Looking for SACD player............

I’m replacing my Marantz SA8100. Looking at new Marantz SA8500. Anything else new or used in that price range I should be looking at? Thanks.

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ptss Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,964 posts 10-20-2016 at 06:40am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I agree with pirius,the Lexicon RT20 is surprisingly good(with adequate isolation/conditioning in my ref Spectral/MIT system). Significantly faster and more musical 5400 ES which I owned when I bought the RT20;no contest.The RT20 also does a very good job outputting DVD on HDMI.
ptss Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,964 posts 10-20-2016 at 06:41am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Should read more musical 'than the Sony'.
ptss Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,964 posts 12-25-2016 at 10:19pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The Lexicon is very solid for what it plays. In my Spectral/MIT reference system it needed isolation and conditioning to reveal itself..I use Equitech and Sound Application units and MIT Oracle power cords and I'm happy with the musicality of the RT-20. (I come from a musical family and played piano in youth). I'm hoping new 4K units from Oppo have improved power supplies and sound. Cheers.