digi- Others will know better than I, and hopefully chime in, but in reading the Naim forum, most suggest to go with the best PS you can. With that thinking a Highcap would be better. I have not heard either, (yet) I just picked up a CD5 and am enjoying rediscovering some of my CD's. I...

Paging Kuma and the other Naimers..

Hi Kuma- I'll be using Senn 650's with Equinox cable..I know your a Grado fan.. I sold my RS-1's long ago..would be interesting to try them now.. I'll likely go the FC2 route as then 1 box can do both. It will be interesting to compare the Headline/HR-2..I should have the FC & Headline...

Thanks Kuma, A Flatcap2 & Headline are maybe in the works & I'll likely try and go all DIN connections. If I'm going Naim, I may as well go all the way..

Hmm..just curious, what did you not like about the 5x?

Well I did it. I found a lightly used CD5 someone was selling not far from me for $1100 & I pulled the trigger. Now it's time to try the Naim kool-aid and see what I think. I'll be using it with my HR-2 amp for now, but if I like the sound, I may go all Naim with a FlatCap2 & Headline...

YBA has a very good reputation in the audio world...

Great job. The bad only bad thing (for my pocket anyway) is I've been SERIOUSLY thinking about getting a Wadia 301 or 302..

Sigh... add Wadia to my list to my list of CDP's to check out.. I'm in the market for a new source..

Thanks for the reply Kuma. I'm seriously thinking about going with a Naim headphone setup & I'm in the process of researching my options. I heard a friends 5x and really liked it. I like what I've read about Naim as a company, how they design their products, and what i've heard on a...

Question to the Naim folk; If I was running say a CD5x with a Naim Headline I would need a power supply (say a Hicap) for the Headline correct? Also, how would I connect the Headline to the CD5x via the power supply, direct to the player, or do I need a naim intgrated amp? I guess my...

I download music into my ipod in apple lossless or at minimum 320AAC and use Senn PX100's for phones. I find the sound quality to be very good. I can't imagine someone saying different who listens to it. FWIW my home rig is a Merdian 588>RSA HR-2>Michael Wolff IC's>Senn 650/Equinox cable...

Audiogon is probably best.

I'm interested in this also. What Naim headphone setup would you Naim folks get if you were starting over?

I think you've made a fine choice Welly. The Ayre player seems like a winner, and is quite a bit cheaper price wise then say the Audio Research. Just think of all the MUSIC you can buy with the difference, and I really don't feel you'll be giving up much (if anything) in sound quality. I...