Best SACD Player in the $2000 Range

Modright did some very good things with the Dennon 3910 series players, including tube rectifycation, and other audiophile upgrades throughout. It playes everthing.

A really nice one should run no more than what is in your budget now, and equal or surpass many new units just out in the stand alone one box categories.

Look for one of those 3910 from an orig owner in great shape!

Maybe it is too early to jump. Sony will intoduce a new player at the CES in January that will do SACD and Blu-Ray. The 54oo will be dropped. Apparently Sony is going to use Blu-Ray to take SACD to the next level in audio. Gives them the chance to re-issue the SACD catalog all over again. The new player will be about $2K.

a Turntable that plays vinyl.

Will Blue Ray take SACD to the next level.
My understanding is that SACD has a higher resolution than
Blu-Ray. It might make sense to wait until January to see if Sony is seeking to raise the bar on the quality of sound.
My personal opinion is that Sony is interested in mainstream, feels that the SACD experiment was a failure and that Blue Ray will only be for the video and sound purely secondary. Any thoughts?

Marantz SA-15S2, it also has an optical input in case you decide to hook up a Squeezebox/Music Server.