52PS

Posted by: graphoman on 12 October 2002

Please give me information, advice, empathy etc.

What’s the 52PS, how old a model is it, what’s the difference between it and the Supercap? How much should it cost S/H? Can it support (temporarily) a 72?

I offered a dealer a 15-year-old set of 32.5/Hi/250 and told him I wanna get a Scap. He told me the value this set represent was max. EU 1200 and he offered the 52PS for (my set+1300).

Any opinion on it? Any better idea? Many thanks in advance

graphoman
Posted on: 12 October 2002 by Don Atkinson
I would wait for a Supercap.

I think that the 52PS was unique to the early 52 preamps so would probably be 10 to 15 years old. I believe that Naim can modify them to Supercap status but I don't know how much this costs. Unmodified, I think it can only be used with an old 52 preamp, but others will no doubt correct me on this if I am wrong.

In the UK, I would guess that a 15 year old 32.5/Hicap/250 would fetch about £900-£1100. A 5/10 year old Supercap would probably cost £1250-£1500 privately.

Hope this helps

Cheers

Don
Posted on: 12 October 2002 by Martin Payne
The 52 (and therefore the 52PS) was introduced in 1990.

SuperCap replaced the 52PS in 1995.

I reckon your amps are worth at least as much as a 52PS. A Supercap is definately worth more than a 52PS.

cheers, Martin
Posted on: 12 October 2002 by graphoman
thank you, I think now I’m getting the picture.

graphoman
Posted on: 13 October 2002 by graphoman
thank you, it was my suspicion from start that the 52PS was hardly a greater value then my set.

graphoman
Posted on: 13 October 2002 by Bosh
Naim did the 52PS to Supercap for me in 97 for £950
Posted on: 13 October 2002 by graphoman
it may contradict Naim’s logic but if it’s not possible to swap the old set for a better PS then I may stick to the 250 and go for active. Actually, I did not want to go that way but I got an offer, I could have a 2-4 SNAXO for the 32.5... where I’ll have to rebuild the 250 by Naim... and at the end I should start wondering how to get a second HiCap to feed the crossover... Life is complicated, life of an audiphile is even more so.

graphoman
Posted on: 15 October 2002 by Bernard Paquet
I got the 52ps from Gene Rubin. Paid only 600$, less than a s/h hicap. I then traded my 82- 2 hc for a 52 head unit. Great, great upgrade for only a couple of dollar.

Bernard Paquet