Sorry, I didn’t mean to be accusatory at all but was just confused but you cleared it up. My bad for not understanding. I wish you the best of luck in finding a good transport.
Whatever the OP chooses, he might want to research whether the laser mechanism can be replaced if it fails. There are a number of good CD players and transports out there, wherein the laser mechanism is no longer available. Essentially guaranteeing a boat anchor if the laser fails.
I have a Sony UBP-X800M2 that I use for video (movies and concert videos). It works well for that, but I don't like it for sacd or cd playback. Unless something is wrong with mine (I don't think there is), there is no display on the unit. You have to use a TV to see what's playing, etc. Some folks might be OK with that.
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