Wow, glad you’re happy with the Ninkas, although I didn’t doubt for a second that you wouldn’t be, they’re just stunning speakers, I’ve not found anything yet that I prefer in my room. I’ve tried other speakers, including active Kabers, some have sounded impressive initially, but have soon started to niggle… the Ninkas done do that, they just draw you into the music.
A non audiophile friend (until very recently) heard mine, she was absolutely mind blown, she loves music but had never heard a proper hifi… she’s now the very proud owner of a mint pair of cherry Ninkas, a Majik I, a Mimik and an Arcam IR-DAC. An Ikemi is high on her upgrade list, she just needs to save for it, she didn’t expect to be buying all this kit a few weeks ago, but she just had to have it.
Hope you’ll be just as delighted with the Ikemi, I don’t know how the CXN sounds for comparison but I’m certain the Ikemi will out perform the Musical Fidelity player… I do know that it’s still one of the best CD players I’ve heard, the build quality and finish is stunning too, the Klout of CD players. It’ll be right at home in a top flight Linn LK era system. Like the Ninkas, it has a huge sound stage, masses of detail and it’s totally un-fatiguing, everything just flows effortlessly and cohesively. Look forward to hearing your thoughts!