Cal Labs Icon transport

[RAYSIMMONS]

What transport was used in the original Cal Labs Icon cd player?
and is it still avaliable?

Thanks!

 

[casouza]

Matsushita

Its was outsourced from Panasonic.
If you are having tracking problems, it is quite easy to adjust. Clean the lens with a lens cleaner disc or a photo camera lens cleaner.
Find 6 trimpots on the side of the transport.
Let me know the markings by the trimpots and what kind of problems are you having with the unit.
All the besr

 

[makinson1]

Are replacement laser pickups available for the Icon ?

 

[rickl]

Carlos,
Not sure if it is a problem but my Icon doesn't play CDRs very well. I can't tell if 1x burn improves or not.

As to the pots on the transport, here are the reference numbers:

TR0 TRG F00 F00 PD B TR B
VR103 VR102 VR104 VR105 VR101 VR106
TR0 TEG FEG

Any suggestions to help improve playing of CDRs?

Thanks,
rick

 

[makinson1]

Does anyone know where to get schematics or service manuals for the Icon ?

 

[rodman99999]

CAL laser transport

If someone is looking for a brand new, OEM, CAL laser transport- I've got one. I thought mine needed one when my Icon got intermittent, but it was the small switch that senses the drawer closure out of adjustment. Bought it- never installed it.

 

[aht]

Pictures

I had use them.

 

[aht]

It has specially sound (but I like aria model)

It's discontinue model.

 

[AR2]

Does anyone by any chance has schematics for CAL stand alone DA converter.?
It is so sad that they wewnt out of business. They use to make really good stuff.
Thank you
AR2

 

[rodman99999]

There's a shop in New York that was an authorized warranty station for CAL. I don't know if they'll share their schematics, but it's worth a try. repair@approvedaudioservice.com The tech's name is Larry. I've owned the Sigma and still have an Alpha. Yes- IT IS a shame they got absorbed!! I guess there was a lot more money in video.

 

[AR2]

Thank you,
I'll try them.

 

[timbarnes]

Re: Matsushita

Its was outsourced from Panasonic.
If you are having tracking problems, it is quite easy to adjust. ...snip...

Funnily enough I had the lid off my Cal Audio Icon (original version) last weekend - the transport stopped opening after a move from the US to the UK. I took it apart with some difficulty and found the gears that drive the transport drawer were very sticky. It seems to be better following a good clean, but now when it plays the first track of a CD there's a scraping sound. I think I may not have put the laser unit back in properly.

Has anyone tried upgrading the electronics? Op-amps and maybe adding a digital out?

And finally, does anyone know how to convert the Icon from 120V to 230V?

Thanks,
tim.

 

[makinson1]

CAL Transport

Was there ever any follow up on how to adjust the six trimpots on the CAL transport? I have the same one in my Tercet III. BTW, the two allen head jackscrews need to be adjusted first in order to get the servo moving so it will at least read the TOC.