I have owned the SCD-2 for over a year. I found the stock SACD playback to be excellent in my system, which is over $30K, including Nearfield 924 loudspeakers, which are highly revealing. About 6 months ago I had it moded. This improved both SACD and CD playback, still I want more from CD. I am deciding on which outboard dac right now. IMO, the SCD-2 is excellent value that can be taken to much higher level, and can also act as a transport for even better CD playback. That's a good deal!
