Better SACD player than Oppo 205

The Oppo 205 is pretty decent CD/SACD player especially considering its original retail price of $1300. It would be hard pressed to find a better SACD player than the Oppo 205 for around $1000 to $1500 price range unless perhaps you’d willing to look for a slightly used player.
The Oppo 205 is probably one of the best sounding SACD player for $1000 to $1500 price range. The Oppo 205 has been improved over the 105 and sounded better than the 105.
Are you down for a used 2nd hand player or does it have to be brand new?

The Marantz Reference series SA-14S1 dedicated standalone CD/SACD player currently retails for $2500 new and you will be able to get a used one for $1500 or less but only if you can find a used one out there. Not sure if this will be a step up sonically from the Oppo 205 and how much better it will be if it’s any better than the Oppo 205. The Marantz will prob have a different sound than the Oppo 205. Personally I haven’t heard the SA-14S1 but I have heard the Marantz SA-10 CD/SACD player and it was very good and is a step up sonically from the Oppo 205 for sure, but the SA-10 retails for $7k new and is Marantz’s flagship CD/SACD player within its reference series.

The Marantz SA-14S1 reference series CD/SACD player is a current model player from Marantz Reference series and you should be able to get a used one for $1500 or less only if you can find a used one out there. This player currently retails for $2500. But not sure if the SA-14S1 will be better than the Oppo 205. The Marantz will probably have different sound than the Oppo 205.
See my additional comments above.

@anwar 

Just curious, I looked at your system and you listed the Ayon Audio CD-07 in your system. And earlier you just mentioned that you also own the flagship Marantz SA-10 CD/SACD player. How did the Ayon compare to the Marantz SA-10 sonically and musicality wise? 
Just curious. 

@thyname

Oppo 205 does not come in silver. Do you have to have silver player?
But again if your budget is only around $1k to $1500 the Oppo 205 will be your best option. You should wait till you have bigger budget then look for a better player.

One thing to also consider will be the fully modded Modwright Oppo 205.
Modwright did wonderful job in elevating the Oppo 205’s two-channel performance to a near reference quality player. Only the stereo output of the Oppo 205 is affected by Modwright mod. The fully modded Modwright Oppo 205 two-channel performance is in different league compared to stock 205. The Modwright Oppo 205 is the best mod that Modwright ever done and is a significant step up sonically from previous Modwright Oppo 105 & 95.