Naim Nac 82 advice
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The internal boards sounds much better than a Stageline,go for a Naim Prefix to better the internal boards.
As far as I know they are pretty much the same cards but longer signal path
Stageline might sound better overall, if OP remove the cards inside Nac 82 (which is a free upgrade)
Stageline looks like an old school single layer PCB, like the NAC32/42/62/72 (NA322 MM / NA323 MC) internal cards but on a single PCB. Where as the NAC52/82 (NA522 / NA523) internal cards look like a later design double layer PCB. The Prefix looks like the later double later designs on a single PCB. So I suggest the 82 internal cards might be better.
On the other hand, a separate PSU on the phono stage would seem like a good idea
2ManyBoxes
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I really couldn't get on with a Stageline I had, there was a distinct shortfall of PRaT. Very strange for a Naim product.
IIRC I've posted this before and a number of guys posted the same.
IIRC I've posted this before and a number of guys posted the same.
I agree ,the internal boards are much better than a Stageline.
The Naim Prefix is a big upgrade over the internal boards.
2ManyBoxes
pfm Member
Stageline looks like an old school single layer PCB, like the NAC32/42/62/72 (NA322 MM / NA323 MC) internal cards but on a single PCB. Where as the NAC52/82 (NA522 / NA523) internal cards look like a later design double layer PCB. The Prefix looks like the later double later designs on a single PCB. So I suggest the 82 internal cards might be better.
On the other hand, a separate PSU on the phono stage would seem like a good idea
Or you could actually do what I've been umming and ahhing about for some time and put a Prefix into a separate plastic box and power it with a HiCap or equivalent.
joe9407
actress/activist
Nagaoka MP200
Rega Elys on RP3
joe9407
actress/activist
Hmm. The Rega carts are about the most synergistic you can have with the (dark, gray, blah-sounding) Stageline. I thought that the MM input of the Dynavector P75 mk. 1 was much clearer, bigger, and more open-sounding than the Stageline N. That said, the dual-layer phono boards mentioned above may be worth trying, too.
joe9407
actress/activist
Yeah, I can see this being a bad combo: mellow cart and boring phono stage. I had the Ryan Sound Lab MM phono stage on trial here at Joe Towers and it was excellent. It may be just the thing to perk up your Nagaoka, if you're still using it.
Ha! Me too! I have the prefix, I have a couple of ALWSRs all made up, just needs a box and a bit of time ...