I've had a CAL Icon (#1), Tersette, and a CL-20. I liked the Tersette very much. I found same delight and more in the DVD player CAL CL-20. But it wouldn't play any CDRs. My unit was only 2 y.o. when I sold it. There is an advert on audiogon for Samsung 850 and 950.
They come very close. I have an older 941 which was mod'd (950 is a better machine and it came very close to the sound of the CL-20. Fuller soundstage on the CAL, deeper bass, and cleaner highs. But the Cal could take an upgraded p\PC and the Samsung can't. I'm sure with an installed I.E.C. this $800 could sound like the $2200 CAL.But you can also spend more, like for the Essoteric, and get a top of the line 5 disk player as well.)
They come very close. I have an older 941 which was mod'd (950 is a better machine and it came very close to the sound of the CL-20. Fuller soundstage on the CAL, deeper bass, and cleaner highs. But the Cal could take an upgraded p\PC and the Samsung can't. I'm sure with an installed I.E.C. this $800 could sound like the $2200 CAL.But you can also spend more, like for the Essoteric, and get a top of the line 5 disk player as well.)