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Multi-award-winning Naim HDX gets SLC SSD

Uncategorised By May 06, 2010

May 6 2010 High-End Show, MOC, Munich. Naim confirms, in an aggregate of abbreviations, that the multi-award-winning Naim HDX is to be offered with a 16GB Enterprise grade, Single Level Cell (SLC), Solid State Drive (SSD). This totally silent drive will contain the operating system and includes space for future upgrades. This and the performance upgrades are an upgrade option for existing HDX owners.

Naim updates award-winning CDX2 CD Player

Uncategorised By Nov 02, 2009

Naim has updated its CDX2 CD player to coincide with the forthcoming launch of the Naim DAC.

This is the first major revision for this product in over 7 years. This takes the CDX2 into new markets delivering greater performance and far increased flexibility. The price remains the same.

The new version CDX2 adds a switchable S/PDIF output on a 75 Ohm BNC connector for the correct impedance match.

More Musical Fidelity V-DAC versus the Cambridge Audio DacMagic

Uncategorised By Aug 14, 2009

Over the past day I’ve had a chance to listen to the comparison in two systems, both this time, using the coax S/PDIF input. Overall I prefer the Cambridge DacMagic. The DM is a little more even handed: on first listen it sounds a little flatter than the V-DAC but after a while it’s obvious that vocals are a littel more intellidgble even though they are further back in the mix.

Musical Fidelity V-DAC versus the Cambridge Audio DacMagic

Uncategorised By Aug 12, 2009

The MF is initially very enticing, it has a very direct quality as if a veil has been removed from in front of the speakers but at the same time it wasn’t quite as cohesive. The DacMagic – set to my preferred Minimum phase setting – was a little more relaxed, laid back in presentation but the bass was together with the rest of the band.