You're idea is not far-fetched. I find that my redbook performance equals my SACD performance in most cases.
You will need a DAC to get the best of both worlds if you want true premium SACD and redbook. I use an XA-777ES for SACD, and the TRUTH is that I could live without the SACD if I were playing 24 bit remastered redbook CDs via my ECD-1 DAC. There are a few exceptions, but they are very (too)few at this point.
You will need a DAC to get the best of both worlds if you want true premium SACD and redbook. I use an XA-777ES for SACD, and the TRUTH is that I could live without the SACD if I were playing 24 bit remastered redbook CDs via my ECD-1 DAC. There are a few exceptions, but they are very (too)few at this point.