Hello,
I own the Lector, have had it for over a year, and I can tell you I would compare it favorably with the Audio Aero Cap MkII and other similarly priced CDPs. I've heard a few other CDPs, Audio Note, I believe it was a 2 series but I'm not sure, Audio Mecca Maphisto, Metronome CD-2V Signiture and they all came up short compared with the Lector, IMO. I love this player and the only other player I would consider is the EMM Labs, but I can't afford it..........John