I have listened to the Denon 100th Anniversary SACD player approx. 3-4 times and think it's one of the best players I have listened to. There are only approx. 100 of them out there, but I haven't seen any feedback on it yet. It doesn't have a USB high res. connection but it plays high resolution through the coax/toslink. I still may buy this player, it is a beautiful machine.
SACD Player
I use a Marantz SA-1 player for SACDs only. Recently the Marantz SA8004 Sacd Player ($999 list) has won a Golden Ear Award from TAS, and is singled out by Paul Seydor. Has anyone compared the newer Marantz to the classic SA-1? If so, what is your opinion of the comparison. And, more generally, if you were to buy a player for SACDs only, which one would you choose? (I own a very good Redbook player, so I'm interested only in improving the sound of SACDs.)