My problem with SACD so far is there are no players on the level of the EMC-1, the capitole, the CD12, etc.... So even if these great mastered SACD's did exsist there would be no fair way to compare the two formats. Do what you feel is right, to me SACD doesn't seem right at this time- when there are more titles available and price comes down and there are some GOOD choices in players- then I will think about it again. I have a couple of SACD's and just sold my player, I think it was a good move at this time. Try a search this exact thread subject was posted about a month ago.
XRCD vs. SACD
Having listened to several JVC xrcd's on some state of the art redbook gear, I am of the opinion that most that I have heard sound more natural to me than SACD on a budget Sony SACD player. I have not, however, listened to any higher-end SACD players in my system. I would be very interested to hear from those who have made this comparison and can provide some input with regard to how the XRCDs compare.