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Cary 303/300 vs. Audio Aero Capitole CDP

I have been considering auditioning tube CDP's, as much of my music collection is poor quality 70's/80's rock recordings.

I was thinking that tubes at the source may help smooth out some of the harshness that forces me to only want to listen to many of my cd's in the car.

On my audition list has been the AA Capitole, as it seems to be very highly praised.

However, new to the arena is the new Cary, which offers both tube & SS output stages, as well as selectable sampling rates. This one-chasis flexibility seems very attractive to me.

I was wondering if anyone has compared the Cary to any of the different versions of the Capitole CDP?

Any shared experiences would be greatly appreciated.
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barrelchief OP
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Thanks for all of the input thus far.

For those of you who have the AA, please breifly explain the potential function capabilities without using a separate pre amp.

I understand that this unit has a volume control and therefore can run directly to the power amp. However, I also have a pioneer cdr recorder, which I use the RCA ins & outs to my pre. Would I still have the ability to record from the AA to the CDR's via RCA output, and would I be able to monitor/playback from the Pioneer CDR recorder, through the AA to the power amp?

Furthermore, if the AA has the capabilities to accommodate the Pioneer CDR unit as described above, would there still be additional inputs if I ever wanted to add another source, such as a turntable?

Regardig the AA remote...I assume it can contol the volume as well as the cd functions? Does the remote have a phase selector as well? I have that on my current pre and have grown accustommed to having it.

Thanks again for all of your thoughts.
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