Marantz 8001 SACD Player mods?

I would advise against paying to have the unit modded as you will take a bath
upon resale with the mods fetching perhaps a third (or less) of what you paid
for them. I've owned six modded digital players. Two were purchased "new",
and I sold them for about a third of what I paid for the players and the mods.
The others were purchased used, and they returned at least 75% of what I
paid.

You're better off buying a used modded machine, IMO...or moving up to one
of the Marantz units.

Used Modwright Sony 999ES or 9100ES players offer incredibly good CD and
SACD sound.

IMO...

I guess what I'm asking is for the same total amount of dollars, would the modified 8001 trounce a used SA-15 or SA-11? Or would the stock SA-15 or SA-11 sound better than a modded 8001? I know the resale value always suffer. Sometimes mods are of the "I can't believe the improvement" to "can I hear a difference and do I like it better after the mod"? Would love to hear opinions from people that owned modded Marantz 8260's or 8001's. The cost for the mods start at about $750.

IMO, mods would likely make the 8001 sound better than the SA-15 or SA-11.
Would it trounce them? That's really a matter of personal preference.

Some people write of "jaw dropping" experiences that others would
describe as a marginal improvements.

I will say that I have read little discussion on Audiogon regarding modded
Marantz 8001 players, so the pool of owner feedback is extremely small.

I have a Marantz 8001 SACD/CD player modded by Paul and Brian Weitzel of Tube Research Labs about a year ago (I bought it new for about $650 and had it modded for about $700). I formerly owned a Marantz SA-11, which I sold. I think that the modded 8011 has more detail than the SA-11, has better highs, and is more analog-like.