I had a chance to audition 8260 and SA-14 in the same setup with Mc amps. I was very impressed with both players. SA-14 is much bigger and havier build unit, but very little difference in sound - so I bought 8260 at the half the price of SA-14. I am very happy with it. It sounds very musical playing both redbook and SACDs cannected to my McIntosh C7100.
Just my 2c.
Just my 2c.