HDX

Discontinued

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The HDX delivers convenience without compromise. The world’s first audiophile hard disk music player, it was also our first step into digital music delivery – and today, several years after its launch, it still sets the performance standards in its class. Invest in an HDX and you’re buying more than just a single point of access for your digitally stored music collection. It can operate as a high-performance hub for your whole home, streaming the songs you love into any room equipped with a compatible Naim Audio device. Sound quality, whatever format is being replayed and wherever it is being accessed - is never less than absolute. We’d accept nothing less.

Features

Bit-perfect CD ripping to internal 2TB hard disk, sufficient for 2,400 CDs in uncompressed form
Solid State Drive (SSD) variant available, HDX-SSD, for the music lover with an extensive collection
Supports a broad range of music formats: WAV, FLAC, Apple Lossless, AIFF, AAC, Windows Media-formatted files, Ogg Vorbis and MP3
Naim Audio Extended Music Database delivers track-level resolution for music browsing and selection
Naim Audio Network Scanning discovers all playable music and accompanying data on networked PC and Mac computers
Naim Audio UPnP software serves audio to any compatible UPnP device, such as NaimUniti 2
24bit/192kHz playback and storage
vTuner 5* full-service internet radio
Ultra low-noise triple-regulated power supplies
Front-panel touch screen and iOS app for intuitive control

Technology & Craft

Ripping a CD is easy, but ripping it so that it precisely matches the quality of the original is far more complex. Such fastidious attention to digital detail is key to the HDX’s ability: it repeatedly re-reads every CD inserted into its disc mechanism until it can deliver a bit-perfect copy of the original performance.

Accurate data is of little use if it’s handled carelessly, but the HDX is unusually particular about storing your music. Its 2TB (terabyte) hard disk has space enough to support up to 2,400 CDs in uncompressed quality. It will also automatically back up your music to an attached storage device if you wish. Naim Audio’s Extended Music Database ensures every disc you insert will be correctly identified, tagged and catalogued too – so browsing your collection will be almost as enjoyable as listening to it.

The HDX is also available in a Solid State Drive (SSD) variant, the HDX. While the standard HDX has an internal hard disk storage drive, the HDX-SSD caters for the music lover with an extensive collection and is designed to save all ripped music to Network Attached Storage (NAS) enabling almost infinite storage capability.

Product Specification

Audio Inputs
	Attribute Value
Ethernet	1 x rear panel (RJ45)
UPnP	Transcoding, proxying UPnP Server. DLNA device compatible
USB	1 x front panel, 4 x rear panel

Audio Outputs
	Attribute Value
Ethernet	1 x rear panel (RJ45)
Phase Response	Linear phase, absolute phase correct
THD + N	<0.1%, 10Hz -18kHz at full level
Load Impedance	10kΩ (min.)
Output Impedance	22Ω (max.)
Analogue	DIN, RCA
Digital (S/PDIF)	S/PDIF, 75Ω BNC and TOSLINK
Frequency Response	10Hz – 20kHz, +0.1/-0.5dB

Connectivity
	Attribute Value
Others	iPhone/iTouch, VGA/USB enabled touch screen, 1 x PS2 keyboard and 1 x PS2 mouse
TV Outputs	1 x S-Video, 1 x composite, 1 x 15 way D VGA, RCA
Updates	Disc
Remote Output	No
Remote Input	1 x rear panel 3.5mm jack (RC5 modulated/unmodulated)

Formats
	Attribute Value
CD Formats	Red Book
Disc Compatability	CD, CD-R, CD-RW
Internet Radio Provider	vTuner
Audio Formats	WAV, AIFF, FLAC, Apple Lossless, OGG Vorbis, AAC, WMA, MP3

Physical
	Attribute Value
Weight	10.8 kg
Dimensions (HxWxD)	87 x 432 x 314 mm

Power
	Attribute Value
Supply Voltage	100V, 115V, 230V; 50 or 60Hz

Streaming and Ripping
	Attribute Value
StreamNet	6 user streams to NaimNet and NetStreams systems
CD Metadata	AMG online, FreeDB online and local database
Network Storage	Rip to external network storage for expanded music storage
Network Shares	Scan and play from music stored on a network share
USB	Scan and play from FAT32 and NTFS formatted memory sticks

Supplied with
	Attribute Value
Supplied with	NARCOM-6 Remote Control, Standard Interconnect, Power-Line Lite mains cable (UK denominations only)

User Control
	Attribute Value
AMX Creston	Intstaller-customisable reference apps available
Web Interface	PC and MAC internet browser compatible Adobe Flash user interface
TV Monitor	4:3 and 16:9 customisable TV interface. IR handset and USB touch screen compatible
Front Panel	Touch-sensitive colour user interface. Sychronised TV interface
Handheld	User interface for iPhone and iTouch devices, downloadable from App Store
Remote Control	Infra Red (RC5), 1 x handset included

Suggested System

A Naim Audio Retailer will recommend the right system for you, however you may choose to partner the HDX with the following as a start:

NAP 250 DR
NAC 282
HiCap DR

Manuals & Downloads

Reviews & Awards

Latest Reviews

Keith Howard, Dec 2009

"When it came to the interplay of drums and bass the HDX was in a class of its own"

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Record Collector, Jun 2009

"It competes with more expensive CD players and is not a frivolous 'lifestyle' product - this is a serious music machine"

David Price, Nov 2008

"If there was ever a high end computer audio 'crossover' product, this is it"

Gramophone, Oct 2008

"the best part of this machine is the sound; its one of the best CD players I've ever heard"

Gramophone, Oct 2008

"the performance of a Naim audiophile CD player, with the convenience of a good MP3 player"

Malcolm Steward, Oct 2008

"In addition to modern convenience features, the HDX is a no-holds-barred example of Naim's traditional 'God is in the detail' audiophilia."

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What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision, Jul 2008

"It works with its own drives, USB devices or Network attached Storage, and the Naim Extended Music Database can handle up to 20,000 CDs-worth of data."

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