The 8260 is a nice unit, but in a shootout against my previous player, a Denon 2910, it was a wash. My new Denon 3910 would kill the 8260 - *and* it supports DVD-Audio in addition to SACD, CD, and HDCD. Denon 3910s are available all the time on Audiogon for $500 or less - the deal of the decade for digital sources.
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