Naim CD5SI CD Player

CD player

The CD5si CD player sets a new precedent for musical performance, particularly when paired with the complementary NAIT 5si integrated amplifier. The humble CD is still a popular music format, and we at Naim Audio have not forgotten that. The CD is seen by millions of music enthusiasts as the heart and soul of their music libraries.

CD5si

Engineered for music

The CD5si CD player, especially when partnered with the complementary NAIT 5si integrated amplifier, sets a thrilling new standard for musical performance at our entry level.

With so much focus on audio streaming and downloads it might seem easy to forget the humble CD. But not at Naim Audio. After all, the CD is still by far the world's most popular music format and for millions of music enthusiasts compact disc collections still constitute the heart and soul of precious music libraries. This outstanding machine, which replaces the previous CD5i, brings worthwhile performance benefits for users but retains the functionality and straightforward usability of the classic player. The CD5si is designed to be the best in its class, incorporating genuine technological advances to provide a thoroughly enjoyable musical experience.

Features

Stiff, extruded aluminium casework provides excellent resistance to external vibration

High performance drawer and transport mechanism as with our premium CDX2 model, providing low resonance, low-inertia disc operation

Discrete digital and analogue power supplies for superior isolation of sound critical electronics

New Technology

The CD5si is a high-end CD player that offers a superior musical experience. It builds on the features of its predecessor, the CD5i, and incorporates new technological advances to enhance the listening experience. Upgrades include an improved digital-to-analogue converter chip, a more stable DAC clock, higher voltage power supply rails, a redesigned analogue filter, and CD transport and laser optics. These changes aim to produce exceptional sound quality while maintaining engineering reliability.

Built To Last

The CD5si is built with a rigid, extruded aluminium casing, which provides excellent resistance to external vibrations. Its high-performance drawer and transport mechanism, similar to our premium CDX2 model, ensures low resonance and low inertia disc operation. Moreover, the CD5si has separate digital and analogue power supplies that offer superior isolation of sound-critical electronics.

Technology & Craft

The CD5si name may only differ from its CD5i predecessor by one character, but under the skin there's numerous fundamental improvements and advances - each one aimed at extracting more music and enjoyment from every CD. To begin with, the CD5si digital to analogue converter chip has been upgraded to a Burr Brown PCM1793 - a device very closely related to the one used in the NDX high-end streaming player. The CD5si also benefits from a more stable DAC clock, higher voltage power supply rails, a revised analogue filter design and a brand new CD transport and laser optics. All these changes were driven by our relentless search for engineering reliability and sound quality, and the benefit of each change was confirmed after many hours of listening.

However, just as change can bring improvement, there's often nothing wrong with sticking to your guns, so the CD5si retains all of its predecessor’s best features and Naim Audio trademarks. The unique Naim Audio swing-out CD drawer, laser tracking and digital error correction software, discrete analogue output electronics, and a die-cast, non-magnetic enclosure construction that helps ensure the electronics within can extract the most music possible from every CD.

Connect To Your Music

The CD5 SI CD player, when paired with the NAIT 5SI, offers an unparalleled audio experience for those with a valuable CD collection.