Man I went and looked up what they go for retail and man you should not need to go any further than that unit the rest of your life as far as cd/sacd go. I am real interested in knowing how this unit compares to what you had before knowing that they are so separate in the price category. I really have never talked to anyone who has listened to a Mark Levinson cd player much less one at that price!! Let us know how it sounds so we can all wish from a far.