Have you checked out the Esoteric stuff that has been getting a lot of overwhelmingly postive ink in Stereopile? It is supposedly among the best on redbook and SACD from the latest buzz, with the stillborn DVDA format thrown in for good measure, all at 1/2 to 1/5 the cost of the dCS setup, depending if you go one or two box....
No longer sitting on the fence
I have been uanble to make up my mind about SACD. I have listened to the top Sony models and found them impressive but have decided to stay with Redbook. I have over 5K cds in my collection and I think this is the better choice for me. I currently own a Cary 306/200 player that is excellent but I am willing to pay more for that small improvement. I can't afford the dCS equipment and have been looking at the Audio Aero top model. I've looked at previous posts and for the most part they are positive. My biggest concerns are built quality, dependability and customer support. There seems to be an issue about a number of gray market units out there that the company won't support and I'm not real clear on the Mark 11 version with different chips. Any help would be appreciated.