I have been the very contented CDS3 player for a long time and have really enjoyed listening to music with it. About two years ago the left channel DAC failed and I was able to get this repaired but today without any warning the other channel has failed. I have been playing it through a Naim 50 for a couple of weeks and it was sounding superb, but no more!
So, what have other CDS 3 owners done to replace theirs? I do have an NDX2 but where my main system is the wifi is not reliable and there is no option currently to wire directly to the router. The NDX2 is supposed to be being moved into a second system with the recently purchased Nait50.
Ideally I would like a method to play CDs, I like them. budget is fairly limited at the moment with two kids at University but that won’t always be the case. So what will give me the musicality that I have been listening to for so long?
Is it possible for a customer to drop off/pick up their item directly from Salisbury to avoid having use a carrier? Clearly it has to be booked/paid via dealer…
When Naim CD player possible doorstop scenario became obviously, I went to Rega Isis.
Not budget friendly I know, neither are a CDS3.
Isis value won’t go rocket down as Rega are able to support their players.
I don’t know how they manage to build stock of spares etc - but for me it works.
Saturn/R or Saturn 3 are great alternatives if limited budget, even the little Apollo with or without Dac/R was really nice music makers.
There are other good CD players out there, fx Roksan or Hegel amo.
After support is essential and Rega seem to be leading.
Well, my dealer has previously said yes you can. But, we often hear that the biggest risk to cd mechs is the courier. So, if a person can drop odd/pick up at Salisbury, that risk is eliminated.
If i had a cd player that was unwell, id plan a road trip to the factory.
A friend borrowed my Arcam CD72 a few years ago, carrying it from my home to his which is only a few hundred metres but sadly after that journey it never worked again, so I totally understand how delicate these mechanisms can be to vibration , so I can see why using a courier could be risky.
What ever way you go I hope it works out for you .
sorry I dont understand this…
when these cd players were brand new they were shipped all over to dealers to sell and generally must have been undamaged
BUT somehow shipping them back to naim might damage the mechanisms. isn’t this just the reverse of the original selling /despatch process?
As others have said I would see if Naim can fix it - BUT I would also install a Mesh network (about £150 from BT for the dishes) that was a brilliant solution to ensuring lightning speed wifi across our entire house and garden with no gaps anywhere and no hassle. In about 4 years of having it the Mesh network has never ever gone down or needed a moment’s attention - truly a fit and forget solution…
The NDX2 is a superb network streamer and opens up a whole load of music to you that a CD player cannot offer. I have a Naim CDi CD player which is a lovely musical sounding player but I rarely ever use it nowadays - the NDX2 is that good!
It’s a fair point, but Naim’s view & approach is doubtless guided by the way some couriers handle these boxes, and the fact the mechs aren’t plentiful/even available now. It’s simple risk management - and if Naim ship a box out with a working unit which turns up dead, who’s responsibility will it be for the repair (which may not be able to be done?), and how much insurance compo may be applicable?
One sure way to manage risk (‘the uncertainty of outcome’) is to avoid it.
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