Dedicated SACD players with digital inputs?

I was not aware of the MPS-5. Looks like a great unit, but $15K is out of my ballpark. I'm hoping for something used between $3 and $5k.

Right now 306 and SA50 probably rank 1/2, with the MCD 500 a close 3rd..

Any other suggestions in this price range?

Playback Designs MPS-5 has digital inputs and upsamples to DSD.
Cary 306 SACD, 303T Professional also have digital inputs.

+$20k is a little steep for me...

Dhoff01-

I totally agree. Anybody who puts out a high end CDP or universal player without a digital input is just plain dumb, IMO.

IMHO, the best SACD Player with digital input is APL HiFi.
Not cheap but if you will keep it for 10 years then its worth its cost

Interesting. A quick check to their website shows that even Marantz's description of the SA-15s2 lacks any mention of a digital input, yet a picture of the back panel clearly shows one. I wonder if it offers much improvement over my Benchmark.

You have to think moving forward all brands will start considering adding digital inputs. It's really a no brainer..

The Marantz Reference SA-15S2 has an optical digital input - no coax. The higher reference models don't have any digital inputs. I wish my SA-11S2 had digital ins, but it's still a wonderful player on redbook and SACD.

Dhoff01 -

You may want to double-check. I thought the marantz reference series player had digital ins.

Mark

I've got the Esoteric, and I think it's awesome. In addition to SACD, CD, and DAC functions, it also reclocks so if you a using a Sonos or a SB Touch, it is an excellent addition.

Thanks Mhedges. I thought about Marantz, but I think only their lower end SACD model has digital inputs (SA8004). None of their reference series have them as of yet, and I doubt the 8004's DACs will be that much of an improvement over my Benchmark.

One other caveat: I'm not interested in players that do not have at least one 24/192 input. That's why the Luxman D-5 is not on the list.

Marantz has a couple of players that do what you want.