If all else fails .....
Posted by: chfs911 on 12 April 2004
Having upgraded to the new ref. kit and been through the upgrade path up and down with most of the olive kit I thought I knew my Naim SNAICS from Burndys, Snaps from Hicaps and preamps from CD players.
My long suffering wife will tend not to notice these frequent changes and has no idea of costs
As long as the story goes that I am helping it through a difficult period and someone will buy it for more on epay when it is time to sell!
Recently she has been paying a bit more attention. As the Xmas presents shrunk and the valantines present disappeared she has begun to ask where my whopping salary goes. Is it a mistress?
Unfortunately not! It's a 552, 500 & NBLs
The 500 was noticed. Well you can hardly miss it! The NBLs were a disaster. The seller phoned home for my mobile no. and the game was up
She would have found out anyway as I could not lift them out of the car on my own. As for them being the same footprint as a SBL(quote from HIFI +) are they h*ll they are like the twin towers used to be!
The last stealth upgrade was the 552. I flew it back on a business trip. Left it in the car for a couple of hours then sneeked it in behind the couch to be unpacked. All went well. I knew if I got the boxes under the stairs I was home and dry! I quickly slotted the amp and PSU into the Fraim with the usual hunt for straying ball bearings and the give away crashing of glass. Connected to the other bits and sat back for perfection. Well it was better than the previous 72 but worth the cash??? Much harder to call.
Anyway after a couple of months of happy listening I found a poly bag down the side of the sofa. It had a Naim price list and something else..........
A 552 manual! I opened it and read the bold text at the top of the 2nd page. " Remove 4 transit screws! OPS Scotties!
I quickly peered under the 552 and confirmed they were still in place and probably not helping my perceptions of the flagship preamp! Ballbearing hunting again! Things have improved quite a bit in the last day or 2 but the moral of the story is as my wife keeps telling me we we buy anything new...
"If all else fails read the instructions"
My long suffering wife will tend not to notice these frequent changes and has no idea of costs
As long as the story goes that I am helping it through a difficult period and someone will buy it for more on epay when it is time to sell!Recently she has been paying a bit more attention. As the Xmas presents shrunk and the valantines present disappeared she has begun to ask where my whopping salary goes. Is it a mistress?
Unfortunately not! It's a 552, 500 & NBLs
The 500 was noticed. Well you can hardly miss it! The NBLs were a disaster. The seller phoned home for my mobile no. and the game was up
She would have found out anyway as I could not lift them out of the car on my own. As for them being the same footprint as a SBL(quote from HIFI +) are they h*ll they are like the twin towers used to be!The last stealth upgrade was the 552. I flew it back on a business trip. Left it in the car for a couple of hours then sneeked it in behind the couch to be unpacked. All went well. I knew if I got the boxes under the stairs I was home and dry! I quickly slotted the amp and PSU into the Fraim with the usual hunt for straying ball bearings and the give away crashing of glass. Connected to the other bits and sat back for perfection. Well it was better than the previous 72 but worth the cash??? Much harder to call.
Anyway after a couple of months of happy listening I found a poly bag down the side of the sofa. It had a Naim price list and something else..........
A 552 manual! I opened it and read the bold text at the top of the 2nd page. " Remove 4 transit screws! OPS Scotties!
I quickly peered under the 552 and confirmed they were still in place and probably not helping my perceptions of the flagship preamp! Ballbearing hunting again! Things have improved quite a bit in the last day or 2 but the moral of the story is as my wife keeps telling me we we buy anything new..."If all else fails read the instructions"
"You actually forget how bad the music centre was as it was all you had in those days."
We have an Aiwa compact system in the bedroom and I used this as a "main" system when I was between systems. Man, it sounds dreadful now that I am back with Naim
- GregB
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We have an Aiwa compact system in the bedroom and I used this as a "main" system when I was between systems. Man, it sounds dreadful now that I am back with Naim
- GregB
Insert Witty Signature Line Here
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Anyway after a couple of months of happy listening I found a poly bag down the side of the sofa. It had a Naim price list and something else..........
A 552 manual! I opened it and read the bold text at the top of the 2nd page. " Remove 4 transit screws!
"If all else fails read the instructions"
How about finding a decent dealer who does more than showing you the door with a box under your arm....easy work for his £2K+ profit margin!
I thought Naim was quite keen to ensure that dealers actually look after their customers...
Jo