You can get SACD on the cheap with the highly regarded Sony CE595 player. The great reviews prompted me to pick one up at BB for $150 but the reburbed ones on Sonystyle have been priced at well under $100. With a well recorded SACD disc this machine is equal to my MHZS F66 tube player on redbook. No doubt the dedicated 595 would trump most universal players including the Oppo.

I'd rather buy the SACD-hybrid discs as the redbook layers are much better than what you get on the regular cd versions.

As fine as Blu-ray audio is for HT it will never supplant two channel for guys like me who don't care for music played behind their back. Any musician will tell you they have the worst seat in the house.