Best SACD for under $1200

Used Marantz SA-14

You should be able to get one for close to this amount. ... maybe $14-15 hundred. (then when you can swing for another $200, add the Neuance platform under it.)

http://www.neuanceaudio.com

Richard

Find a used Sony SCD-C555ES 5 disc SACD changer and have it modified by SACDMODS.com

Here's a link to a really good review of this player after the mods.
http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51993

You can find the player for about 5 to 6 hundred dollars used and the mods cost $600.(Mods include and IEC receptacle so you can add a better power cord).

Before you rule out this idea, go to the link and read the review. I think you might want to consider this option. I just bought my 555 and I'll be getting the mods done in January.

Good luck

Spend a little more and you can get really top-notch sound.

Options --

1) Denon 2900, Universal Player, modified and upgraded.
(around 1,700).

2) Denon 5900, Universal Player [Around 2,000 and can be
modified and upgraded further]

3) Marantz SA-14, can be found used for around 1,400.

4) Sony SCD XA777ES, CD/SACD. {can be found used for
around $1,500 and can be modified and upgraded further].

I'm a fan of the Sony SCDXA777ES CD/SACD player. I've had
it my system, bought them as gifts for friends and relatives, and
have head the player in many different systems -- sounds great.
Excellent with CD and even better with SACD.

I would like to add the Sony DVP9000ES. Excellent SACD sound(not very far at all from the xa777es)even though it plays DVD video. They sell for around $600 used. They are built like a tank.