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best sacd out there 1,000.00 or so
Marantz SA8260. Get an in-home demo and be ready to be amazed. If you listen to Jazz/Classical, then SACD will make it. Else you will not make it with SACD. 
Small-ish speakers for a very large room?
You need to audition the Quad 12Ls or 21Ls. 
Best cd player for under $800.00
If you can find a Marantz SA8260, nothing else comes close to it in the price range. It is so good in CD-playback that you can compare it to CD only players costing upto $2500. But the best way to find it out is to get a demo in your listening env... 
Where to buy SACD's ?
elusivedisc.comcduniverse.commusicdirect.comacousticsounds.comwww.towerrecords.comAlso at Frys stores. 
Marantz SA 8260 Disc Error
Sns, no problem. But good to know that your player is fine now. Enjoy your music :-) 
Is SACD dead?
Gmardinly - good morning/afternoon/evening....whatever when u woke up. How was the hibernation?Kurt_tank - I like your post.Aida_w - subscribe to newsletters from Elusivedisc.com, Acousticsounds.com, musicdirect.com, etc. 
Marantz SA 8260 Disc Error
Kjweisner,Here is a link to a thread with similar issues:http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hirez/messages/220294.htmlI have faced this issue with 1 SACD till date - Patricia Barber's Modern Cool (MoFi). The other SACDs that I have play fine on any... 
Cables with Forest Totems
Signal Cable Silver Resolutions. 
SACD - Dying already?
Did you gys read on the H-ROM on this very forum. I had not even heard about it - but for this forum. Looks like it will store 300GB with existing Red Laser. Transfer rate is 20MB/sec.Adds to more confusion from a consumer point-of-view. 
Whither Blu-Ray and HD-DVD?
Nice....more confusion for the consumers, unless this is mainly used for data storage. I wonder how come the tech media is not sploshing the headlines with this news. It has awesome storage - compared to todays HDDs on home PCs and Laptops.I hope ... 
Totem vs Audio Physic / Schweikert
I have compared the Arros to Yaras....and can easily say that the Yaras are a different league. But then the price is also $700 more. Heard the Sttaf, but was not that much impressed as compared to Hawks. The Virgos are the best, of the models you... 
Another sign SACD is dying
Smw30yahoocom, I understand your point. My audio dealer gave me an advise - which is a very nice from customer point of view - don't go for SACD. He asked me to stick to the RBCD and enjoy the music rather than jumping into a format which has not ... 
Another sign SACD is dying
Smw30yahoocom, a lot depends on the entire system. Also it depends on the recording of the SACD itself. I have not yet come across a SACD that is too bright for my taste. I have noticed that SACDs that are PCM converted are a bit more brighter tha... 
Review: Quad U S A ESL-989 Speaker
Nice review. I had heard a pair of Quad electrostats in a hotel room for the first time and it was am absolute let down. The speaker looked so big in that tiny room.Then I got a chance to visit a dealer and that setup really blew me away. He was u... 
Rookie here, SACD's sound "muffled". Normal?
Borrow another SACD player from you dealer for comparison. If that sounds then take the SACD in question to the dealer / friend for comparison. Never heard this before.Another thing might be- you are familiar to the digital sound and feel that the...