audio aero capitole- how good vs analog?


I hear many good reviews of the capitole. How close does it come to
a similarly priced analog setup? In other words, do you listen more to one or the other?
samuellaudio

Showing 1 response by dazzdax

Hi Samuel, I too would like to have my digital rig sounding like vinyl (velvety smooth sounding and airy treble, fleshed out midrange, full midbass). There are recordings that sound like that. But it is in the recording! Most digital remasters and newer recordings (DDD of course) don't sound like vinyl and will never sound like vinyl. In case of digital remasters, some engineers are not paying enough attention to the final results: for them it is only a routine job and they don't want any hassle. So the CD sound sucks and there is none who can do anything about it. If there is some digital gear that always sound like vinyl, then something must be wrong or the manufacturer has applied some technical trick to get this sound. The better the digital gear, the more transparent and true to the source (CD or SACD) it is and that doesn't necessary mean that you get a more vinyl like sound.