i have kept three cd/sacd players (been through well over a dozen serious ones over the years) -- 2 modwrights, one modded sony
the sony is a warren gregoire vsei-modded level 5 sony scd-777-es
the modwrights are dan wright’s marantz sa 8005 and sony xa5400es - both with dan’s tube rectified power supply and 5687 tube output stage
organic yet precise sounding unts, with tonal density, timbral accuracy, excellent impact and terrific soundstaging
gone are units from teac/esoteric, pioneer elite, meridian, cal audio labs, levinson/proceed, audio research, wadia, krell, quad and roksan