Price for Naxo 2/4?

I was recently on the look-out for a 2nd hand HiCap and found someone selling a new style HC and SBL Naxo 2/4 for £575. The Hi Cap's prob worth £400 - £450 so I guess I got the Naxo for £125 to £175. This seemed too good a deal to turn down just in case I want to go active at some point. Remember that the Naxo is the cheapest bit of the active route though as you'll need a HiCap (£400) another power amp (say £800 for a 2nd hand 250) plus another run of cables. By the way there's a very interesting 2nd hand 42 on Loot at the moment with a built in 2/4 active crossover which I guess could all be powered by one Snaps, Hi-Cap or even the power amp. Never heard of one of these but with a couple of 110s could be a very cheap way of driving something difficult like Saras.

Having got the Naxo I've been investigating whether it'll work with my mk1 Kans and apparantly the SBL Naxo is fine, the kans and SBLs use the same tweeter and approx the same x-over point. Apparently JV reckoned that the slope rather than the actual crossover point is the crucial bit. There was a bit of raving on the old forum about how stunning active kans are so I'm on the lookout for a pair of 2nd hand 250 at the moment...

I once bought a Hicap from a guy who ran active Kans. I think it was one of the most engaging & dynamic systems I have ever heard. I was so inspired that I now run active IBL's. If I ever see a pair of active Kans for sale I will snap them up as I would _love_ to hear them again. I think from what I can recall it would be a
close run thing between Kans & IBL's.

Bob

Given that SNAXOs seem to be worth around £350 I would say that a NAXO shouldn't attract more than half that, even less if very old.

However, I'm told that the later NAXOs are considerably better than the early ones, so maybe not quite so cheap. In this case, though, I think I'd hold out for a SNAXO.

Refer to the revision lists on the main site for details of when the SNAXO replaced the NAXO.

cheers, Martin.