SACD sound quality and the Marantz SA-8001

[blackraven]

Standard CD playback is excellent on the SA8001. It is a great all around CDP. I wish I could have kept mine along with the 840c. I cant comment on the arcam though.
I just saw the 8001 listed for $699

[emaidel]

Right now, it's 2:10 Eastern Daylight Savings Time, and I finally showed my wife a picture of the Marantz SA-8001 SACD player and told her I wanted to buy it, but that I wouldn't if she didn't want me to. Her first reaction was, "$900!! That's a LOT of money!" She's right of course, and as we're both retired and on fixed incomes, an impulsive purchase of anything for $900 probably isn't the wisest thing for either of us to do, but I dont' consider this an "impulse" purchase.

I have 20 minutes to order the SA-8001 from Crutchfield so that I can have it shipped UPS or Fedex next day air for only an additional $32. Then, I'll have to wait over the weekend until Monday, at the earliest. I may be 63, but when it's time to buy a new "toy," I'm terribly impatient, and don't want to wait. Having a new CD player by noon tomorrow is something I'm chomping at the bits to get, but not until I get the go-ahead from my wife. I'm sure she'll give in, but if she'll do so in the next 20 minutes is questionable.

So, again, stay tuned...

[emaidel]

Well, the window for next day shipping has past, and no answer yet. I'm sure my wife will say, "Yes," but first, she's got to give me the supreme guilt trip. Then, when she says yes, I'll never hear the end of it either. Still, I want this toy almost so bad I can taste it!

[Feanor]

Well, the window for next day shipping has past, and no answer yet. I'm sure my wife will say, "Yes," but first, she's got to give me the supreme guilt trip. Then, when she says yes, I'll never hear the end of it either. Still, I want this toy almost so bad I can taste it!

My wife would say, "There's no way you're getting that until we have the new HDTV". BTW, I'm also 63 but sadly not yet retired: blame kids born late and still in school.