Naim Cd Players

I have owned a number of Naim CD players and still do. I currently have a CD5/Flatcap2 in the Series 5 system that we use in our bedroom (Neat Petite speakers) and a CDS2/XPS in the big Naim system that we use in our family room. I sold my second CDS2/XPS that I was using in my reference system and replaced it with the far less expensive and superior Resolution Audio Opus 21.

Both Naim and Resolution Audio offer exceptional service.

how does this compare to other famous ones- Wadia, levinson, meridian, accuphase?

Not in the same league as the players you mentioned above.
For starters, highly recommending Meridian and Marantz.

Have owned a number of high end players over the years and the Naim players especially the current models are very good when compared to other plyers like Meridian. I owned the Marantz 8260 recently and it was not even close to the Naim CD5.

I love Naim amps/hicap and CD players. However, honestly, I am against buying old Naim CD players (CD2/CD3/CD3.5/CDX etc.) for various reasons (e-mail me if you want to know). If you like Naim CD player, buy current/recent production of Naim CD player either new or used.

Also, please audition Arcam 73T and Jolida JD100 (non-modified but with highly regarded 5751 vacuum tubes from 1950s or 1960s), they are not as fast or dynamical as Naim CD5/CDX2 but does deliver music really well.