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Originally Posted by Blitzula
Whenever I hear the words "ruthless and non-forgiving" in regards to rock cds, I get nervous. I want to enjoy my whole collection, not just well-recorded cds, be they rock or some other genre.
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The CDX might not be everyone's liking.
If you are looking for something more benign in the Naim range I recommend the CD5 with Hi-cap. The 5 series gear is more round-earthed.
Othewise, look elsewhere. Altho, I highly doubt you'll find something that can deliver the music with the right intention.
If the reviews make you feel uncomfortable, perhaps you are better off with something else. ( or strech the budget for the CD5X )
I did not find the CDX particularly ruthlessly revealing. Which system did the reviewers use for the quote?
I auditioned one in varieties of Naim systems only:
Nait 3R/SL2
252 & 552/NAP300/SL2
552/active SL2 ( NAP 300 x2 )
What I did not care for at all out of older Naim CD players were CD3 & 3.5 and older.
Those are starting to get long in a teeth.
I don't own any audiophile recordings and certainly that's a last thing I put on for any demo. ( what good is it if a system can't play your music in the first place )
Typically if a system can do my music all right, it is even greater when you put on something more *respectable*.
I do agree that any gear should not descriminate any music genre and I did not feel that way with the CDX whereas CD5i might be more limited.
Considering the used pricing of a bare CDX, it is a better buy than a new CD5i. ( at least to me )
p.s.The review reminds me of a horrid home demo experience with a CDX2. I've used it in my office system and wow. It was bright, compressed and abosolutely no bass with it.
In a long run, it gave me a headache. I was set to return it, but decide to put it in the main rig ( another non Naim rig ). Amasing transformation. No brightness, no compression. ( ok. the bass was still light ). But it sounded completely a different player!