naim production

Posted by: scottyhammer on 28 February 2004

i was just looking into the history section of the main web site and came up with some interesting observations. some obvious i know. but bear with me.
if tou look at some of the "classic" naim kit you will see that compared to other products the cd players are most often updated or deleted.
the average lifespan in production of a cdp= about 5yrs. whereas if you compare other products such as:
135s-18yrs
52-12yrs
250- since 1975.(and still going)
my point is why are the cd players changed so often compared to other products??
could it be that cdp technical advances quicker than most other technologies??
whats your opinion.
regards, scotty
Posted on: 28 February 2004 by Manu
CDP are subject to the availability of the Philips transports, thus their shorter lifetime.

Emmanuel
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Posted on: 29 February 2004 by Hermann
More important is the question, why don't they continue the list?

Hermann
Posted on: 29 February 2004 by Basil
CD players are like Computers - Six months after you've bought the latest model, it's out of date!
Posted on: 29 February 2004 by Manu
quote:
Originally posted by Basil:
CD players are like Computers - Six months after you've bought the latest model, it's out of date!


False, a CDI is still a very good CDP, even compared with today technology.

Emmanuel
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All opinions are my own, and reflect those of the organisation i work for, even if not stipulated.
Posted on: 29 February 2004 by joe90
CD replay technology was so crap sounding to start with the only way was up, and fast!!

Also remeber that amps have been round since year dot. CD players are just young-uns really.

Joe90
Posted on: 29 February 2004 by prowla
It's a good question/observation.
I think it's to Naim's credit that they've kept their product range so stable.
It's great for me to know that I can mix & match the kit from the different generations.
It would have been easy to con us all by bringing out a 252.5 or whatever, to try and convince us that our 250s were obsolete, but instead they've evolved the amp over time and only had a couple of facelifts.
The option to have kit serviced as the electrical components deteriorate is also a major plus.
There aren't many companies that put quality first on their list of priorities, but Naim sure seem to do that from where I am.

Paul Rowlands