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Hi, All,

I am interested in purchasing a new SACD player.

I recently bought a used Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista 21 DAC with the
intent of replacing my old (heavily modified) Magnavox CDB-560 CD
player, which recently "gave up the ghost".

Of course now I need a player with a digital output to drive the DAC.

What I would like to do is to buy a decent SACD player that I can also
hook up to the Tri-Vista for "Red Book" CD playback.

I would prefer a dedicated SACD/CD two-channel player, rather than a
"universal", multi-channel one, and I would like to spend less than
$2000.


Marantz, Onkyo, and Yamaha all have dedicated players top-of-their line
below $2000. These are universals. Marantz continues to make a
well-regarded CD/SACD player (the 8260) at about $1200. Denon has
universals but they are not particularly well regarded for sound unless
modified. Sony continues to make a wide range of CD/SACD players..a few
dedicated CD/SACD, most are DVD/SACD. They range from $150 up to $3000.

The boutique brands generally run above $2000.