I decided to try this player thinking that a dedicated SACD player might sound better than my DVD player playing SACDs. It does a wonderful job on SACD! The big surprise was that it made my normal red book CDs sound much, much better as well! It beat the pants of my Denon player that even has Burr-Brown DAC. I have hardly turned it off! I love it so much, I bought a second one for my upstairs den. Get one before they're gone! At this price, get two--like me.