audio aero capitole- how good vs analog?

I do not have the Capitole and have listened to it but once (though I was impressed when I did), so I cannot contribute much there. On the other hand, there are loads of threads in the archives which address the relative merits of the Capitole. Is the AAC better than similary-priced analog? That inevitably leads to trouble (and there are loads of those types of threads in the archives too). Whether or not the AAC will be better for you than a similarly-priced analog setup may depend on your listening priorities. It seems from your other posts that you listen mostly to classical music. If you give more guidance as to what floats your boat, people may be able to give more precise commentary.

If you are looking to make a decision about whether to get one OR the other, I would say that it would depend on the music that you already have or the music you want to get from here on.

FWIW, I think most people who own both the AA Capitole and a similarly-priced analog setup are going to say they like both, which is why they spent so much money on each. I imagine that most who have both do NOT buy the same music on both and then choose to listen to their collection on one source more often than the other; instead they play different music on each source (some is much more readily available on one of the two formats) and rejoice in the fact that music sounds good on both.