I got a 52 for Christmas !

Problem, not, this is....... 

Congratulations! I just had a look at your profile to check what front end you are using. With an LP12/Aro upstream of the Prefix into the 52 you have created perfect synergy! Lucky you.

Cheers Clive B , It certainly sounds that way! 

Congrats Mason .. the 52 is a wonderful pre . I am currently running my 52/SC/135's into a pair of Titan T88's- huge boogie factor. Your LP12/Aro should be doing the business, enjoy!

ATB,

Mark

Wow Santa must have taken a SLOW route to your home if he brought you a 52 in 2016!!

Enjoy it.

On my wages it takes time! But much more appreciated when you get there! :-)

Congratulations of an envious kind.

Welcome to the 52 club, great piece of kit.

Enjoy! It is so musical.

You can put the second row mute button on and pull the phono boards if they are not used for small improvements.

My fully serviced 52 is hanging with 135s and getting signals from my CDS2 and 01 into Focal 1038 be's.  Welcome to the top of the Olive tree! Nice place to be! 

Enjoy, david

David, I'm also considering having the 52 refurb/serviced.  The right channel sometimes gives off a sizzle/cracking sound, and if I replug the cables, esp the burndy, and give the volume and balance knobs a few turns, it seems OK again.  But it's overdue for service, I think. It's a pre Pots-8 version, with the 52PS.  I recently wrote to Naim and asked for the service cost, but still no reply yet.  Perhaps it's the festive season.  How long did it take for your 52 to be serviced?

Thomas

Hong Kong

Paul Quigley ie posted:

Enjoy! It is so musical.

You can put the second row mute button on and pull the phono boards if they are not used for small improvements.

good advice, the first thing i did was to take the mc boards out.

Makes me think I should get on and purchase that 82... one rung closer to audio nirvana.

mason63 posted:

Paul Quigley ie posted:

Enjoy! It is so musical.

You can put the second row mute button on and pull the phono boards if they are not used for small improvements.

good advice, the first thing i did was to take the mc boards out.

I thought it was my last 52 until you said that you had pulled the mc boards. Mine had straight through boards. Same year, serviced 03/06/16. 

Paul Quigley ie posted:

Enjoy! It is so musical.

You can put the second row mute button on and pull the phono boards if they are not used for small improvements.

Hi Paul,

Does this tip also applies on a nac 82?

RM

Yes , it applies to the 82 . 

Ok thanks!

Another doubt, if you use a turtable with external phono wich input should I use? Direct in phono or?

I think i have a new task for tomorrow!

Barratana posted:

Ok thanks!

Another doubt, if you use a turtable with external phono wich input should I use? Direct in phono or?

I think i have a new task for tomorrow!

 

Historically, the Tuner input has served me well for this purpose. Of course, if you have a Tuner, then the Aux input is the next default. Good luck, 52's are awesome and a real value at current prices.

ATB,

Mark

I had my 52 serviced a few years ago with pots 8 upgrade- came back sounding better- more organic and more refined as I remember.  Done by Chris West of AV Options. Not cheap but quite worthwhile.  Great preamp - when it first came out was considered by many to be crazy expensive. How times have changed looking what a new 252/supercap costs as well as what the 552 costs -let alone an Statement S1!   This is why a serviced 52 is a great value.

i own all Olive so I am biased but I think Olive style is timeless. Enjoy, David

varyat posted:

Barratana posted:

Ok thanks!

Another doubt, if you use a turtable with external phono wich input should I use? Direct in phono or?

I think i have a new task for tomorrow!

 

Historically, the Tuner input has served me well for this purpose. Of course, if you have a Tuner, then the Aux input is the next default. Good luck, 52's are awesome and a real value at current prices.

ATB,

Mark

Thanks for the tip!

Well done on the 52 - it is a very fine pre outright. I went from 82/SC to 52/sameSC  and wow!  Detail and tunefulness was a clear step up. Both with latest POTS. I often wonder why I traded in and not keep for a second system (I've kept all my previous speakers which were Kans and Epos14). 

ayisgroovy posted:

Well done on the 52 - it is a very fine pre outright. I went from 82/SC to 52/sameSC  and wow!  Detail and tunefulness was a clear step up. Both with latest POTS. I often wonder why I traded in and not keep for a second system (I've kept all my previous speakers which were Kans and Epos14). 

i still have my kans , creek and rega 3 , they are not going anywhere!