New budget Naim.
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Mike Reed
pfm Member
One good thing, I s'pose; 552 and 500 owners shouldn't be negatively affected, as these are soooooooo far above these existing models in power, price and weight, that the 552/500 will still represent the realistic top of the tree.
Having said that, I'm sure someone will set up a six-pack for active use.
Having said that, I'm sure someone will set up a six-pack for active use.
Robert
Tapehead
I understand it can pull a horse or two.
Rico
Bloody Colonials
exactly. less than 2.5% of this market would have ever visited a hifi forum, let alone contributed.One good thing, I s'pose; 552 and 500 owners shouldn't be negatively affected, as these are soooooooo far above these existing models in power, price and weight, that the 552/500 will still represent the realistic top of the tree.
Having said that, I'm sure someone will set up a six-pack for active use.
Mike Reed
pfm Member
You'd have to be desperate to pull a horse.........
Paul R
pfm Member
700W is 10dB more than 70W.
I imagine that there is some huge Focal that needs an in-house solution. Obviously they'd be better off with active ATCs, which effectively have similar powers combined with comprehensible cost and a striking lack of leaf springs.
Paul
Robert
Tapehead
I guess if you're going to build a more powerful amplifier, you might as well do it in style and really push it. Not much point going from say 70w to 100w.
I've been playing with an old pioneer amp in my system today and playing loud but not party levels lit the 100w peak indicators many times. Surprised me TBH.
I calibrated them too, so they aren't telling porkies.
James
Lord of the Erg\o/s
Not to mention the chiropractic fees to unkink their broken backs.
Joe P
Memory Alpha incarnate | mod; Shatner number = 2
I doubt any of you appreciate just how large this new Naim amp is. I have a mole at the factory who e-mailed me this pic of a production unit. I really shouldn't post it publicly, but people obviously want to see it.
Blimey, it takes three blokes just to turn the source selector from aux to tape!
Joe
Blimey, it takes three blokes just to turn the source selector from aux to tape!
Joe
Robert
Tapehead
We really are seeing more companies producing uber statement products at stratospheric prices.
The super rich have always existed, as have the very few people prepared to live in a tin hut with a dozen albums and a £200k hi-fi. So what's happening?
Once upon a time you made your bread and butter stuff, then offered a premium version at perhaps 2-3 times the price. Now things are going bonkers.
Is this because the arse really has fallen out of the regular audiophile market?
We have the budget end which satisfies most folk and little interest in what sits between the extremes?
The super rich have always existed, as have the very few people prepared to live in a tin hut with a dozen albums and a £200k hi-fi. So what's happening?
Once upon a time you made your bread and butter stuff, then offered a premium version at perhaps 2-3 times the price. Now things are going bonkers.
Is this because the arse really has fallen out of the regular audiophile market?
We have the budget end which satisfies most folk and little interest in what sits between the extremes?
maxflinn
pfm Member
We're going to make a fortune selling these to rich people?
John Channing
fruit box forever
I think it is evidence of products aimed specifically at the top 1% or 0.1% who have done very nicely since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008.
At the other end, even smart phones are an unbelievably good source compared with what most people had 20 years ago.
maxflinn
pfm Member
I think it's because they know they'll sell enough of them to make lots of money. They'd probably build them even if the regular audiophile market was booming (no pun intended
)..
merlin
Avatar changed - Town names deemed offensive.
"Balance" and "Power" knobbage seems appropriate there Joe.
