Anyone have their Audio Aero Capitole MKII yet?


I just received mine today and was looking for other's opinions about the MKII right out of the box as compared to the MKI (or other comparable players).
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Heard it in Paris this week and was blown away,,,place in the 19 env, Monde du cable,

was hook up to a very avg setup of Mac amps and boston acoustic speqkers,,,,,most excellent ,,,well worth a demo,,,

Matt
From what I remember a typical DAC outputs 2 - 2.5V...well this should not be a general statement for all DACs. I guess one would have to play a little but I would follow the lead of .5 to .75 of the max volume.

Is there no way to disable the pre function volume or do a voltage adjustment for those who do use a Pre-amp ?
thanks...Matt
More impressions :

definitely a special player.....there is that odd wow effect with the MKII..in fact Im saying it more often!!

Unfortunatly I NNED to go via a ML380S Pre due to my integration of a HT setup....however, I made a big mistake.. I listened to it without the Levinson 380S .. DOH !!!

There is a difference.. I think I found the sweet spot when hooked up to the 380S...but its still not the same when direct connect to the amps.

Difference..without the 380S
noise floor is better
Soundstage is better ...much
better image
bass is better
less pinpoint focus .. Levinson is very pinpoint in imaging

Not that the 380S corrupts the MKII but it does diminish the ambience and "fee" of the music.. I have yet to hear any issue with the full volume of the MKII (+5v) going into my ML380S. what am I supposed to hear.. distortion? clipping ?? I hear clean sound so far ..

Overall, amazing bass and woody sound..

I put on a live recording and there is like a mini 1-2ms audio drop cut over between tracks ???? .. this is not normal.. its an audio drop.. again only between track and usualy not a problem except during a live recording ...hummm...

all the best
Matt

my setup is at http://members.rogers.com/mzn50/