Naim speakers in otherwise non-Naim systems?

Most of us here are pretty evangelical about Naim amplification; we like what it does – it communicates music in a very special, exciting and enthralling fashion. Some of us are similarly enthusiastic about the CD players, mostly for the same reasons. The consensus (or lack of) on Naim speakers seems to me to be a little different though? Some would look at nothing else while others consider them inferior to the alternatives. I lived with SBLs for several years following on from a well-loved pair of Linn Kans. However, it finally dawned on me that, good though the SBLs were, they needed hugely well-recorded source material to sound at their best (they are ruthlessly revealing) and other speakers, whilst equally revealing, were more tolerant of poor CDs, presenting the material in the best possible light. I also found them bass light, albeit dry and accurate. Their rather cold, clinical presentation also left a bit to be desired. There have been several threads where advocates and detractors have vigorously debated these characteristics over the months.

I was pondering this the other day when it occurred to me that while several of us use Naim amps and/or CD players in non-Naim systems, I had no idea whatsoever how many of us (if any) use Naim speakers in otherwise non-Naim systems? If the truth be told, a major factor in my purchase of SBLs was the knowledge that they would be joining a CDP and amp from the same manufacturer – symbiosis rules? So, how many of you out there are using Naim speakers in isolation? Perhaps the proof of the pudding is in the eating? Dare any of us use them without Naim amps and/or CDPs? If not, why not if they are as equally capable as their cousins in the range? I suspect practically noone uses Naim speakers without some other Naim kit somewhere in front. Care to prove me wrong?

Just curious,
Steve