Getting into SACD

My Arcam FMJ 23T cd player sounds pretty darn good, but I want the capability to also play SACDs. What players should I be considering? The Modwright Oppo, the Exemplar Oppo and the Sony 5400 are currently on my short list.

rockyboy09-12-2013 7:51pm

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doggiehowser Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 672 posts 09-13-2013 at 02:52pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Depends on your budget I guess. But the K05 should be on your shortlist. Going a bit further up, Playback MPS5.
jafant Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 20,392 posts 09-13-2013 at 02:59pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Rocky - you are headed in the right direction, add, Marantz to your list.
nonoise Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 11,212 posts 09-13-2013 at 03:30pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Jafant beat me to it. The Marantz SA-15S2b is quite nice.
tboooe Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,009 posts 09-13-2013 at 04:23pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Whats your budget and what kind of sound do you like? Whats the rest of your system? I have owned both Esoteric and Luxman. I prefer the Luxman.
rockyboy OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 335 posts 09-14-2013 at 01:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Rest of system - Essence Jasper MkII monoblock amps Musical Design Chameleon pre (tubed) Essence Reference Super Gem speakers Intuitive Design ICs and speaker wire (Arcam FMJ 23T cd and VPI Classic 3 TT) Budget is no more than $1,500. And I will have to sell my Arcam to finance this purchase. I want a cd/SACD player who's redbook quality is at least on a par with the Arcam. I won't sacrifice redbook quality in order to gain SACD capability.

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