Man with no Naim..

Posted by: Steveandkate on 20 March 2001

Hi,
As a man with no Naim, but having heard the systems at the Bristol show, I am about to start the auditioning malarky...
So, my questions, which may well be pretty stupid, are : What dealers in or near London can anyone recomend ( I need plenty of time and guidance) and also, what shall I buy (said they might be stupid...) - I have around £5000 as a starter, but would rather spend more if it meant less by way of upgrade trade-in loss as time goes by.
The new, yet-to-be-released speaker is high on the list, as it would fit in well with my house and sounded wonderful, and a CD player and amp would push my £5000 into touch ( I could go up to around £7500, but don't tell Kate..)
So, what can you tell me, and lastly, judging by the amount of topics and replies, do any of you work, or just sit in-front of your pc's with the hi fi on..?

Thanks,
Steve

Posted on: 21 March 2001 by Steveandkate

I never thought a simple question would get such a huge response !

Thanks to all, for not making anything too much clearer, but showing me just how much you all care about a question that only I can answer..
I will get on down to Grahams as soon as I can to start the awful task of spending loads, but learning that I need loads more - It seems to me that old Naim gear doesn't die, but it gets serviced - a huge plus over most gear that is superceeded every year or so.
Thanks again for all your time and input - will keep you updated !

Steve

Posted on: 21 March 2001 by Andrew Randle

quote:
From my experience Kans (under the correct circumstances) have more weight than Intros

Here's a metaphorical bodybuilding question:

Volume for volume, which has the most weight - fat or muscle?

Andrew

Andrew Randle
2B || !2B;
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Posted on: 22 March 2001 by John C

Jason, good though that system sounds the speakers cost almost twice as much as source.Reasoning?

John