Is this a deal or what ....

Tireguy- why the sale of the Cap, and what have you moved to?

Sorlowski- Jtinn is right re: the digital stuff- I have a Spectral transport (uses similar VRDS clamping technology to Wadia), and use an Audio Note Dac. My philosophy is to get a transport that extracts the most detail/signal from the disc, then 'tune' by finding a dac that matches your listening preferences- i.e. 'warmer' or 'tubier' vs accurate, etc.- whatever sonic descriptors are appropriate.

Anyways, I owned a Capitole Mk I, and can attest to Tireguy's comments- it is easy on the ears, but in the end I realized that too many details were being masked over due to the inferior nature of the transport in that iteration of the player (although I found the Mk II better in that regard). Therefore, in the end, I found the 'two-box' solution to be ultimately more satisfying.

Sorlowski: Both players are more musically correct to my ears than the Wadia. There is a naturalness that is not evident with the Wadia when compared with either of the other players, especially the Audio Aero. The Wadia is dry and thread bare in comparison.

Good luck!

Sutts- I regretfully sold be little cap. MkII :( and have ordered the EMM labs(Meitner) DCC2 and transport- In other words I took the plunge into SACD(just so happens that these SACD seperates are amazing on redbook too!)

on the contrary..the biggest improvements in digital sound have come via the way software is mastered for playback...although there have been improvements in hardware, most of the changes in hardware have been operational and build improvements that don't have a tremendous impact on what you hear. with boutique hi end manufacturers, as much time and money is spent to change your perception of playback quality as is on achieving actual sonic improvements...that kind of big bucks research is the stuff of phillips,denon,sony,etc who have a major stake in both the hardware and software industries. we are in a world where 0ver 50% of music playback happens on pc's....lord have mercy.

If you like beets, and find them on sale, then by all means buy them and enjoy.

If you don't like beets, however, even a price of one cent is too high.