CD Player Mix 'n' Match?

neddyboy · 20th June 2007, 02:55 PM

I have a California Audio Labs CA-5 five disc carousel player that has (apparently terminal) skipping problems. The sound is the best I've ever experienced, but I can't really swing the replacement cost for the laser assembly. I also have several older players, including a Luxman, that have digital outputs but don't sound so great.

Is it possible to combine the circuitry of the CAL with the transport of the Luxman? I'm reasonably competent with non-digital tinkering, mostly tube, but I know little about this stuff. The CAL has no digital input, so I'd have to run a cable between the two chassis somehow.

Possible? Practical?

rfbrw · 20th June 2007, 03:22 PM

Possible, definitely. As for practical, give me some idea of what is inside the CAL, I'll tell you what needs to be done and you can make the decision.

20th June 2007, 02:55 PM	#1
neddyboy diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006	CD Player Mix 'n' Match? I have a California Audio Labs CA-5 five disc carousel player that has (apparently terminal) skipping problems. The sound is the best I've ever experienced, but I can't really swing the replacement cost for the laser assembly. I also have several older players, including a Luxman, that have digital outputs but don't sound so great. Is it possible to combine the circuitry of the CAL with the transport of the Luxman? I'm reasonably competent with non-digital tinkering, mostly tube, but I know little about this stuff. The CAL has no digital input, so I'd have to run a cable between the two chassis somehow. Possible? Practical?

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20th June 2007, 03:22 PM	#2
rfbrw diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: .	Possible, definitely. As for practical, give me some idea of what is inside the CAL, I'll tell you what needs to be done and you can make the decision.