Del monaco
Del Monaco
I need a bath after the Naim Forum. I feel so dirty.Is getting banned from the Naim forum still easier than taking a bath?
I need a bath after the Naim Forum. I feel so dirty.Is getting banned from the Naim forum still easier than taking a bath?
Is getting banned from the Naim forum still easier than taking a bath?
all gone now as moved to Dutch & Dutch 8c actives and don’t have any regrets.
..every hobby has such topics of discussion that make no sense to anyone outside of the hobby...."The whole concept of systematically and fervently upgrading a domestic appliance even when very large sums of money are required for tiny improvements is irrational." is not wholly unfamiliar to, say, PC gamers.
Have you seen handbag and shoe collections women amass?Not arguing with you. Lots of hobbies taken to ludicrous extremes, primarily by men.
If my mrs was a centipede there’s still be boots left over in the wardrobeHave you seen handbag and shoe collections women amass?
Only because I upgraded my speakers (Dynaudio Evoke 50) to fill a much larger room than before. It’s not that I feel it’s lacking, just wonder what I’m now missing out on
Pretty much everything things Esoteric makes is near perfect, can’t go wrong with it.I traded in my Naim 252/SupercapDR/250DR and NDX2 for Esoteric's N01XD streamer/DAC and F03A integrated.
Four boxes down to two. Great move, highly recommended.
Those of my friends who were actually interested would sometimes ask how much my system cost. They were, without exception, shocked at how much I had shelled out for a hi-fi system. They simply had other priorities- car, holiday, TV, kids school uniform etc etc. They rarely expressed it but implicit in their reaction was the fact that they thought me slightly barmy for spending so much, when they were more than satisfied with their Sony midi-systems. One of the elements I always found uncomfortable on the Naim forum was that it was populated by individuals who thought nothing of spending more on an amplifier than many people earned in a year. Ok, fair enough, it’s their cash and their choice but, whilst not feeling guilty exactly, I always had an awareness that I was in a very privileged position in comparison to many.Ironic that that those who care about this debate, on both sides, have no realization of how bizarre it would seem to the vast majority of people. The whole concept of systematically and fervently upgrading a domestic appliance even when very large sums of money are required for tiny improvements is irrational. The only way it can be justified is by only talking about to other people who share this foolish addiction. Naim have done a fantastic job of creating a little rubber room for the afflicted to live in, isolated from scorn and ridicule. This new price and product structure looks like a change of direction which suggests that someone either really knows what they're doing or really doesn't.
Those of my friends who were actually interested would sometimes ask how much my system cost. They were, without exception, shocked at how much I had shelled out for a hi-fi system.
Not likely when I'm keeping a Naim'd LP12; and what a fabulous transcription deck it is too.I think that the problem with threads like this, is that it's always life after Naim or life after Linn...