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SACD King under $7500

What is currently considered the best SACD player under $7500. The candidates that come to mind:

Ayre C-5xe ($5950)
Cary 306 SACD ($6000)
Krell SACD Standard ($4000)
Wadia 581 ($6950)
Marantz SA-7S1 ($6999)
Marantz SA-11S1 ($3499)
Esoteric X-03 ($7500)
Musical Fidelity kW sacd ($7500)

And, of course, two retired candidates:

Sony SCD-1
Marantz SA-1

Is there anything obvious I'm missing? I understand that the SA-11S1 can't win since the SA-7S1 is clearly going to be better, but since almost nobody has heard the 7 and many have heard the 11, I figured I'd leave it in.

Only two channel, audio performance (Redback and SACD) should be taken into account. Thoughts? (Rankings, Tiers, etc?)
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dolifant
16 posts
 
I nominate Bel Canto PL-1, although not a dedicated SACD player. I have ben very pleased with it for about 2 years.
rolloff
130 posts
 
Wow, this thread seemed to go nowhere. Too bad, as my search for it was an attempt to get the answers you were seeking. I'm looking at the Marantz 11-S1 myself...
Maybe someone has an opinion who has actually heard a few of these? Any one compared the SA-1 to the SA-11?
I need to upgrade, but don't want to shuffle decks, so to speak.

Thanks
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