IXO Vibrator

Posted by: Naheed on 07 October 2001

I just realised that my ixo vibrates quite badly even at moderate levels, my rack is levelled/tuned there is nothing else coupled to it, all other components are very stable...

The ixo does'nt use chassis screws, just the cheapo plastic snap fasteners.

Any ideas anyone ???

naheed

Posted on: 07 October 2001 by Andrew L. Weekes
If they're the two-part ones used on a CD3 it might help to refit them.

Carefully prise the centre pin of the fasteners out, then holding the case parts together press the inner fastener fully home, then refit the centre part.

The centre pin expands the outer plastic part, they're very good usually.

Andy.

Posted on: 07 October 2001 by Naheed
Bad Vibrations
Figured it out, normally naim add a little felt to the front/rear of there (powered) extruded cases, to dampen and possibly take any tolerance or lack of stack up...

Well it appears the IXO (may be other Slimline products DON'T !!!), the case was actually rattling quite badly, I realised this by gently pressing the centre of the casing to find to my amazement it slapped against the chassis !!!

Surely cost reductions shouldn't affect Naims ultimate goal of squeezing the last once of audio juice out !!!

WARNING Potential
To all Slimline owners try pressing 'lightly' on the casing to gauge if there is 'slack' between chassis & casing !!!

Honestly, can't BELIEVE Naim would overlook this, maybe it's there lateness in realising the effects of vibration/microphony...

Good Vibrations
For sometime two niggling factors have bugged me with no apparent solutions.

* Right Channel always seemed somewhat subdued a listening levels;
* Inability to listen to anything above say a qtr turn;.

To temporarily eliminate the bad vibrations I wedged some 3M sticky, giving the whole chassis/case a solid one piece feel - I intend buying a few strips of felt tomorrow- to finish the job Naim didn't !!!

Anyway enough frustration - applying my temp. fix has solved both the aforementioned problems, I've been listening most of the evening at around half a turn !!! AWESOME my SBLs are really showing what there made of now...

naheed
(rather pissed off !!!)