Systems Analysis

NAC52 + Supercap

SNAXO + Hicap

2*NAP135
2*NAP250

DBLs

CD Player- Rega Planet. For a cheap-ish player, it still surprises me with what it can do. Even so, the upgrade bug is starting to bite.

Amp- Electrocompaniet ECI-2. I think i'll probably hang on to this a little longer,as i'm well pleased with it.

Cables- Naim NACA5 (2x3.5m),Chord Chrysalis and my own interconnects (made very cheaply from Maplin gear and outperforms the Chord co stuff I might add)

Speakers- DIY jobbies, using Audax carbon fibre units in a hybrid of two Hi-fi world designs. See my web page for the specifics.

CDSII, 82, NAPSC, XPS and 180 on standard size 5 shelf cherry Quadraspire stand

Rega Planar 3 (with Ortofon MC 15 Super) and Hicap on narrow 2 shelf cherry Quadraspire stand

Grey (not lavender) Naim interconnect, black Snaics, black Burndy, white NAC5 speaker cable (apparently not the latest and best) and Musicworks mains block and leads

SBLs

In a cupboard somewhere - an Aiwia (sp?) cassette deck and a lowly tuner (?Denon)

timo

edit: all the above, except the tape deck and speakers, is on a Mana custom 5-tier rack

cheers

Nigel

[This message was edited by Nigel Cavendish on THURSDAY 10 August 2000 at 18:26.]

VPI HW-19 mk. IV, SAMA, PLC (original, on a different circuit from rest of system)/SME IV/Audio Technica OC9/Linn tonearm cable with BNC connectors

Rotel 955 cdp with cover removed, Simply Physics Isodrive clamp, no-name RCA-DIN interconnect

Amp:

1986 32-5
1985 SNAPS, just recapped and dual-railed
1988 140 (never serviced)
Old Grey Snaics

Speakers:

B&W Matrix 805
NAC A5
Osiris Audionics Stands

Second System:
Thorens TD165C (modded: base replaced, damped)/Shure M95ed/Straightwire cable
QED Discsaver/Audioquest Turquoise
NAD 712 receiver
Kimber 4VS bi-wired
B&W CDM1 (until I sell them, then Heybrook Point Fives)

Spare:
Nac 32 (will sell in the fall if my friend doesn't take

Phono Stage:
Tom Evans Audio Design 'The Groove'

Amp:
Chord CPA 2200 Preamp, Chord SPM600 Power amp

Speakers:
Silver wired Audio Note AN-E/SP on Huygens stands

Cabling:
Chord Chorus, Balanced between pre/power, single ended elsewhere.
Townshend Isolda Biwired speaker cable.

Stand:
Quadraspire rack
Mana Mini-table for turntable.

Regards,
Frank.

Then:
52/SCap, 2x135, SBL Beech

All on two beech Projekt stands, 50 amp mains spur, Naim Mains Leads in Hydra arrangement, Power Supplies away from head units. No major anorak accessories or voodoo tweaks.

Music:
2000 Records, 700 CD's. Records mainly Jazz, World Music, Rap and some suspect tunes from 'back in the day'. CD's mainly Techno, Jungle , Trance, Jazz and some Indian Classical.

Next up:
New house (and listening room), more classical music because I am pretty clueless, new poweramp, then some speakers.

[This message was edited by Dev Banerji on TUESDAY 15 August 2000 at 17:04.]

Amps:
Linto
NAC102
Supercap
NAP250
Headline/Hicap

Speakers:
SBLs
Sennheiser HD600s

CD2,
82 (did the wiring mod and it made a noticeable difference!),
2 HI-CAPS,
250,
SBL's

Upgrade plans:

1.) CDX/XPS (sell CD2)
2.) 52/supercap (sell hi-caps)

Any suggestions (would be most welcomed)?

[This message was edited by Rich Jerskey on WEDNESDAY 23 August 2000 at 12:24.]

Here is my current audio equipment (in brackets the history):

Naim CDS 2 (from CDI - CD2 - CDX - CDX & XPS)
Naim NAC 82 with SuperCap (from 72 with 0 - 1 - 2 HiCaps)
Naim NAP 250 (from NAP 180)
Naim SBL black (bass driver up grade)
Naim Headline with HiCap
Grado RS-2 Headphones

Naim black SNAIC's, grey (lavender) interconnects and NACA5 cables.
USM Haller System Rack with custom made spikes.

Next steps could lead to:

Swap the 82 to 52 (any NAC52/NAP500 owners want to upgrade to "NAC500"?)
Activating the SBL's with SNAXO and another 250
Swap the SBL to NBL (below active 250 is not much, as far as I heard?)
The dark side of the moon (anyone was there)

Input of other addicts aprechiated.

To keep it short, I left out all t he LO-FI stuff before and aside.
So sorry - only one single listening room (but good stuff baby).
Interested in HomeCinema - Beam, DVD, FireWir e and so on.
Perhaps later, due to my lo bank account...
but my V8 Chevi convertible makes nice sounds too!

happy listening

Adrian

[This message was edited by Adrian Frauchiger on WEDNESDAY 23 August 2000 at 13:31.]

my good stuff all got stolen a couple of weeks ago, ,but if my insurers come through I can replace it with a cd5 and 5 amp
I hope you guys with the big stuff are well insured.
And make a list of all your CD's!

CD: Roksan CD1.5, DAC1 & DS4 PSU

Radio: NAT 01, Ron Smith G17

Amps: 32.5 (boards pulled & 72 boards) Hicap, SNAXO 2/4 Hicap, 2 x 250

Speakers: IBL’s ( & Kan Mk 1’s )

Stands: Greenline, Mana & Soundstyle Tripods (modified)

CD collection
Up to now about 550 CD's, mostly Jazz and World Music, some Classical Music

Main System

LP12/Ekos/Arkiv/Lingo on Mana RT, Tessendorf Phono
Magnan Phonocable and Cord to the 52

Still on Base: 52/Scap, 2x135, NAT01, but will change to 5 Tier Mana soon.

Isobariks on Mana Stands!!
NAC A5

Second System(Bedroom)

Yamaha CD, 72/Hcap, 2x140, Linn Keiligh, NAC A5

Thorens 124, SME3012-2, Denon 103
Mission PCM-II
Naim 101/Snaps,
Naim 32.5, Snaps2, 140
Linn Kan clones
Tripod Stands for the electronics
home made stand for the turntable

main system no.1 in the lounge:

Kuzma Stabi and Stogi, Scheu-Benz low output MC cartridge with Gyger S diamond (this is what I call wife friendly hi-end record player)
Sansui TU9900 tuner,
California Audio Labs Delta CD transport,
Musical Fidelity Digilog DAC (heavily mod'ed)
Kaneda preamp (DIY solid state),
tube power amp with a lot of 6BQ5 tubes (single ended 3.8 watts each channel)
big horn speakers (Altec 414 woofer, Altec 802 driver, JBL2370 horns, cabinet is 150 liters big)

main system no.2 in the basement (I am working on this, it should be running at the end of the year):

Scheu DIY turntable with 420mm diameter acrylic platter, 80mm high, 12kg weight, inverted bearing with ceramic ball, string-driven external motor unit.
SME3012-2 tonearm, Denon 103 cartridge.
Jensen (USA) double screened moving coil transformers.
tube preamp with E88CC, 6H30 tubes, all transformer coupled.
tube power amp with 211 tubes as power and driver tube, which gives 2*25 watts single ended (will be ready at the end of the year).
very big horn speakers with TAD 4002 driver and JBL 2360 horn (woofer is still to be determined and bought.)

other things lying around: Naim Aro (since I replaced the 320mm Scheu platter with a 420mm, I have no use for this, what a pity!), SAEC 407-EX, Wheaton Triplanar, Fidelity Research FR-64FX.

vinyl: more than 2000 records
CD: about 200 silver discs

What am I looking for:
12 inch tonearms to run on my Scheu.
Woofers for my very big horn system

[This message was edited by Hartmut Quaschik on FRIDAY 25 August 2000 at 15:02.]

Upgrades:- probably in this order

- Tuner : NAT02 (sell Phillips crap)
- Amps : straight to NAC82/NAP250 (gulp)(sell 92/140) with Hi-cap later
- CD : CDX/XPS (sell 3.5/Flat)
- Move to active Keilidhs
- Headline & NAPSC

This lot will set me back circa £6k, and thats at secondhand prices, so I've set myself a target of 2 years to do it all...

Cheers all,

Steve C 00

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cheers, Martin

[This message was edited by Tony L on SUNDAY 03 September 2000 at 19:50.]

Just for completeness, in the family room:

Sony 27" TV and VHS HiFi VCR
Vector Research 3600R receiver
Celestion DL-8 speakers

John Schmidt
"95% of everything is crud" - Theodore Sturgeo

[This message was edited by John Schmidt on MONDAY 04 September 2000 at 02:19.]

Teac VRDS-10

Nakamichi CR40

82 S boards
140

Kef Q30s

Black snaic/NACA5/DIY rack a la TNT-audio.com, but interested in a maan reference top or something as this is about all space constraints allow.

Also playing with an LP12/Ittok/Lingo before I sell it on and (wife-permitting) buy a hicap.

JonM

Analog Front End:- Roksan TMS Record Player
Naim Aro Tonearm
Micromagic Virus MC Cartridge
FM Acoustics 122 Phono Preamp

Digital Front End:- Sony CDP-XA50ES CD Player

Preamplifier:- FM Acoustics 155

Power Amplifier:- FM Acoustics F-10B

Loudspeakers:- Naim NBL (soon to be in)

Cables: All FM Acoustics cables

pre amp: NAC 92 + FLATCAP
power amp: NAP 90/3
source: CDI
speakerS: Monitor Audio Studio 2 + REL Stadium 2
speaker cables: Ocos

I am just so happy with this system, but I know there's plenty of upgrading possible. My next upgrade will be a change of speaker cable to NAC-A5. Suggestions on the best path to follow after this are always welcome!

Lots of listening pleasure,

Bas

Next upgrades
son
NACA5 Cables
Mana sound shelf
CDSPS
Supercap
IBLs or SBLs
2nd 250, Snaxo 2-4

Rega Planet CD with Chord Chrysalis interconnect

NAC92 pre-amp
NAP90/3 amp

Royd Doublet speakers (upgraded drivers) with Naim A5 cable

Basic 2-tier Sound Organisation table

Enjoying so far, RR

[This message was edited by Roger Ridley on SUNDAY 15 October 2000 at 20:12.]

Source : Linn lp12, valhalla, ittok, asak.
Source : Naim Cdi.
Tuner : NAD
Tape : Akai gx7
Amp : Nait3 with a flatcap
Speakers : IBL

Arie