reliability of Audio Aero capitole mk II


Its definitely an awesome sounding tube cd player? Whats the reliability of the Audio Aero Capitole cd player.
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I have had excellent experience with the Mark II. There were earlier problems with the chips that were pretty much remedied with the introduction of the P4 chip. My unit was one of the first ones to come out with the P4 chip.

I use mine as my preamp. Of course it plays my CDs and I also use it with my DVd player and I run the audio through it's toslink connection for my Satellite feed. The latest version has an analog passthru so you could even run your tuner through it and avoid that extra switchbox. Older versions are upgradable to the analog passthru which involves replacing the circuit board and the back of the unit.

I can't imagine replacing it and if you do a search in the Audiogon discussion forums you will find some of the best praise for this unit that a CD player can get, at least since the introduction of the p4 chip and later versions.