JezA;613722 Wrote: > There have been plenty of one-box no-compromise (whatever that might > mean) cd players. The Linn CD12 for exampe and the top end Naim range. Yes, sorry I forgot about those. And the Arcam CD9 with the dCS ringDAC is another example.
However, while I agree that Linn and Arcam were honestly trying to build no-compromise players, I am very suspicious of Naim's motives... JezA;613722 Wrote: > Indeed Naim refused, until recently, to even countenance putting an > s/pdif output on their cd players because they argued that it > compromised the performance even if it was unused. I think it was much more to do with their dogmatic insistence on a "house sound". Before they had their own DAC to offer, providing a digital output would allow a non-Naim DAC into the equation. As an ex-Naim devotee who thankfully escaped about 20 years ago, I have to say that Naim seem to demand an almost religious acceptance from their customers while the smoke & mirrors are waved around. A bit like Apple, I suppose. -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84903 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
