I love my Nait 5i, with the Naim CD 5x. I'm budget sensitive too, but found the CD 5x worth the significant extra cost over the 5i. The Nait 5i sound is pleasingly warm and rich, without being fuzzy or flabby, just an all-around musical pleasure. Very hard to approach in its price range, from what I've heard. Definitely not bright, harsh or etched in presentation. And, I admit that my wife also likes the slim, elegant black boxes.
Have Linn Classik, upgrade to int amp & cd? Naim?
I have a Linn Classik and I was thinking
about upgrading to something like a
Naim Nait 5i and CD5i. I would be open
to other options except that it has to
be black and both by the same manufacturer
so that 1 remote runs both. I'm lazy.
buget is about $3000-$3500.
My motivation is mainly to get better sound.
Also considering a seperate Linn Amp and
running the clasik into it.
Does nait5i have a brighter or softer sound
than the clasik? I'm sensitive to brightness.
Thanks
Tom
about upgrading to something like a
Naim Nait 5i and CD5i. I would be open
to other options except that it has to
be black and both by the same manufacturer
so that 1 remote runs both. I'm lazy.
buget is about $3000-$3500.
My motivation is mainly to get better sound.
Also considering a seperate Linn Amp and
running the clasik into it.
Does nait5i have a brighter or softer sound
than the clasik? I'm sensitive to brightness.
Thanks
Tom