The cards from Neil include the following "acoustica" mods so I suppose that the 82 (and certainly the 52) will be also unfatiguing.
Hardly, the 82 was decided on ages ago as was the stay with unmolested Naim equipment - so the discussion should now be the merits of Hicap (or even possibly 2 Hicaps) v Supercap to power it...
In that case I must confess that I have molested my 82 and my 2 hi caps .
Am lost for all times?
Hello to everyone,
I just joined a couple of days ago and like to seek the advise from this group.
This group have provided me with lots of valuable information and have sparked the upgrade fever that I have held in check for the past 10 years.
My first upgrade was to my NAC-72 with the 321/728 boards from Neil. It was a tremendous improvement to the stock 72. The biggest improvement for me (and this for my ears only) it eliminated the fatigue induced from the bluntness of the transients. It allows me to listen to music for hours, whereas before I could only for an hours or so before my jaws start to ache. The second improvement was to reduce the sense of compression and freeing up the sound.
My second upgrade was from a NAP-250 from a NAP-140.
I am interested getting Naim preamp with remote. The one that I am looking at is the NAC-82 which left a lasting impression from a demonstration in 1993 at Creative Audio in Shrewsbury.
Now to my question:
1. I am afraid that if I get the 82 that the fatigue factor will return.
2. Is there a mod I can do to a 82 similar to the 72 (of course I realize that I will need to do some soldering) that will give a a sound that is unfatiguing and how it compares to my Modified 72.
I appreciate any input.
Also, I am looking into a teddy cap and any input would be appreciated also.
regards,
Alex
My first post in this thread was in response to another's comment "...running it with a Supercap, and the thoughts were not positive, but of course it's a personal taste thing." I disagreed and replied the SC revealed a flawed front end. Some things are a matter of taste and some things are not. This scenario isn't a matter of taste because a SC is better than a HC in every way. It indicates a problem with the front end.
regards,
dave
Hardly, I've probably done more than most in the way of molestation...but the OP wished his gear to remain unmolested - and I can respect that. Knowing what I know now, I couldn't live with it (the unmolested Naim gear), but I can understand & respect his position.
Martin,Had 72 now 82/hc/250/sbl bloody brill
Hmm, the fatigue factor. IMO stuff that comes out of Salisbury can go a bit that way. 2 solutions: buy another brand, or try the mods that people recommend to make it more Naimy or less depending on taste.
RC
Your experience is very very unusual. A supercap on my 82, in times gone past, was extremely successful but that's my source, speakers, room, etc. I'm pretty sure it was a 180 too.
OP - a 102 relaxed a 72 in my house so you can tell which I preferred!
Cheers
Jay
Jay, Did you mod a 102? Did you replace your 102 with a 82?
Hi Jay,
Thanks for clarifying. Although I can't afford the new series, what were the improvements the 282 have over the 82 or 102.
Regards,
Alex
Hi Jay,
Thanks for clarifying. Although I can't afford the new series, what were the improvements the 282 have over the 82 or 102.
Regards,
Alex