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Are You Happy With 2 Channel SACD?

Fellow Audio Lovers,
For those of you who own SACD equipment "specifically, two channel" machines do you wish you had purchased a multichannel unit instead.? I am looking at purchasing possibly a Marantz SA12... however I have recieved comments from "friends" that, I should buy a multi channel unit because they say 2 channel SACD "is just plain blah... and I shouldn't bother with it unless I go the multi route.... any thoughts?
wmwman

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wmwman OP
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Thanks Everyone !!!!!!!!!
I want to clarify my original post... I am leaning toward the Marantz SA-14 not the Sa-12. That said, I find it interesting that no one so far who has a 2 channel only unit has traded it for a multi. I am all ears if anyoneone has more thoughts.
Again My Thanks!!!
wmwman OP
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Thanks Again for the Responses !!!!!!!
Those of you who have a multichannel unit is the performance in stereo on par with a 2 channel unit only? Example Marantz SA14 "2 channel" vs Marantz SA12 "multi channel"? I often wondered this, there was a review once stating that in Marantz's case the lower the number the better the unit.. another example Marantz SA1.
wmwman OP
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Thanks Again !!
jdaniel.. If $$$$ were no object would you go multi.. The extra cables, speakers etc....?
wmwman OP
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jdaniel,
Well spoken, to be content is "PRICELESS" as they say.....
wmwman OP
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Mikesinger and Surfgod THANK YOU !!!! BTW ironically today I ran into the saleman from the local "high end shop" and he is still trying to get me to purchase a SA12 over the SA14.. but it seems to me by way of the responses I've gotten that maybe he "the salesman" may be in the minority as far as choice of unit... You don't thing commission might have something to do with his choice??? NEVER.......
wmwman OP
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Thanks for the response........Remember Quadrophonic? "discreet 4 channel" I believe it was billed.
Regards,
Wmwman
wmwman OP
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Thanks Sonny!!!!!!! Good Old Pink Floyd!!!
That is one of my favorites... Are there many rear channel effects on it??? so much so that a 2 channel machine would "rob you" and wouldn't do it justice? Enough to warrant buying a SACD with multi channels vs stereo... Example Marantz SA-14 versus SA-12 or even the DV8400 universal machine...?
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