T-bone nailed it, this subject has been beaten to death, there are analog
lovers and digital fans. They both have benefits and limitations anyone not
willing to admit that has some vested interest in one format or another. I will
add that we have seen the rise of analog its been tweaked and more or less
perfected(as perfect as it can be) it has been around for roughly 100 years,
the ceiling has been reached, chances of an analog break through that will
ever trickle down to a price less then that of a new BMW are slim to none.
Digital is a young pup in comparison, with HUGE improvement over its short
(25 or so year) life, and will continue to get better at a rapid rate as
technology gets better. Will the answer be SACD, DVDa, redbook??? I doubt it,
probably something that doesn't exist yet, but will with in 10 years. As
information storage becomes cheaper, smaller and more reliable someone
will fill the cracks in and have the universal format. It will be cheaper and
better then anything currently available, just the way its going to be. Now
only if we can get better engineer's in the studio's!
As for the audio aero Capitole, I owned a cap mkII when they first came out
and while its a great cd player in its own right, it can't compete with newer
comparably priced units(in particular those available from modifiers like
modwright, exemplar, apl, etc...). That was less then 5 years ago, and now it
can't compete - IMO - that's how fast digital is changing.
lovers and digital fans. They both have benefits and limitations anyone not
willing to admit that has some vested interest in one format or another. I will
add that we have seen the rise of analog its been tweaked and more or less
perfected(as perfect as it can be) it has been around for roughly 100 years,
the ceiling has been reached, chances of an analog break through that will
ever trickle down to a price less then that of a new BMW are slim to none.
Digital is a young pup in comparison, with HUGE improvement over its short
(25 or so year) life, and will continue to get better at a rapid rate as
technology gets better. Will the answer be SACD, DVDa, redbook??? I doubt it,
probably something that doesn't exist yet, but will with in 10 years. As
information storage becomes cheaper, smaller and more reliable someone
will fill the cracks in and have the universal format. It will be cheaper and
better then anything currently available, just the way its going to be. Now
only if we can get better engineer's in the studio's!
As for the audio aero Capitole, I owned a cap mkII when they first came out
and while its a great cd player in its own right, it can't compete with newer
comparably priced units(in particular those available from modifiers like
modwright, exemplar, apl, etc...). That was less then 5 years ago, and now it
can't compete - IMO - that's how fast digital is changing.