Naim CD5

Newest Review: ... convinced you all that CD players are very important I can tell you about the CD5. As with other Naim products the CD5 does ... more

... not have a neutral sound. It sits right up and shakes you until you admit that you're humming along. This is not to everyones taste but boy can it rock. Some people have descibed Naim CD players as being almost analogue in that they sound very natural, but perhaps more important is the sense of rhythm and timing is complete. When listening to this CD player (comparing it to other makes in the same price range) i found that it sounded a bit more musical but to be honest i can't give you a reason why, it...more

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Naim CD5: The Fifth Element (518 words)
by - written on 13/09/01 (Very useful, 5041 readings)
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This is currently Naim's cheapest CD player, which may come as a shock to some as it costs £1125. If you read Which magazine regularly you may come across an article claiming that CD players essentially all sound the same and you might as well buy the cheapest one. Their rationale behind this went along the lines of 'because its digital, even cheap players get all of the information off the CD'. Fortunately those of us who have heard different CD players know that they do sound different. Many of the differences are caused by the digital to analogue conversion and output stages in the CD players and a rather annoying thing called jitter. Having ... Read the complete review