Sony SACD XA777ES V Apollo, Marantz 8003 HELP

I have a Sony SACD XA 777ES which I use for two channel CD listening. It is hooked to an Exposure 2010S with Cardas Neutral Reference ICs and Analysis Plus Oval 9 speaker cables. It is a beautiful machine and sounds great BUT I sometimes almost feel it lacks musciality or for lack of a better word "soul". I have started to use the optional filter setting as it gives a more vivid sound. it does not really do anything wrong. I has thinking about trying a Marantz 8001 or 8003, Rega Apollo, Or older Sonic frontier SFCD 1. Am I going backwards here or am I wrong? Anyone with experience withg these chime in. Thanks,keith