Speaker suggestions for CD5/Nait 5

Hi Chris,

This is a shameless attempt to sell you my Rega Elas (nice and cheap) !!!

With a two year old on the loose you may wish to consider wall mounted speakers.

OR

A nice pair of Rega Elas which have been doing sterling duty on the end of my CDX/XPS (laterly CDS2) /52/135 setup for some months, but are finally being replaced very soon with SL2s (long story - don't ask !).

Just a thought. Anyway igoring my cheap sales shot you may want to think hard about the praticality of shiny new floorstanders, unless you have a room layout which mitigates against small fingers exploring the delights of speaker cones.

I'm sure there are others who can give recommendations for wall mounters.

Regards,
Ian

Have a look B&W CDM1 NT.I´ve got a B&W speakers and they match well with Nait amplifiers,but as soon as possible I will try a Epos M12.With Ara or another inexpensive speakers you can´t have all the bass from your sistem.
BTW,I´m curious if a Nait 5 can drive well a Dynaudio 1.3 MK II,I heard it in a dem with NaIT but I think they need more watts to drive IT.

MY sistem : Naim Nait 5 amplifier,Nad c 540 cd player,B&W 601 speakers,Naca5

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Just a thought. Anyway igoring my cheap sales shot you may want to think hard about the praticality of shiny new floorstanders, unless you have a room layout which mitigates against small fingers exploring the delights of speaker cones.

I definitely want floorstanders but you are right - and that is my initial concern about the Neat Mystiques, which I believe don't have a covering grill.

Chris

Hi Rowett,
just another thought: what about the Audio Physic YARA.
They are small floorstanders with a small footprint and look quite well (real wood veneers, available in Black, Maple and as far as I remember cherry). Havent't auditioned them by myselves but heard very good things about them.

I've auditioned the bigger (next step on the ladder) Spark III at the end of a NAIT5/CD5 combo and it was fine - but will be a bit too expensive considering your budget. So the smaller YARA could be of interest.

For me it seems to be important that the YARA's sensitivity is rated at 89 or 90 dB, so a 2x30 W amplifier like the NAIT5 should have no problems to drive them.

So maybe you should give them a listen. There's at least half a dozen of Audio Physic dealers in and around London.

Have a nice day ...
Martin

hello rowett,

let me be the first one in this thread to recommend the royd-range. i had minstrels at home for a period of three weeks and was highly surprised by their quality and thought them a very good match for my all-naim-system. i am not sure whether they are still available.

audio physic. well, i used to own a pair of tempos (old model) which i used first with my nait, later with a nap 90. very nice speakers, impeccable built quality, maybe a bit on the bright side. in general i found them to be, well, let's put it this way, now, how can i say, okay out with it: german. they are different to the royds though.

<i>The most important upgrade: Forget about your system. </i>

My son posed a problem in that he found the large knobs on my 42/110 irresistable and spent a lot of time playing with them when left on his own in the room - we only had a lounge/diner then. He's now 13 so he survived the experience

My daughter is now 2 and has learnt how to use the video. She's not been shown how to load a CD into the CD5 yet though She often takes out a CD to be played then dances to it, whatever it may be (see various posts in the music room). I've not let her near my LP collection though!

She has not, as yet, shown much interest in my floor standers but she does point to them as she dances past to show that is where the music is coming from. No tell-tale fingerprints on either the speakers or the hi-fi as yet.

They are not off-limits but she knows that she is not to touch.

back on topic...

Which ever speakers you like best from your demo, do borrow them to try at home before buying, as you have already got some domestic compromises to make so speaker placement could be critical.

now my 2,5 year old is astonishingly careful when changing cds on my 3.5. he fetches some of my less favourite albums which are shelved in the lower regions, opens the tray, takes of the puck, and does everything that's necessary to change the disc. unfortunately he does not put the former one back. one thing i like about naim is that it is very solid and any child very unlikely to damage it severely while playing with it. my son learned the hard way what the volume control is for. he turned up at my parent's house and my mom switched the amp on..... x-mas at eight o'clock and you're sitting upright in your bed. i was laughing, my mother shocked, my son crying. he never touched it again.

<i>The most important upgrade: Forget about your system. </i>

Let me be the second to recommend Royds. The RR1s are £795 floorstander and my maple pair are burning in in the 2nd system (Nait2) as we speak. Dont be put off by the compactness of them they are superb.

A classic combination with the Nait. Fantastic for voices and acoustic music, but may be a light lightweight for Dub (Mine can still do justice to 'No Protection' though). In many peoples opinion (do a search) the Mark I's sound better than the most recent models. I certainly prefered the Mark 1 to the 2000.

Three for sale here. Two are very cheap (the Mark 1 originally cost £400 and the 2000 is about £700), the other is a little more expensive...

http://www.loot.com/scripts/lootsite.dll?search&query=ela

duncan

I have a mint- secondhand pair in oak for £650, which is a saving of around £1500 on their new prices. They're more-or-less latest spec, boxed and fairly easy to drive (a Nait-2 copes fine with them).

If you're interested, please email me. That price includes postage to wherever in the UK you are (if you are indeed in the UK).

TC '..'
"Girl, you thought he was a man, but he was a Muffin..."

I've not heard this combination but, having a great deal of respect for the 5 series and also the Quads, I think they might match pretty well. And wouldn't 800 pounds be enough to find a pair?

Markus

Two year olds are wonderful, and quite capable of learning a LOT.

We found it helpful to teach our kids several different types of "no"-- such as:

No--danger
No--hot
No--delicate
No--dirty
No--danger electrical
No--pet the kitty gentle

You get the idea. Our kids picked up on it right away and seemed to respond appropriately. Their natural curiosity will especially have them interested in anything that is off limits or forbidden, so some parental patience, while teaching how to use cd players, etc. will pay big dividends and go a long way towards ensuring the longevity of the equipment.

My kids wanted to learn how to do things "like dad", so were very eager to learn how to do things right, like not forcing knobs, not scratching vinyl, not breaking needles. From this vantage point it is hard to remember which lessons I taught at which age but generally my kids seldom broke anything important...

Good luck w/ the training and good luck picking speakers!!!

Markus

Vienna Acoustics Bach's. They are small floorstanders and I just love them. They work incredibly well with Naim gear. They have the added benefit of incredible build-quailty and a very, very high spousal acceptance factor. Plus, they're easy to drive. I, too, use a Nait 5 and never run out of power.

As an alternative get yourself a pair of Mission M73 floorstanders currently being offered at £100 from empiredirect.co.uk. At their original price of £200 they were already a tremendous bargain. Load the bases with 25kg sand and be amazed at the quality. Use the money saved to upgrade your amplifier and the end result will be far better then just buying dearer speakers, imho. If you want to see a Hi-Fi World test review let me know.

Colin