What's my naim?
Posted by: Sonic Boom on 15 December 2003
Systems & History
Nait 2. Bought 2nd hand (in 1991) off a chap that said he helped design the tuner head for the Nat 01. The Nait wasn’t a commercial model, more of a semi-finished product that hadn’t made it to the end of the production line, was supposedly given as a gift. Dodgy deal? No, the guy was genuine, meet him during flying training in the RAF. AB, are you out there? Anyway, coupled with an Arcam Alpha, and at the noisy end, Kef C15’s which also had something to do with his dealings with Naim.
Problem
It’s not working. I think the CD player is at fault.
Solution
As sad as I am to see the Arcam give up the ghost, it leaves me no option but to purchase my lifetime system.
Further Problem
I live in North West Saudi Arabia and therefore auditioning and purchasing is a huge problem.
Request
With financial constraints of approximately 10k pounds, and the inability to audition, I am calling upon the experience found here to offer guidance in choosing my Naim. Luckily there is a Naim dealer 1000 miles away on the other side of the country that will deliver.
Initial Thoughts
All new: CDX2 - 282 - Hicap - 250, run into my Kef C15’s until I can get second hand SBL’s or new Allae.
Conclusion
Always loved the Nait and will set it up for my children (when they are through smashing things to bits). So I have always dreamt of having that Nait style sound but better (ie, a full on Naim system). However, the reason why I have stuck with my initial Nait system is that I wanted to get enough cash together to purchase my end system without following the upgrade path. So this is going to be my final system. I would only consider the addition of an XPS2 / Fraim.
Open to the floor!
Temptation
This said dealer does have a second hand set of DBL’s! Could I incorporate these bad boys driven by the 250 or would I need to go for 2 x 145’s?
Nait 2. Bought 2nd hand (in 1991) off a chap that said he helped design the tuner head for the Nat 01. The Nait wasn’t a commercial model, more of a semi-finished product that hadn’t made it to the end of the production line, was supposedly given as a gift. Dodgy deal? No, the guy was genuine, meet him during flying training in the RAF. AB, are you out there? Anyway, coupled with an Arcam Alpha, and at the noisy end, Kef C15’s which also had something to do with his dealings with Naim.
Problem
It’s not working. I think the CD player is at fault.
Solution
As sad as I am to see the Arcam give up the ghost, it leaves me no option but to purchase my lifetime system.
Further Problem
I live in North West Saudi Arabia and therefore auditioning and purchasing is a huge problem.
Request
With financial constraints of approximately 10k pounds, and the inability to audition, I am calling upon the experience found here to offer guidance in choosing my Naim. Luckily there is a Naim dealer 1000 miles away on the other side of the country that will deliver.
Initial Thoughts
All new: CDX2 - 282 - Hicap - 250, run into my Kef C15’s until I can get second hand SBL’s or new Allae.
Conclusion
Always loved the Nait and will set it up for my children (when they are through smashing things to bits). So I have always dreamt of having that Nait style sound but better (ie, a full on Naim system). However, the reason why I have stuck with my initial Nait system is that I wanted to get enough cash together to purchase my end system without following the upgrade path. So this is going to be my final system. I would only consider the addition of an XPS2 / Fraim.
Open to the floor!
Temptation
This said dealer does have a second hand set of DBL’s! Could I incorporate these bad boys driven by the 250 or would I need to go for 2 x 145’s?
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Originally posted by Sonic Boom:
Systems & History
Problem
It’s not working. I think the CD player is at fault.
Solution
it leaves me no option but to purchase my lifetime system.
Request
With financial constraints of approximately 10k pounds, and the inability to audition, I am calling upon the experience found here to offer guidance in choosing my Naim.
Are you really for real mate 'I THINK my cd player is broke so i'll get a new £10,000 system'
Sorry but you have got me in creases here. Jeez I need to move over to saudi and work there - money must be finally growing on trees Really now, if you wanna get a new 10,00 system get one by all means, but to rationalise it by saying that you THINK your cd player is not working on your existing sytem your only kidding yourself mate - path that will ultimately lead you to disappointment.
Are there no other CD players (even a portable) to check your system out?? Or even mail order in another one.
Well whatever
