Looking for SACD player............

Pirius,

Is the Lexicon still that good? I worry about buying a player that is over 10 years old. Do you know the model # of the remote? Have yo ever compared it to a Marantz or Oppo of the same era?

2 Channel the technology is so good. And it's cheaper, why go with the old tech,

I found the lexicon RT-20 to still be a great sounding transport, but not a particularly good stand alone player...there is a point at which it is simply what you like best...many good machines have been mentioned

Modwrigth is very impressed with the Marantz SA8005 CD/SACD player as a good platform for a dedicated 2 channel audio player. He will soon offer modifications to this player. There will be a tube modification as well as a SS modification at different price points.

He noted that this model has good power supplies and discrete audiocircuits (no op-amps). (my Sony uses op-amps)

Had I known this before I would have purchased a new Marantz SA 8005
for $1000 and have it modified after about 6 months.

He is currently upgrading my Sony 5400 ES.