CD quality versus SA-CD ?is it worth it?

If you can come up with another $200, there is an Esoteric DV-50s, a really good older CD/SACD/DVD player, on Audiogon right now for $1200.

SACD supposed to be better by carrying 4x more info in addition to better transition response related to "weaker" low pass filters. It won't help a bit if it is converted from 16/44.1. IMHO it isn't worth the money. I would rather optimize 16/44.1 system. Some CDs I have sound magnificent showing ability of the media.

My humble opinion...
1)SA-CD is worth it because better care is given through out the entire recording/mastering/transfering process than it is with CDs. In other words, you will find a higher % of bad sounding recordings (i.e. "re-mastered", or mastered for radio/car audio, not hi-fi) on CDs than you will on SA-CDs.
2) Everything is recorded in hi-rez these days, so it makes sense to not compromise the master quality by transfering it in 16/44.1. So we are kind of forced into hi-rez playback.
3) I asked myself the same question a few years ago. My playback system consisted of Yamaha dvd player feeding spdif to a MSB Link III DAC. I was wondering if a new generation yamaha blu-ray/sacd player would sound better than the MSB. The answer is YES with CDs, and obviously yes with hi-rez material, either on thumb drives or on hard disc... blu-ray, 24/96 and dff files.
I got the BD-s677 for $250 to try, and it is MUCH better in everyway, more natural/fluid than the MSB. A definite keeper at the price point.