is that the Playback
Designs MPS-5 is stereo only.

The Playback has ST-optical out for MC. You can use this to feed an external DAC for the Center and surrounds.
I rip the MC SACD layer using this all the time.