Naim 1989 Ancient footage discovered!

COOL!

It's amazing to think that a lot of the products we saw in the documentary are probably still in use and working well. 

A nice watch,

thanks

SJB

I have equipment from that period that is still going strong. Excellent archive footage.

Really nice to see the old footage. Thanks for posting Peet.

Fascinating to watch!

Do Naim still do factory tours?

Yes they do.  Speak with your Naim dealer or with Steve Hopkins at Naim.

And that 'revolutionary transistor amplifier' in essence is the 250.2 today so I understand..

Simon

I think those posters at the end of the video are the best Naim have produced.

M

Nope. Its the original 250 - pre '.2', pre DR.

The Posters are good. I had a Calendar of them - sadly now gone. I particularly liked two - 'I'm sorry I didn't catch your Naim' (featured in the video) and 'Mr Vereker makes exceedingly good Naits' (picture of Juian, offering up a Nait).

Great find. Thank you....!!

Chrome bumpers and big 80's hair!

Awesome footage - thanks for sharing that.

I wish I'd had one of those SBL dollies for mine when I had them!

Anyone any idea where the film would have been first shown? Never seen it before thats for sure. Thanks for sharing it with us Peet.

Fascinating. Thanks for posting. Apart from Julian were there any still recognisable faces in there?

Great fun watching the video clip.

I've never seen the poster, "Mr Vereker makes exceedingly good Naits", so I Googled it and found not just the poster but also this interesting interview of him and a photo of a very young Mr Vereker & Mr Stephenson.

Moderated Post:  Joe, I've had to remove the link as it goes to a dealer website.  I'm sure most will be able to find it with a basic search - look for Malcolm Steward's interview of JV

Plenty, but most here may recognise Guy Lamotte and maybe Mike Moore and Annie Jeanes, to name but a few.

"to name a few" i see what you did there

Yep, good so it is the same thanks, thought it was.. The 250 design largely goes back to that beginning in 1973 with the original NAP200. In 1975 the original NAP200 was renamed the NAP250. The  later 250, 250.2 and 250DR are all based on this initial regulated design I understand.

Simon

1989 is hardly "ancient" in my book! 

Interesting documentary though 

True quality has longevity.

The French accent was also a clue 

I asked back in April, was told none planned, dont know if that has changed since, will have to ask again.

Narration by Paul Vaughan who did Horizon on BBC2 in the same time period.

Fascinating clip; loved the 80s jumpers.

We are young at heart!!!

Thank you, I knew the voice but couldn't place it. His presentation style now strikes me as incredibly dated but I loved it back then.

Thanks for a very enjoyable film.

Chris

 I'm sure he narrated a documentary about Glastonbury Festival that I once watched.  He kept saying Glastonbury as glass - tonbury not glas - tonbury.   A pronunciation that has stayed with me to this day, much to the annoyance to others.