Greetings
I have an AA Capitole CD and Capitole Power amp. I am expremely happy with both.
I believe that you will need to set the Capitole CD volume control around -45 db to listen at average levels with 100db efficient speakers.
I find that below -30 db, the Capitole's analog volume control has a slight loss of transparency.
You may want to look into a Modwright 9.0SE remote-controlled tube preamp. Its signal to noise ratio is excellent, more than 120 db (outstanding for tubes) and it got rave reviews.
I am buying one, together with a pair of Zu Druids. I believe it makes sense to control the overall system gain and improve the S/N ratio.
Good luck on your speaker hunt!
I have an AA Capitole CD and Capitole Power amp. I am expremely happy with both.
I believe that you will need to set the Capitole CD volume control around -45 db to listen at average levels with 100db efficient speakers.
I find that below -30 db, the Capitole's analog volume control has a slight loss of transparency.
You may want to look into a Modwright 9.0SE remote-controlled tube preamp. Its signal to noise ratio is excellent, more than 120 db (outstanding for tubes) and it got rave reviews.
I am buying one, together with a pair of Zu Druids. I believe it makes sense to control the overall system gain and improve the S/N ratio.
Good luck on your speaker hunt!