Ray, Capitole, I say -- on account of natural timbres. For dynamics, the meca -- maybe. BUT I listen to classical that has dynamics anyway, however efficiently the sound engineers work on killing them!
Gregm is absolutely right re: the natural aspect if the tonality of the Captiole. In my opinion, it is a magnificent CDP- it will never leave my system...
Ray, the Enkianthus is a DAC. The Mephisto 2 and the Enkianthus share the same 32/192 chip. Both the Mephisto and Capitole are outstanding CD players (and they too share the same Anagram DAC chip) - In my view these are the ONLY CD players out there worth listening to. If you opt for the Capitole, use a preamp - CD players always sound better with a preamp.
The Capitole is a bit more dynamic than the Mephisto and the Mephisto has much better delicacy or inner detail.
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