Everything- but foremost not having to get up every 20 minutes

Being discontinued

A short follow up review, mainly for anyone with a 95 to early 98 model. New unit after a longgggggg break in period
is vastly superior to my older 1995 model. Much more air, transparency and detail. If you own an older model and like
it, run down to dealer and listen to a 99 model, do not believe any were made in 2000. The Only audiophile carousel
will be history soon. If you shop wisely one can be had for under 1100 delivered, what more is there to say.
Enjoy The Music

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Strong Dynamic, smooth, and powerful bass!!!

Built quality and factory services are not up to my expectation for a $2000 product(Price at the time of purchase).

I have use and own CAL cl-10 for more than 2 years now. I have no complaints about the sound quality, especially consider the price. I am a careful person, I always make sure everything I buy is good value. So I tried to listen as many players as I could. From what I heard in the store and what I read from stereophile review confirmed my choice.
After i bought this unit, I still visit hifi store frequently, there is no other player that sound significant better than CL-10 and make me think about upgrade. Oops, I think there is one - WADIA 860. But the Wadia cost $7-8000. Which is cost more than my entire system.


I actually prefer a single disc player due to reliability issue, but then I started to like the ability to play 5 CDs non stop. This player have a very balanced sound, there is no significant weakness or outstanding areas. It is a excellent choice if you listen to all kinds of music like me. However, if you only listen to one kind of music, you might find out other player voiced to sound good with your prefered music.

I am curious how does it compare with wadia 830, as the stereophile said 830 significantly better than most sub 2k player such as CAL cl-15.

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CAL ICON MKII power boss, Naim 3, Classe 0.5, Audiolab, Linn Mimik, KAV 300CD, Wadia 860and 830.........

Convenience, Sound, Build Quality

No Long in Production

Have had the CL-10 in my system for just short of one year and am about as satisfied as I can be for the money. I had Sony's top ES five-disc changer before the CL-10. The ES needed some warranty repair, so after fixed it had to go. But, once I A/B'd the two units the Sony definitely had to go, anyway. The CL-10's superior clarity and sound-stage were immediately obvious in my system (McIntosh C38/MC500 driving a pair of Aerial 6 speakers). Made me wonder why I listened to the Sony for so long. Guess it was brand loyalty after listening to a Sony CDP-100 ten-disc changer for almost ten years. After the two Sony's I now understand why my primary listening was always to vinyl. With the CL-10 I am about 50% each. But, I can no longer listen to most of my older CD's. They are so harsh, grainy and "edgy" that I find listener fatigue sets in after about 10 minutes. That is the biggest drawback to the CL-10. It exposes poor quality CD's in an instant. It is not quite as flexible as the Sony and some functions run only from the remote. But the sound. To quote the politicians - "It's the SOUND, stupid." And the CL-10 hs the sound. Next thing is to try the top MSB digital processor to see if an outboard up-sampling is really as good as the boys at Stereophile say it is. The CL-10 is one nice machine. Am now on the third of five Miles Davis CD's as I wait for dinner to cook. Happy Listening!

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Sony CDP-9ES 5-disc Changer

everything

there are no more

I just want to thank the other reviewers on this sight for their glowing comments about this cd player. I love it, the sound is absolutely amazing. I just got one of the last two at the factory, very sad because it is just so good. I auditioned a lot of cd players in the $ 3,000 and less area and none sound any better than the cl-10, different but not better. The warmth of this player is perfect with my system. I was originally going to keep my Sony CA80es for casual listening, the cl-10 allows me to have the sound quality of a single player with the added connivance of a carousel.

Detail, warmth, build quality, quick CD exchange

Tracks can only be changed via remote control

I hesitated to note any weaknesses (the one I listed was very very minor) because this unit is everything I expected it to be. Apparently they still have a few in stock because one was special ordered for me in August 2000. I upgraded from my old CAL DX-1 and it is a significant step...much much more detail. Folks this thing is built like a tank and sounds like a dream. I have searched far and wide for a true audiophile changer, and this is the only real choice. The unit was indeed officially discontinued in 1999 and I agree that it is unfortunate because it is such a great product.