A uniquely gorgeous speaker, the 805D is B&W’s new top of the line “bookshelf” speaker, now featuring B&W’s DIAMOND tweeter! The 805D matches its bigger brethren for extended yet smooth top end. It’s the ideal speaker for getting a huge beautiful sound out of a smallish size. Its bass will shock you too! When you run it off a REAL amp like the SuperNait, the size and muscle coming your way will make you grin ear to ear!

CD Player: Marantz CD-5004 $350

Marantz has redefined the category of a great budget source! Up to now virtually every CD player in this range has been a real mixed bag of limited mechanical integrity and relatively bright sounding chipsets. The CD-5004 has broken the mold with a sledge hammer! It is built solidly, clearly benefiting the sound and reliability. If Naim could build a $350 CD player, this is what it would be!

Integrated Amp: Naim SuperNait $5000, 80 w/ch

Naim’s SuperNait is an immensely gutsy sounding 80 w/ch integrated amp. Its bass solidity and impact is unrivaled for the price. It images beautifully and is fast enough to make the Essence sing without restraint! But the extra “magic” of the SuperNait is that it offers additional value-  built in Burr Brown DACs! What this does is bring the level of a modestly priced CD player (like the Marantz CD-5003) up to edge of the art in performance. So while SuperNait is worth recommending on its own, the inclusion of the great DAC makes your CD player, cable TV box or other digital source sound its best!

Interconnect Cable: Mogami LINK I Digital Interconnect $35

The Mogami LINK I features a 100% shielded cable with excellent, gold plated RCA jacks. The LINK I is a great digital coax LINK that latches on solidly!

Speaker Cables, $504:

  Kimber 8TC, $20’ per foot, with Binary banana plugs ($20pr) at the SuperNait and WBT Bananas ($72pr) at the speaker end. You’ve got the Teflon clarity and RF rejection that Kimber is famous for! Two 8’ runs with connections total $400

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