Latest SBL...?

Posted by: jpk73 on 08 June 2001

Who knows the Version-history of SBL:

How old ist the latest SBL-version with all the improvements like new cabinet-maunfacturer, new stand-tubing, new bass-driver and updated PAXO?

When was the last change/update and how can I identify?

Thank you, Jun

Posted on: 09 June 2001 by Paul Stephenson

Send us the serial number and we can tell you the speaker's history.Bass unit change 1995.

Posted on: 10 June 2001 by Rico

Dunno about the new stand tubing.

Later cabinets are easily identified by checking the rear - they have veneer (matching the rest of the cabinet finish) as well. Before that they were Black painted.

PAXO went from NACA4 to NACA5 many, many moons ago.

Early drivers had a pressed steel surround, the later (Naim manufactured) unit is easily recognised by the appearance of a flat plate.

HTH.

Rico - all your base are belong to us.

Posted on: 10 June 2001 by jpk73

Were there any changes/updates in the last 2~3 years?

A Friend offers me SBL to try, but I don't know the age... Serial-no is 16xxxx, another pair is 74xxx

Thanks for any hint, Jun

Posted on: 10 June 2001 by jpk73

Thanks for the serial-numbers!

Does anybody know when the last update was made to the SBL?

Or is there any detailled SBL-history on the net?

Jun

Posted on: 10 June 2001 by Chris Dolan

Hi Jun

Paul v kindly said

quote:
Send us the serial number and we can tell you the speaker's history

Why not take him up on it?

If the 16xxxx is correct they are fairly recent, and you should be able to tell by looking at the older pair whether the drivers have been replaced - what exactly are you trying to find out?

Chris

Posted on: 10 June 2001 by jpk73

>If the 16xxxx is correct they are fairly
>recent, and you should be able to tell by
>looking at the older pair whether the
>drivers have been replaced - what
>exactly are you trying to find out?

I just wanted to know if the 16xxxx is the latest version...

Thanks, Jun

Posted on: 11 June 2001 by Rico

To the best of my knowlege a 16xxxx pair would be latest spec. For the real oil, however - talk to Naim directly.

s/n's are already on the Naim website - there's nothing quite like duplication of information to suck up storage space in the ether!

Rico - all your base are belong to us.