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Judsauce - who did the work on your old Kavent?  I have an old CAL Aria that still plays great but sometimes the drawer sticks and one of the display numerals has a section out.  Replacing the laser also sounds like a good idea.  Still I'm thinking about a Luxman but wonder if the $$$ would bring any sound improvement from the CAL.

I had a Cal Icon mk2 cd player many years ago and I really liked it, but it finally wouldn't read CDs anymore. I tried to buy a new laser to repair it but it was hard to get, so I gave up and bought a tube cd player. When that started giving me problems, I then bought an Oppo 105 and then upgrade to the 205. Great players and the build quality is excellent. A friend of mine wanted to buy a new inexpensive CD player and I recommended a used Oppo 103 which he purchased for not much money. He loves it and they still service them if needed. but I never had a problem with either of the ones I purchased. I have concert videos and can play them and listen to the sound through my stereo, which is nice. Sacds also sound really good through it too.

I had a Cal Icon MK2 many years age and I really liked it. Eventually the laser went bad, and I wanted to replace it, but it was hard to get so I gave up on it and bought a new cd player, which I had for quite a while. When that one started to give me problems, I purchased an Oppo 105 and the upgraded to the 205. They sound good and the build quality is excellent. They are universal players and Oppo still services them, even though they don't make them anymore. I haven't had any problems with either one. Sacs sound great and sometimes I watch concert videos with it and play the sound through my stereo. It's built for surround sound too. A friend of mine wanted to buy a new inexpensive CD player. I recommended he buy a used Oppo 103, Which he did and is really happy with it.

Sorry for the double post.