Hi,
I made a direct comparison between Lyngdorf Cd-1 and Naim CD5x. The rest of the system was: Lyngdorf SDAi-2175 and B&Ws 804. All Cables were Nordost (interconnects were Nordost Valhalla).
I was playing the same CDs in both players at the same time and by switching the amp's inputs could hear the differences. They were not so large but Naim had a bit more fluent sound with better bass reproduction. For those reasons I decided to go for Naim and soon after I bought it.
Lyngdorf CD-1 has an advantage though that it can be upgraded by adding an external DAC. Naim CD5x can only be upgraded by adding an external power supply, which I did later by adding Flatcap 2x.
I made a direct comparison between Lyngdorf Cd-1 and Naim CD5x. The rest of the system was: Lyngdorf SDAi-2175 and B&Ws 804. All Cables were Nordost (interconnects were Nordost Valhalla).
I was playing the same CDs in both players at the same time and by switching the amp's inputs could hear the differences. They were not so large but Naim had a bit more fluent sound with better bass reproduction. For those reasons I decided to go for Naim and soon after I bought it.
Lyngdorf CD-1 has an advantage though that it can be upgraded by adding an external DAC. Naim CD5x can only be upgraded by adding an external power supply, which I did later by adding Flatcap 2x.