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You can pick up a new ND5 XS for £1450 or a used one for £1250 on the bay, which is close to the price of the CA 851N. I’ve no experience or budget for either but given they’ll both be amazing sound quality, it’ll probably come down to how much you like the user interface.
Edit: ah, I see there’s an “upgraded” version 2 (without a screen?). As I said I don’t know much about Naim. I’d definitely want to listen to both. Certainly the CA gets good reviews. Do you use Tidal? DAC: onboard or offboard?
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Is full-house Naim separates system with Linn analogue front end (and Naim CD player) so has to be up to the mark. One user review of the AZUR 851N on Richer Sounds website reckons it's better than the Naim product at 2x the price...hence my asking for any user experience here?