The (almost) bi-polar nature of Naim's products and customers . . .
- Thread starter Bob Edwards
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herb
brain's right hemisphere
Are you OK @Steve67? You were much more relaxed 8 years ago...
Sure. Just curious why I only see it mentioned ref Naim amps.
Minio
Kind of Sort of Not really...
To be fair my pre power only uses two shelves. HICAP and 72 use just one shelf.
It's when you get to putting xps's with your CDP then another for your dac and then streamer. Then getting a power amp for each woofer and each tweeter ad infinitum.
Nevertheless some people love that. Not for me to criticise.
Whatever floats the boat.
Course I am herb, everything's fine. Thanks for asking. Getting out plenty on the bike and I'm allowed out on the rock again so times are good. Bored of being stuck at home, I could do with getting back into a factory, kicking arse and making things happen, but that's coming soon enough. Meanwhile I'll just Trek this thread up a bit. Ye cannae change the laws of physics cap'n...
Del monaco
Del Monaco
Page 26? For God’s sake, beam me up.
suzywong
Wot, no electrons?
Sorry Del, you are “doomed”, and if you are a really naughty boy you’ll be transferred to the “Do Naim Mains Cables fitted with Rhodium Plated Beeswax infused Cryogenically Treated Fuses make a Difference?” thread.
So in which Circle would you like to spend the rest of Eternity?
First Circle: Limbo The first circle is home to the unbaptized and virtuous pagans, i.e those who own no Naim
Second Circle: Lust The second circle is the final destination of the lustful, i.e those who want to own Naim
Third Circle: Gluttony For those folks for whom a single 555PS powering their ND555 Is just not enough.
Fourth Circle: Greed For those who must have every Naim preamp from 12 to S1, and then make sure that everybody on a certain (other) forum knows about it!
Fifth Circle: Anger For those who get p1$$ed off at Naim Haters, and probably Cable Naysayers as well. Also includes Cable Naysayers who feel the need to save the innocent from themselves
Sixth Circle: Heresy For those who have lost the “True Faith”, sold all their Naim (and Sondek) and bought a streamer and some obscure make of amplifier
Seventh Circle: Violence Thankfully we’re all Internet Warriors in Lockdown. Naim remotes at dawn, anyone? (Social Distancing rules apply)
Eighth Circle: Fraud This circle is reserved for <insert your favourite supplier of, er, “sound enhancing” products here>
Ninth Circle: Treachery The final circle is a frozen wasteland occupied by history’s greatest traitors....see Sixth Circle.
Del monaco
Del Monaco
I prefer triangles.
hifi-dog
pfm Member
well ill roll it over... had naim on and off over the years and now back with a streamer and nait, yes it was pricey and no doubt it could have been done cheaper but it sounds good, well supported and simple two box system. couple it with roon and its easy for the family to use
pjdowns
Living the Hifi dream
Nothing wrong with, you like it and that’s all that really matters.
Minio
Kind of Sort of Not really...
Luvvin my 72 /RSL/ HC /TPR4/ 250DR. I find it very transparent to source quality.
The combination of drive and resolution is well suited to my vinyl and my collection of CD players.
Nice to see the return of a Naim thread.
PS for Charlie_1: swap the 250DR for something older for better vfm according to the friendliness of the Bank account.
The combination of drive and resolution is well suited to my vinyl and my collection of CD players.
Nice to see the return of a Naim thread.
PS for Charlie_1: swap the 250DR for something older for better vfm according to the friendliness of the Bank account.
suzywong
Wot, no electrons?
James
Lord of the Erg\o/s
I’ll bite.
Worst piece for me was CDS2/XPS. If the mech on a CD2 didn’t turn to flake, I might have saved myself a bit of coin.
I have two best pieces to nominate. First is the ARO tonearm. It’s sublime, elegant and amazingly fluid. Second would have to be the CB Nait 2. The original asking price is well surpassed by second hand prices, which is a fairly reliable indication of its giant killing capabilities.
You're right, this is cheating. I can't think of anything else. Maybe we really are done.Continuing in this thread or starting two new ones, Charlie?
Especially if you'd picked up one cheap about 20 years ago. Weren't they about 150 quid then?
pjdowns
Living the Hifi dream
Love it. I could answer both.
First one would have to be Statement and the 500 series.
Second, CDI, brilliant player.
You could take your pick at that. I went and looked at one in Manchester for sale at £100-125 or so, listened to it, it was nasty so I didn't buy it. Garrard 401s were about £80-100 at the time, as they are now about the same as a Nait 2 used they might be seen as the better investment.
The Naim Aro is the item I'd have. I'd add an Armageddon to that but as a Geddon clone can be built for £40 I wouldn't be spending the extra cabbage on one in a pretty box.
Gervais Cote
Predator
Hater : Statement
Lover : NAC 32.5, 72, CB Hicap, NAP 110, 160 both versions, Nait 1 and 2