Is this Vol-Bal position possible? Or is it just broken?

Posted by: DGH on 28 August 2016

Hi everyone

…no picture… well, I'll describe it: both the volume and balance knob on a NAC52 are looking straight down (6 o'clock position).

Is this position possible? Or is it just broken (and thus a "good reason" to make a POTS8-Upgrade)?

Thanks and kind regards

-dgh

Posted on: 28 August 2016 by Frank Abela

It's a good reason. 6 o'clock is not a natural position for a Naim knob as I recall. Question is, how did they get there?

Frank.

Posted on: 28 August 2016 by Wugged Woy

Little kids ?? My son often twisted the volume knob of my NAC72 too far. The dealer used to smile whenever I came through the door and would wink and say "Again ?"........

An easy fix. But I always left it to my trusty dealer.

Posted on: 28 August 2016 by Richard Dane

Sounds like the knobs may have been twisted around on their splines. Untwisting should be done carefully. It'll be a cover-off job to see which way they have been twisted. This is important as the led cables are cerfully dressed around the pot axles. If in doubt, take it to your dealer.

Posted on: 28 August 2016 by DGH

Thanks for all replies!

Actually it's a s/h item with pictures as described. Could be an argument to debate the price.

Cheers

-dgh

Posted on: 29 August 2016 by Adam Zielinski

I had the same on a second-hand 282. I just pulled the knobs off and fitted them correctly. Took 1 minute.

Posted on: 29 August 2016 by Loki

+1 for Richard. Had a similar problem with a Nac 42...