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It’s been a long time since Iheard the Aero Capitole player.  I bet it still is a terrific sounding unit—very smooth and relaxed sounding (not edgy or brittle), yet clear and not sluggish.  It was a favorite of mine, along with Audio Note players and DACs.

Add Lector to the list.

Happy Listening!

Yes, Lector makes fantastic sounding players at less than crazy prices.  They also make pretty good phono stages.

well i ended up going with Rega.  The contact from sparkler was kind of a jerk, CEC has the belts which I'm not so sure about long term, and I couldn't get a response from anyone affiliated with Lector or the company itself (same went for metronome).  I am amazed how many companies that charge so much for their products have such s**t service.  Anyways Rega has a lifetime warranty and they are still updating their products so I'm good.

Thanks all

In 2024 we also have the Shanling ET3 (transport only), Shanling EC3 (cd player) and SMSL PL200 (cd player).