If you love Pink Foyd - advantage SACD. But, if you like REM, big advantage to DVD-A. In 2006, you will see DVD-A give way to the Dual Disc format and it looks like Sony has stopped manufacturing SACDs
There are plenty of universal players ranging from $90 -$x,xxx. The non-Elite Pioneers are the cheapest. Yamaha also makes some decent universal players. Denon makes some solid ones also.
In my opinion, the sound from high-res music is leaps and bounds better than redbook CDs and music DVD's mixed in Dolby 5.1. It is a shame the formats didn't catch on. I have about 15 DVD-A's and they are all amazing.
