naim 82 - back from service

Posted by: dektop100 on 08 November 2015

I've just had my 15 year old 82 serviced by Class A - it's sound has been transformed. I'm hearing more weight, immediacy, musical resolution, timing, dynamics, expressiveness - in short everything that makes listening engaging. There's also a reduction in high frequency hardness. It's obvious that the amp's performance had degraded significantly over time. So, just another heads-up for sticking to service intervals.

Rest of system is LP12, Keel, Lingo, Ekos, DV xx2, Supercap, NH2 and HiCap, Sennheiser 650. All electronics now serviced.

Posted on: 14 November 2015 by Cdb

Originally Posted by ianrobertm:

A 52 Service is listed as £289 at Class A.

Thanks - that was the only price I could find on a quick search and I know that Naim puts on a premium above that.

Posted on: 14 November 2015 by Chris Dolan

Clive

Presumably the 252 replaces the 282 mentioned in your profile? Is there any chance of trying a more recent 252 in your system to check for difference?

I had my 42.5 serviced recently by Naim and the cost was probably more than its value - but it was worth it

Posted on: 14 November 2015 by Cdb

Originally Posted by Chris Dolan:

Clive

Presumably the 252 replaces the 282 mentioned in your profile? Is there any chance of trying a more recent 252 in your system to check for difference?

I had my 42.5 serviced recently by Naim and the cost was probably more than its value - but it was worth it

I thought I had updated that - thanks for the reminder, Chris. Next step is probably to talk to my dealer and see what he thinks.

Clive

Posted on: 14 November 2015 by Chris Dolan

Probably the best move Clive - and btw I think that you have got a very good and nicely balanced system there

Posted on: 14 November 2015 by Cdb

Originally Posted by Chris Dolan:

Probably the best move Clive - and btw I think that you have got a very good and nicely balanced system there

Thanks, Chris - I may have problem in the near future as I am expecting to move house and I'm not sure whether I will be able to find a suitable spot for the Harbeths which need space around them. SBLs may be an alternative but I have never heard them.

Posted on: 17 November 2015 by Jan-Erik Nordoen

Originally Posted by Simon-in-Suffolk:

Originally Posted by Jan-Erik Nordoen:

Well, the 252 + Supercap are plugged in and nothing has been blown, apart from from my mind. I wish I could tell you that the serviced 82 + HiCap is close, but it's not. There is just so much more intensity, density of information, scale, gravitas... and I could go on, but I have a sh*tload of music to rediscover. ClaudeP, if you're reading: Merci !!!

Jan

Jan, great news. I happen to think the 252 (DR in my case) is a cracking piece of audio equipment.. It was the device that appeared to make so much of my music make sense where previously it not always did... It has been some rediscovery... It is so infectious. What ever you feed it with sounds enjoyable and interesting/musical..

Enjoy your re discovery.. And you have done this at the right time of year with wet dark/grey days to not entice you away...

Simon

Thanks Simon,

What you wrote mirrors my experience, now five days on. I had a brief period of thinness in the midrange that was bothering me. Then the penny dropped and I removed the SuperLumina DIN to XLR and reconnected the stock Naim DIN to XLR. Amazing how good this cable is...

Wet grey days do have their charm though:

Jan