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Better SACD player than Oppo 205

I may be looking to add a SACD player to my system after so many years without one. Big Oppo fan, but it does not make sense to pay the exorbitant prices folks charge for the UDP 205 in the Internet. Plus, I need it in Silver color.

So.... anything good out there in the ~1,000 - $1,500 price range? From current product lines please (preferably)
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junzhang10
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If you by chance have a set of five full range speakers and five channel amp, you would be amzed how good SACD multi-channel layer would sound.
anwar
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@jafant @caphill I plan to share my experience in a separate post.
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trevorpsy
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I bought a used Ayre C-5xeMP universal CD player (which retailed for $6000 in 2009) for $2700, and I'm delighted with it.  It's truly an audiophile piece of equipment:  excellent image, extremely natural non-fatiguing sound, etc.
I bought it off eBay.  Perhaps you can get a better bargain than I did on Audiogon.
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thyname OP
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Yes @trevorspy Ayre would be an obvious choice for me since the rest of my system is Ayre (the X-5 trifecta), but not sure I want to spend that kind of money for a SACD player that I will probably use for 1-2 hours a week
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jafant
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anwar
Looking forward in reading about your separate thread on Cabling!
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