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Best female vocals on CD
Want to echo Ernie00 for Stacey Kent ! as well as Norah Jones, the first one should of been a superstar in North America years ago, the second one will be !Matthttp://members.rogers.com/mzn50/ 
Audio Aero Capitole MK II: Performance & Problems
TG >>how ever my units volume display is merely bars, and his unit has bars and numbers below it! <<Can you elaboate ?.. numbers like volume db? .. I just got my replacement unit last week with new chip and did not notice numbers.. onl... 
Philips SACD 1000 or 962.
Both players are fine redbook performers, I did fine the Sony a tad thin in mid range, however since I had the Sony in my system, I have changed to much better interconnects..so, one would have to re-evaluate that "thinness" The build is much bett... 
Philips SACD 1000 or 962.
I picked us a 962 recently and think its a terrific value for SACD. I compared it to the Sony DVP9000ES and I prefer the sound of the the Philips for SACD but the DVD User functions are better on the Sony, the 962 offers the Faroudja DCDI chip whi... 
Audio Aero Capitole MK II: Performance & Problems
make sure(and this is not intended to sound like Im talking down to you, but make sure you have slected the correct coax input in the front.. does it say "coax 24/192' and does it click if you stop the DVD player??Other then that... Make sure the ... 
Audio Aero Capitole MK II: Performance & Problems
Just to understand, you are not sending a 5.1 movie or dts cd disk or multi chn to the CAP via the coax correct ?..also, see if your DVD player is set to PCM output, and also has the ability to output 96khz..if so, enable those.When Selecting the ... 
Audio Aero Capitole MK II: Performance & Problems
Tim, regarding the digital, you need to provide the AA Capitole with a digital source such as another transport..etc. I use satellite music, feed it to the coax and the Cap resamples it to 24/192 and outputs it via the analog outs (XLR/RCA)Its a g... 
What are you supporting your Shunyata Hydra on?
I use 6 cheap but efficient vibapods in a rack .. I tried the Dhrama III bearing system but found no improvment whatsoever.. not sure anything would actuallyMatthttp://members.rogers.com/mzn50/ 
Audio Aero Capitole MK II: Performance & Problems
I have the same problem with the other live albums .. between tracks there is a 1ms audio drop..other then that my CAP is A-1 
Bel Canto EvO 200.2 monoblocks vs Pass X350
nod goes to Pass for me for warmer sound and overall dynamicsMatt 
Anyone have their Audio Aero Capitole MKII yet?
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 list... 
Capitole MKII ...Drawer ...hummm
Thanks Tim/Frank !!Frank...That was exactly it.. white tubey thing s had become loose and ended up inside player. takes 2 people to hold and reajust for a very smooth drawer ...yer right, mickey mouse/rinky-dink but they work !!..its all I ask !Matt 
AA Capitole Mk II - what the evaluaions brought?
Fortunatly or unfortunatly, I have incorporated my 2-ch into my HT using a Levinson 380S Pre. Using its UNITY GAIN (SSP mode)I am getting the MKII but need to have it go via the ML380S. Its been recommended that I use SSP again. Will this degrade ... 
AA Capitole Mk II - what the evaluaions brought?
Artistic Audio, just to confirm what you said, you find that adding a quality pre-amp may "add" to the sound quality of the MKII. This would be good news, as I heard that some folks had issues when adding a pre inline due to voltage overlay. I gue... 
Opinions on Gershman Avant Garde ?
Samski, Im also looking at a pair but as effect speakers, Although I have notheard them... they seem to have a good reputation and foot print is nice, at being at approx 36" high. from what I have done my research and read some reviews see http:/...