dcs sound

I have listened to the Elgar for a long time through some very nice associated equipment at my local dealer. The staff and I compared the orginal EMC1 to it and felt that the Electrocompaniet EMC1 CD player had about 95-98% of the abilities of the Elgar grouping.
I recently had my EMC1 CD Player upgraded to the 24/192kHz DAC and the new player surpasses the Elgar in quality of sound. The staff and owner were in awe of the players abilities. I have never seen them so excited about a piece of gear, keep in mind that they sell the Elgar grouping!
Hearing is subjective and that is what makes it tough to have an opinion that others will share. I however, feel that this piece of kit is something special. I never thought a compact disc could sound so good. If you are in an area where you can audition it, make the trip and bring along some of your favorites. I hope this is a glimpse of the future. If it is, audio is headed in a very exciting direction.

I had a Sim Audio Eclipse CDP with DCS Purcell upsampler. DCS is excellent, however I was able to get rid of 3 pieces (Eclipse CDP; Purcell; ARC preamp) by moving to the excellent Audio Aero Capitole 24/192 one-box CDP. It even has a volume control so that I can drive my 4 tube amps direct in a bi-amp setup. Very analog-sounding as well, with a sub-miniature tube output stage. That being said, the DCS gear is very, very good- it comes down to a matter of taste really.

Can anyone compare the Audiomeca Mephisto II and/or the Enkianthus DAC to the Audio Aero Capitole? Is the Capitole more dynamic sounding than the Audiomeca gear?

Thanks,

Hi Rayhall,They are equally good. There is nothing out there that gets that analogue like sound. I tried both and bought the Audiomeca Mephisto II. I also have SACD and I like the smoothness and the palpability the Audiomeca gives me. Slingmeister

Thanks Slingmeister,

I had the Audiomeca Enkianthus DAC which was sweet, airy amd laid out an excellent soundstage. However, I found it just a little soft-sounding. Some have said that the Audio Aero gives a little bit more in the dynamics dept. Everyone seems to agree that both companies put out some of the best CDP/DAC's offered today. Thanks for your input.