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What is the SACD Mod business all about?

I am interested in SACD and have been researching the many posts here on Audiogon. There is a lot of ink on these companies that offer mods to the basic SACD players. Some of the mods cost as much as the players. I guess I am bothered by the notion that I need to buy a SACD player then have it modded to get the best sound. Something just seems wrong with that picture. I mean do you buy a new CAT preamp and then send it off for mods. If the format has to be modded to sound good maybe I should just stick with cds. Any thoughts?
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I do believe SACD is much better than standard CD all things being equal. The depth and width of the soundstage are the areas where I have heard substantial improvement. I have also heard improvement in the same areas with the redbook layer of the SACD over conventional CD. Though not to the extent of the improvements garnered with SACD
I have a stock Sony SCD-1 and enjoy it immensly. Will I have it modded maybe in the future. But I feel you do not need to modify the player to hear the improvement of SACD over CD.

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