AA Capitole MKII/ CD Burner to use with it

Gerry- that's funny my sony sacd player won't play any cd/r's doesn't matter how they were burned. On the flip side of that coin the cap II plays everything I have thrown in its direction except for Shefield Labs test disk called "My disk" sort of a mystery to me!

My Capitole Mk 2 has been able to play TDK,Sony,Fuji,Mitsui, Gold and Apogee CDRs. These CDRs were burned with a Wadia source and a Tascam CDRW5000 recorder. It seems like a lot of the problems with CDRs being readable stem from ones that were burned using Computer burners.

One strange glitch I have encountered is that I get a sort of clicking sound periodically when I initially insert a disc. At first I thought it was only with CDRs, but I have also encountered it with regular CDs.

I have also had a situation where I am unable to track backwards on the remote, the only way to get to a lower track number than say 9 would be to enter the number from the keypad on the remote.

Also the time counter get confused very often, for instance saying that the remaining time for a track is 167 minutes.

It also seems rather odd the amount of wobble that is visible with the puck that rests on the disc.

Personally I think this is a bunch of crap, a 9k player should perform perfectly with no problems. My Wadia 860 is in a much higher league as far as build quality and electronic stability, however the Capitole sounds better than the Wadia.

I feel pretty uneasy about the amount of problems that are apparent with the Capitole Mk 2, it seems like they might have released it to soon before they worked out all the bugs.

Ejlif:

I couldn't agree more with your assessment!

A CD player retailing for almost $ 9,000.00 should work flawlessly. It is one of the most expensive pieces of audio equipment I have ever owned (certainly the most expensive CD player I have ever owned) and it is also the most troublesome piece of audio equipment I have ever seen or heard.

Audio Aero has told me that the problem is not with the Capitole, but with my CD burner which, they say, is not recording to the Redbook standard.

But, as Sattothestars has said, I may have the old chip and not the P3.

Ejlif, I heard that there was a problem with the programming of the processor chip on some very early production units of the Mk. 2. (See their web site.) The problems that you are describing sounds exactly like the symptoms posted on their web page! Also, I have heard that there may be a problem with the fit of the guide rails for the CD door, which leads to improper or difficult closing. It's a shame that after the wonderful reviews of the original Capitol, and after raising the list price by 50%, that A.A. didn't get it 100% right before releasing the new model. It's also pretty poor that the dealer has not contacted you yet about this known problem! Good luck!

I had the first generation chip, and it played almost all CDRs flawlessly. I had a few problems though, but it seemed to be random and not at all linked to a brand or certain type of CDs/CDRs. Multimedia Audio CDs with enhanced video practically never worked.

I use a plextor burner and all of the CDRs i used on it played perfectly (burned 1x).

Every problem cited above and that everyone has experienced should be solved with the new P3 chip, according to the manufacturer.

Cheers