Best SACD Player in the $2000 Range

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

Is Sony going to use the Blu-ray disc (rather than the SACD disc) for new DSD recordings? Is this DSD-music on a Blu-ray disc? or is Sony incorporating SACD playback on all their Blu-ray players?

In one scenario they replace SACD and in the other they keep SACD and include SACD playback on Bluray players.

I have yet to see any evidence that Sony (or anyone else) is planning on putting DSD on BluRay discs. There are a number of high resolution, lossless formats for BR and there have, already, been several audio-only offerings of high quality in addition to audio/video releases.

I was told, way back when, that there was no technological reason why DSD could not be one of the CODECs on BR but, apparently, it is not to be.

Kal

"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. "
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Will it be a an audio only machine? a 3.0 Super Audio/Blu Ray player?

OK folks your posts are very informative! So I want my new SACD player to equal fedelity on SACD's.
Question is which oneof the folowing excels on RedBook CD's.
Marantz SA-15S2 or,
Sony SCD-XA5400ES or,
Marantz SA-11 S1

I can find any of these at my price point but I am sooo confused as two which one will be the best!
A note on my listening preferences. I Like
Great clerity
Great imaging and staging
Full, rich and tight bottom end.

Sorry ladies (grin)

Please yall help me ok?

Cheers!