marantz sa8004 or oppo bdp95

A sony or oppo unit from modwright. Here is the link http://www.modwright.com/modifications/oppo-95-truth-tube-mod.php

I have no affiliation with the company.

Chuck

thanks for the response, but would like to keep it in the 1000 dollar price range. I would really like a comparison between the two mentioned players. normk

I have the SA8003 which was one generation before the 8004. I think the 8004 adds DAC inputs but is similar.

I thought the 8003 was very warm and very slow. I did end up modifying the unit by swapping out some caps and that improved the speed tremendously.

I think the Oppo sounds better. The transport isn't as "sturdy" as the one in the Marantz but I find it reads just about everything. I have 4 copies of Brothers in Arms on SACD because 2 of them appear as regular CD on the Marantz. One intermittently appears as an SACD and only one appears CONSISTENTLY as an SACD. All 4 are read as SACDs on the Oppo.

I really like the Marantz. Here is a recent review of it:
http://www.avguide.com/review/marantz-sa8004-sacd-player-tas-211

It's as good as he says it is.