System Pics 2015
Posted by: hungryhalibut on 21 December 2014
It's the 21st of December, so it's time for the new System Pics thread.
The SuperUniti and UnitiServe are the same as last year, but the Hutter rack and PMC twenty.23s are new.
Modified Furutech TP60 power distributor, to finally replace my old powerigel which was taking up too much space as three of the six 'arm's weren't needed. The TP60 shares the igel's star-wiring configuration, but has an even more bomb-proof construction and convenient sockets as opposed to fixed cables.
The modification relates to the removal of the magic GC303 inner coating, which supposedly eats electromagnetic interference without tempering with the current. I found the effect to be similar to a block of ferrite and entirely unwelcome.
EJ
Hi EJ,
How does it fare sonicall and what have you modified specifically?
It does not seem very popular here, however i 'm very tempeted to get one since it's apparently very well made, is star wired and adding a Powerline it looks a very good solution for me.
R.
R., it should be sonically as transparent as you can expect a power distributor to be - the inside is all gold plating and thick copper wiring, cleanly laid out, with vibrations damped through an extremely rigid metal structure and rubber feet. I just had to have its macguffin removed: a layer of black-ish crystals, glued to the inside of the bottom casing, a good few cm from the wires. It's claimed to absorb EMI with purely beneficial effects. In my system, however, it just sat on the high frequencies - very annoying so I had it removed (not being a qualified electrician, I had the dealer do this).
For me, this move has solved a small but long term objectionable coloration in the system. Currently auditioning various brands of power cables (which have a dramatic impact on sound, much to my surprise).
EJ
I've shoved it all back together, just to get some music in the house. I'm really chuffed with the speakers, which still need some fine adjustments on positioning. The carpet needs to settle, hence the strange marks and lines.
Niger, where are the PMC? Anyway a nice job. The 272 is a great Naim product. Ciao, Maurizio
Originally Posted by Bert Schurink: Wow speakers are very close to the back wall. In my case completely different.
They need to be where they there otherwise you get NO bass. None.
Very nice Nigel. The SL2 is a wonderful loudspeaker; as was its predecessor.
If Naim had continued evolution down that route, we might have had something very special indeed.
John.
John, what do you mean "we might have had"?
In the SL2 we surely do have a very special speaker indeed.
SL2 praises are music to my ears 
enjoy
ken
I've shoved it all back together, just to get some music in the house. I'm really chuffed with the speakers, which still need some fine adjustments on positioning. The carpet needs to settle, hence the strange marks and lines.
Nigel, glad you've decided to go back to 'proper' speakers at last.
and yours look smashing!!!
enjoy
ken
Peter just did the torque - the setting up was done by yours truly, but I know that they are exactly as they should be. They look so much nicer in the room than the cherry ones used to, and the maple is much better than that which I had on my one time nSats. Now that the 272/250 is warning up again, the sound is really amazingly good.
Now they are set up properly, you'll see that they are much closer to the floor, and also the essential SL2 setup toolkit by the fire place.
Peter just did the torque - the setting up was done by yours truly, but I know that they are exactly as they should be. They look so much nicer in the room than the cherry ones used to, and the maple is much better than that which I had on my one time nSats. Now that the 272/250 is warning up again, the sound is really amazingly good.
Now they are set up properly, you'll see that they are much closer to the floor, and also the essential SL2 setup toolkit by the fire place.
What, no PMCs HH? when did that happen?
Peter just did the torque - the setting up was done by yours truly, but I know that they are exactly as they should be. They look so much nicer in the room than the cherry ones used to, and the maple is much better than that which I had on my one time nSats. Now that the 272/250 is warning up again, the sound is really amazingly good.
Now they are set up properly, you'll see that they are much closer to the floor, and also the essential SL2 setup toolkit by the fire place.
HH...I think you buy your socks at 'Next', my hubby has the same!