The early Pioneer SACD/DVD-Audio/DVDs suffered from the "chroma bug." I had one and the shop spent 3 months trying to fix this inherent design flaw. It would also insert "extra space" where it shouldn’t be. It used to bug the heck out of me when the Wasted Time reprise (Eagles) took too long to come back. They never could fix these design flaws and I got a refund.
I replaced it with the Yamaha SACD, which did not have the bug. This was interesting in that the SACD and DVD-Audio were like separate entities (IIRC, different licencing back in the day) with the SACD having better specs.
I still have this unit, but later bought an Oppo-95, which does sound better. When I rewired my house with a dedicated 20 amp, 8-gauge line, the background noise/grit on the Yamaha improved. But the Oppo seemed to stay the same, most likely owing to its better power supply.
BTW, a nice, used Oppo-95 will set you back $300-$400. The 105/105D can go for $500-$1,500 and a 205 can hit $2,500. From a sound standpoint, they are pretty much the same with the improvements being in things like 3D viewing.