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to SACD or not

Here looking to possibly get a sacd player to replace the rotel 1072 I've used happily for some while now. As my sacd collection grows I cannot help but wonder how a solid built player with no frills would be to listen to. Thought of going with a BAT player but many rave on the Ayre unit. EMM Labs is also a thought if I came across a deep discount. Budget is between 5 & 10k

Any opinions or comments are greatly appreciated
velocityofhue
mceljo
1,357 posts
 
There's at least one member that was raving about his Pioneer Elite PD-D9-J player and I think it was rated highly against much more expensive units.

I have it's baby brother (PD-D6-J) and have been very happy with it.
rello
311 posts
 
Marantz SA-7. I had the same dilemma 3 years ago and do not regret it.
buconero117
2,311 posts
 
Need to check out the Sony 595. Do agon search for many tips.
tmsorosk
1,013 posts
 
I went from the Marantz SA11 to the Ayre C5 recently , expecting only a small improvement , but got much more .( the Marantz broke 3 times in 3 years ) . AS far as your question , SACD was stumbling before , I don't think the appearance of Blueray audio will help it out .
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