PS Audio and Naim discontinue high-end CD players due to shrinking optical drive supply
According to IT Home, high-end audio brands PS Audio and Naim have discontinued CD players due to shrinking optical-drive supply. PS Audio’s PMG Super Audio CD transport and Naim’s Uniti Star have stopped production as suppliers no longer produce the required optical-drive hardware; IT Home notes the crisis began in June 2024 when D&M Holdings announced it would stop accepting SACD/CD chassis orders by the end of the following month. Paul McGowan, PS Audio’s CEO, said self-developed drives are beyond the company’s capabilities, which focus on circuitry and software.
Key facts
- 01PS Audio and Naim halted production of high-end CD players due to shrinking optical-drive supply.
- 02PS Audio’s PMG transport and Naim’s Uniti Star are no longer in production.
- 03D&M Holdings announced it would stop accepting SACD/CD chassis orders by the end of the following month (July 2024).
- 04PS Audio CEO Paul McGowan said self-developed optical drives are beyond the company’s capability.
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