I'm willing to contribute to this, even though the gear I own is listed in my profile. Just listing it doesn't tell why I chose these components or whether I'm (still) happy with them.
For SA-CD stereo I still use my old Marantz SA-11S2. This player has been outclassed for CD playback so it's a bit of an extravagance keeping it for just the 120 stereo-only SA-CDs I own. It's a good reference though of what a nicely designed source can sound like. Anybody who hasn't heard high-end Marantz gear should experience this.
For SA-CD multichannel and Blu-ray Audio I use a Denon DBT-3313UD transport feeding an AVR-3313 receiver. The Denon Link HD connection between the two solves the issues others have gone to hard-disk playback to address. The DACs in the AVR-3313 aren't terrific with low sample rate files but fine for SA-CD and Blu-ray Audio. This combo is great sound for the price and something I would buy again today (but substituting the current AVR-X4100W).
For PCM stereo (CD rips and downloads) I use a NAD M51 DAC, superior to what the DACs in the AVR-3313 can do.
Amplification and speakers are common throughout.
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