pjdowns
Living the Hifi dream
Not entirely sure why you took offence to that, but hey ho.
LOL not sure I understand your comment or reason for commenting.
Not entirely sure why you took offence to that, but hey ho.
I ran an 82 through a flat cap & nap90, in the old days you could make big jumps through using the 2nd market. This was mainly why people climbed the ladder it was pretty manageable, think I did one upgrade a year over a period of time.Na, Naim amps are just naturally forward, it’s the way they are toned.
Also I can’t believe anyone would use a 552 with a 90.
I now think that all any of us need is a decent intergrated (which could be a supernait) with speakers of choice plus whatever sources you run.
The alternative is active speakers which is where I am now.
All down to preference.
That's very true.Saying something is forward sounding though isn't knocking it.
That's very true.
And why you can use that characteristic in a balanced system.
My Yamaha 801 amp would give me more neutrality but in my system the more driven sounding Naim amps make it sing better.
To my ears.
I wonder how many on here have found the same on their journey into HiFi, with whatever equipment used and would accept that in fact the best HiFi is the one you have.
(It's advice I've never followed myself, but) when you've found a system that you're happy with, that you can listen to day in, day out, on different types of music, stop buying hifi mags and visiting hifi forums. The temptation to tinker around is fed by such things, and if you do tinker you'll probably only upset the synergy of what you are currently enjoying, then spend ££££s trying to recapture it.
My second system is settled now...
I think it's great having a second system and I wouldn't be without mine now; the AR XA is a very good turntable btw.
The arm looks unsophisticated, but it works...
Happiness is not having what you like, but liking what you have.
I wonder if it is any coincidence that I'm really liking my late 70s / early 80s era kit, which is roughly when I got smitten by the hifi.
And that’s the thing. It gets many things right for your own ears. We all have different sounds preferences. It takes a while to assemble your preference but if we can get near to this then we’re winning. Regardless of cost or looks or name. I’ve listened to a range of equipment over the years, some well outside my affordability, but nothing has given me more pleasure and communicated more effectively than the jumble I now have in front of me.Getting near enough is enough. Chasing the rainbow gnaws away at your love and enjoyment. It’s not a technical exercise for me, it’s a musical.I think there is a lot in wanting what you couldn’t afford as a kid, I have a quad 303 for upstairs, not because it’s a fantastic amp but because I thought they looked really cool in 70s, for younger readers we had a Morris marina at that time the bar was low, very low. I am currently listening to a hitachi mosfet amp circuit from the late 70s, it’s fine and I normally listen to class A amps or current dumping designs, it seems to get a lot right and not a lot wrong, maybe it isn’t the greatest amp ever designed but for listening to music it’s more than good enough. However I am older now and my ears are not what they used to be, maybe I could listen to a Naim today and not climb up the wall like a scalded cat as I would in my younger hifi days.
Or in most cases, just different.You can probably always buy better but it probably doesn’t make you any happier.
Indeed.You can probably always buy better but it probably doesn’t make you any happier.
Indeed.
Hence the silly accessories that sell in truckloads. Silly DAC’s, supports... Not for me though, I’m cured for good now, after long erratic years.
And that’s the thing. It gets many things right for your own ears. We all have different sounds preferences. It takes a while to assemble your preference but if we can get near to this then we’re winning. Regardless of cost or looks or name. I’ve listened to a range of equipment over the years, some well outside my affordability, but nothing has given me more pleasure and communicated more effectively than the jumble I now have in front of me.Getting near enough is enough. Chasing the rainbow gnaws away at your love and enjoyment. It’s not a technical exercise for me, it’s a musical.