Which CD player should I go for? AA, EC, Audiomeca


Guys, I am upgrading my system and now need some advice on the one box CD player.
I have the following on my list.
Electrocompaniet EMC1 UP 24/192
Audio Aero Capitole 24/192 Mk ll
Audiomeca Mephisto ll X 24/192
Wadia 861

They are all great player and have great review. I've heard the AA,EC and audiomeca have very analog sound. While the Wadia is on the other side of the table... Have anyone got some experiences with them?
My musice tast is somewhat MIX, like rock and roll, Jazz, vocal, and some pop...
Prefer greater dynamic, bigger sound stage and less colored. (that's where the wadia come into the picture...)

any help is appreciated.

regards
128x128mbadscl

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Thanks for all the responses guys~

For the last several days, I have done some researchs and got to actural A/B test both the Audio Aero and Audiomeca side by side... ( go direct to the amp with the same cables)

Both have very good details. Sound stage is huge while the Audiomeca tend to be more forward when playing vocal!!?? Audiomeca even have deeper bass than the aero...(this experience is somewhat different from other users...) The audio aero tent to be more color however the aero sounds to me to be more relistic in some playbacks than the Audiomeca. (might be the CDs??) At this price, they really have nothing really weak about them. Just a matter of different preferance some might have... And I hear the audiomeca really work it's best when with tube...

I now rate the Audio Aero and Audiomeca a very close 6 to 4. Why am I not getting the Audio Aero already?? Because I just can't resist the look of Audiomeca... it's a piece of art just by looking at it... :)

Any other input before I make the final choose?
Or have anyone compared them to the Wadia 861?

regards
First of all, I would like to thanks all the threads and info some have provided to me. They are all very helpfull and help me to clear my thoguht.
After a long struggle with geards and several audition with the AA and Audiomeca. I finaly decided to go with the Capitole II for the fact that it might suit my system and musical preferance better.
It was a hard decision, but it's been heaven since I got the Capitole II up and runing in my listening room... Great player indeed. It meets all that I was asking for... the details, lively sound, detail bass, huge sound stage, yet "not too much" colored...
I mean it sounds great when I audition it, it sounds even better when it's playing in my own listening room...
I tried Wadia, Audiomeca, Meridian, ML, linn, EC, Orphous, and several others... They are all great players in different area, but the Audio Aero is the one for me!