Here we go with another which cd player should I buy thread? I have read through several of the past threads on this subject and the responses have been helpful. First my budget is in the $1,000 range. My first question is would I be better off spending that money on a cd only player or a cd/sacd? I have been thinking about the Marantz SA8001 or the Cambridge Audio Azur 740C. The unit will be used in a two channel system only. I do listen to classical so sacd might be nice. I own two sacd's but they are dual layer so they play on my current cd player.

In my rack a top loading cd player may not work. The top shelf is for the turntable. I thought about the Rega's but space is an issue.

The Marantz CD5001 is a great improvement over the Sony ES player it replaced and it is good value for the money. As I have tweaked the turntable and installed the low output moving coil my analog set up is more musical. I would like a cd player that would bring more musicality to my system.