Need SACD Player Recommendations

[Timbre]

Assuming SACD is the way to go to listen to "reference" quality Hi-Rez music,
I was wondering what you all are using for a player. I would like to enter into the SACD world so I can add more audiophile music to supplement my DVD-A collection, and make my Ascend HT sound it's best.
Thanks.

[bdfin]

I am using an Oppo DV-970HD, as are a few other members here I believe. Plays SACD, DVD-A, and Flac files. Also upconverts your standard dvd playback for your movie collection. May not be the best, but for 150.00 its doing well.

[Timbre]

Thanks bdfin.
I looked at the Oppo and I like the thin profile. I was wondering how you have your audio connected, co-axial or optical intercconnections.
Also do you have analog-audio output?
And what kind of difference can you hear between SACD and CD?

[bdfin]

It has HDMI if your amp/receiver has that available. It also has digital coax or optical. It shows in the manual a pair of ports called mixed and says if you have none of the above connections to use this which appears to be a standard left right analog connection. Right now I am using the coax connection to my receiver. Could use the optical but don't have one extra optical cable at the moment. It comes with an HDMI cable and the digital coax cable. I have only had it for about a month and do not have any SACD discs yet. I have played dvd-a and discs burned with FLAC files. I use the HDMI to connect to my Samsung display. The dvd-a and standard dvd movies look and sound great.

[curtis]

I also have a Oppo 970HD.

I have it hooked up via optical for use as a CD player and DVD(DD & DTS), and by the 5.1 analog outputs for DVD-A and SACD....for the price, you can't beat it.

[Sam1000]

With the price drop, I really jumped on it. Supposed to be a very good SACD player. I'm waiting for mine to show up.

[debo]

Curtis,
I have been looking to add a dedicated CDP to my HT and remembered this thread about you using the oppo analog to listen to cd's. Have you used the "Audio Only Mode"? If so is it good enough that mabye I won't want a dedicated CDP. I was really close to buying a Jolida JD-100 but also think I might get a better benifit with a universal player if I found one that sounds good enough.

Thanks