California Audio Labs – Icon Mk II CD Player - HDCD


Did all the Icon Mk II players with HDCD have PowerBoss?  Or are there some Mk II players with HDCD but not PowerBoss?

And how do you tell?

Thx
randy-11
As I recall the Power Boss upgrade included HDCD.

However, a basic (less expensive) HDCD upgrade was available as well.

DeKay
Great question. Because the mods became so popular at the time, CAL ultimately offered an HDCD/PowerBoss model for sale with all the benefits up front. To your question about how do you tell? That can be deduced from wether or not the unit you have/want originated as a full featured ICON mkII HDCD/PowerBoss from CAL or if the unit had a mod/upgrade done to an original/older standard ICON after the fact.
I am currently selling a direct from CAL most-full-featured HDCD PowerBoss model. Listing ID lis7c7e1