Naim CD5si CD Player

Naim CD5si CD Player with Swing-Out CD Drawer

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 Naim have not forgotten that. The CD is seen by millions of music enthusiasts as the heart and soul of their music libraries.

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. It goes without saying of course that all these changes were driven by Naim’s relentless search for engineering reliability, sound quality and audio performance, and the benefit of each change was confirmed after many hours of listening.

Existing Technology

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 trademarks. The unique Naim swing-out CD drawer, in-house and industry standard CD transport, laser tracking and digital error correction software, discreet analogue output electronics, and a die-cast, non magnetic enclosure construction that helps ensures the electronics within can extract the most possible music from every CD.

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 the 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.

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.

Why Choose The Naim CD5si CD Player

The Naim CD5si is a great reminder of just how satisfying a well-made CD player can be, especially if you’ve got shelves of discs you still love spinning. Designed to shine alongside the Nait 5si, it blends that unmistakable Naim musical drive with some quietly impressive tech upgrades, including a better DAC, a more stable clock and refined analogue filtering, all tuned by ear as much as by measurement. In use, it feels reassuringly purposeful, from the trademark swing-out CD drawer to the solid, non-magnetic aluminium case that keeps vibration firmly in check. There’s a sense of ease and flow to the sound that makes listening feel natural and engaging rather than hi-fi for hi-fi’s sake, proving that the humble CD still has plenty of life left when it’s treated with this much care and engineering know-how.