- Aug 10, 2019
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Hi. I have Epos 15.2's wired up to a Naim Nait 5i (recent purchases replacing Mission 761i's and a NAD C304). The source I am currently using is a Marantz CD52se CD player that I originally bought of a sailor called Noah. When I auditioned the Naim last week, the salesman reckoned that the difference I heard moving from the Missions to the Epos's and the NAD to the Naim would be mirrored if I upgraded my trusted 52 to one of the above CD's (actually he recommended the Naim at £850 as top choice, and the Roksan was my idea). However, my old 52 sounds great with the current set-up. Then again I thought my C304 was great until I heard the Naim. My questions are then: have things moved forward for CDs that much in the last 10 years? How good really was the CD52se (What Hifi raved about it at the time). If thing have improved, what CD's would you recommend as a shortlist for my set-up? The Rega and the Roksan would require me selling only a kidney, but I am prepared to lose and arm and a leg to appropriate the Naim if that is necessary. Or is there an option I haven't covered here? Is there a viable option under £600 even? Thanks for any help,