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In Reply to: Minimax CDP posted by Lew H on May 28, 2005 at 07:41:57:

It's great that you are pleased with the Minimax, but don't be dissin' the CAL Icon. I also am a vinyl person at about a 50-50 to CD ratio. I have a CAL Icon MkII HDCD that I have been trying to get out of my system for years. But nothing I have tried under $1500 in a single box improves on it, including AH!, Rega, Jolida, Linn, Arcam, and numerous modified Marantz/Sony mutants. It's built like a tank, never mistracks, and to my ears the sound is consistently sweet and clear on any type of music I care to listen to. If a moderatly-priced upgrade was the goal, I would have recommended keeping your Icon and putting the $$$ into an outboard DAC and cables (and some new vinyl with the leftovers).

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Topic - Minimax CDP - Lew H 07:41:57 05/28/05 (4)

Careful there, cowboy ... ... ... - tlea 10:40:29 05/29/05 (1)

CAL quality- real value - Bixby 22:15:20 06/02/05 (0)

if you can tolerate headphones.. - stan2 20:49:43 05/28/05 (0)

Re: Minimax CDP - Bromo33333 07:51:41 05/28/05 (0)

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