The Ultimate SACD Machine


I'm considering getting an SACD player again. I have a number of SACDs but abandoned the format a couple years ago in favor of vinyl.

I am considering mainly the EMM Labs CDSAse or a Marantz SA11S2 or SA7.

Critical information:

- I'm concerned really only with jazz. 40s-60s jazz. (All the new titles on the format has me interested again.)

- As per above, my priorities are truth in timbre and tone and total lack of HF grain or glare. "Analog-like" may have become a cliche but it's what I'm after: though vinyl as a medium is shirley flawed (yes, I meant to call you Shirley), for me it has always given the best sound - meaning the most natural, realistic, and fatigue-free sound.

I expect that the EMM Labs machine has a gap over the Marantz in these qualities. It should, for the price. How large is the gap, for those who have heard both extensively?

Is there another machine I should consider? ($5K used would be absolute top budget and a bit of a stretch.)
paulfolbrecht
Ayre C5xeMP . I recently tried many CD/ SACD players , The ayre was the best bang for the buck ,( In my opinion ) . The best player period, was the A.R.C. Ref 8 , but it was allot more coin and didn't do SACD .
Tvad - that 6moons review says barely six words about the Luxman's SACD performance.

But who am I kidding? I am listening to my Thorens 124 II right now and I already know there is no digital source in the world that sounds this good - this natural and realistic.
How come when ever theres a post about CD players theres some nerd that insists his analog rig is better . There is an analog site , lets keep analog posts there .
I'm the guy who started the thread, Tmsorosk, so keep your insults and your cluelessness to yourself, perhaps.