Rega Planet vrs California Audio Ikon


Well...
Having purchased first, then researching in depth later -

Which CD do y'all prefer given a choice used and what are your percieved differences in the two?

California Audio Labs Icon II
vrs
Rega Planet

in the $500.00 range.
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Showing 1 response by casouza

I prefer the CAL Icon II, it uses a very competent mix of Pacific Microsonics and Burr-Brown chips.
Its sound is dynamic, with outstanding bass. The midrange and treble get smoother if you leave it on 24/7.
The Rega sounds too polite for my taset in music (jazz).