Cd ripper/storage

[ptamony]

I have a Naim 32-5 preamp and am looking for a CD ripper/storage unit that will plug into my pre amp any ideas?

[LindsayM]

Hi,

I’m not sure I’m clear as to what you want to achieve? A ripper/storage unit will not work with your preamp without a streamer/DAC to render. There are lots of options for how this can be achieved. The Naim option would be a Naim Uniti Core and ND5XS, alternatively you could have a NAS drive on a PC to do the ripping/storage to feed the ND5XS.

Other guys will have different suggestions.

Regards,

Lindsay

[ptamony]

I have a cd player hooked up to my pre amp which is fine but want a unit like the old Naim Unitiserve SSD what do I need to contact to the pre amp a dac?

[anon4489532]

An Innuos Zen Mini Mk III will do this.

[ChrisSU]

The Innuos Zen Mini is a good choice if you want a single box that does everything because unlike most CD rippers it includes a DAC, and therefore an analogue output which you can connect to a preamp. In addition to this it will give you access to internet radio, and streaming services such as Spotify, Tidal and Qobuz.

A more traditional approach would be to buy a streamer to connect to your preamp. Then you use a computer or NAS drive for ripping and storage, which can be located elsewhere, and can be inexpensive stuff that you keep in a cupboard. Unless, of course, you want it to come in a fancy aluminium box with a posh name, and a price to match!

[sktn77a]

@ptamony

looking for a CD ripper/storage unit that will plug into my pre amp any ideas?

A second-hand HDX? Simplicity, if a bit dated.

[LindsayM]

That is a good idea.

[ratrat]

Take a look…

Incoming - Innuos Zen Mini mk3 + LPSU

Our new Innuos Zen Mini mk3 arrived home Friday night, last night. It took just minutes to set it up and start using it. It’s so simple. So, now it’s being used (a lot) and we are going through a few experiments, before we settle with it. It really is as quiet as a mouse. [image] Here is an update, on some of the details… Streaming For now, we are going to resist subscribing to Qobuz. So, keeping it simple, just focus on our CD’s for a while and get that part right. Position and stacking …

Good luck with your search for a solution
Do report back and share how you get on?

KR
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[ptamony]

thanks for all the ideas will now try to work out which one will work for me

[NickofWimbledon]

If you have a strong hankering to stay Naim-ed or want the simplest option to operate, you may be interested to know that I just bought a 20year-old Core, with 2TB of SSD included for £1,000 from a well-known auction site.

New, performance-per-£ made a Core look like a non-starter for me, despite having a Naim streamer. At that price, and given the tatty state of my laptop’s CD-drive and the increased cost of new SSD space today, it looked (and still looks) a decent deal. The same site provided an ND5 XS2 for £2,000.

You can achieve a similar result for a lot less money, particularly if you don’t want to stream or are happy doing your own rips, storing them on an external NAS and eschewing streaming services. If you have a computer with a CD-drive, you could just buy a NAS (perhaps Synology?) and a DAC (Chord? Audiolab? Naim N-DAC?).

[Adrian-Glasgow]

I bought the Innuos mini for exactly this purpose a couple of years ago. Ripped all my CDs. Plugs into my NDX then 52/135s.
But, comparing Tidal with a ripped cd, Tidal is usually noticeably superior. Even comparing a Little Dot cd transport as a digital source, the played cd sounds better than the ripped one.
Suggest get a streamer then see if you miss the CDs.

[davidhendon]

@NickofWimbledon

I just bought a 20year-old Core, with 2TB of SSD included for £1,000 from a well-known auction site.

20 year old! That is amazing. That’s 15 years before Naim built it even.

[NickofWimbledon]

@davidhendon - whoops! Embarrassing typo there - it should be 2 years ofcourse.