CD5XS general failure!
Posted by: tonfan on 22 December 2017
The first time the laser died, was three years after purchase from new. I repaired it. Now, after four more years, it started producing very distorted sound during playback. I sent it to the official dealer (in Greece) and it was diagnosed with DAC failure! The replacement cost seemed quite high and I decided to think about what to do. It was returned and I connected the digital output in order to use it as a transport only, but the transport started skipping (again) and the remote control stopped responding as well! There's nothing left to break down I guess.
I was planning to spend my Christmas holidays listening to music, but my cd player had other plans. I already started looking for my next cd player (NOT NAIM).
I am really disappointed!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Get yourself an Oppo 205 BD. Then you can stream, watch films and have access to those wonderful class-leading DACs and Transport that will play almost anything. Locks onto my Core and QNAP without fuss too. I use one alongside my NDS when I want to dig out a SACD or DVD Audio disc. Built like a tank too...but not exactly small
On the other hand I’ve had nothing but positive experiences with Naim - seems you win some.....
Happy Christmas