Audio Aero Capitole vs. Audiomeca Mphisto II

Hi Pgleekel - The Stealth PGS is very "dull" sounding and the antithesis of dynamic - it has an organic quality and loads of inner detail which make it sound wonderful in certain systems.

Cardas Golden Reference is a punchy - cable. While it can sound "warm" when used between rich sounding components, it is a good cable and might by an excellent match for your system. The only way to know is to try it out.

I usually like to use fine and delicate sounding interconnects between the CD player and the Preamp followed by a more robust cable between the pre and power amp. I find this preserves the low level signal from the CD player.

Why dont you email me off line and let me know what your system configuration is - then I can make a suggestion or two.

Bryan

I am also using the Enkianthus dac with the Mephisto II transport. One can definitely get immersed into the music with this combo. Rayhall was on the money with the interpretation of the sound however the bass is also very good. I got better results with a ss preamp than the CAT ultimate.

I love the Audio Aero. Not much to complain about, if anything. May be a bit too rich in some systems that already lean that way. I'm keeping the EMC-1 with update. Ain't one better than the other. Just might fit better than the other. You won't go wrong with any of them.
IMO, the Marantz isn't in the same league as any of the other CDPs mentioned.