System Pics 2016

Lewis posted:

I frequently move my system around but it pretty much looks like this now (note I have repositioned the HC and Nac to inside the cabinet in pics 2 & 3)!

I use a UQ2 and Sondek as sources, a Nap 100 through some SBL's, and the HC and Nac 32.5 as power and pre accordingly.  The sound is goddamn awesome, not to mention the looks

 

 

 

 

Lovely, my favourite looking Naim components

My latest update. Part XS and part Classics series.

Haven't posted here for ages. CDX2, XPS2, 282, SC2, 250 into very old Rogers LS2a's. There's a sonos and arcam DAC on top of the vinyl storage. Vinyl doesn't get much of an outing these days (Michell Syncro, Stageline).

Obviously the speakers could do with changing. Tried Neat Ultimatum XLS but didn't get on with them (too cold) and haven't got round to auditioning others. Perhaps Sopra No1's would do the trick?

david needham posted:

Haven't posted here for ages. CDX2, XPS2, 282, SC2, 250 into very old Rogers LS2a's. There's a sonos and arcam DAC on top of the vinyl storage. Vinyl doesn't get much of an outing these days (Michell Syncro, Stageline).

Obviously the speakers could do with changing. Tried Neat Ultimatum XLS but didn't get on with them (too cold) and haven't got round to auditioning others. Perhaps Sopra No1's would do the trick?

Nice.  And that's one hell of a music collection you've got there, David.

Lewis posted:

I frequently move my system around but it pretty much looks like this now (note I have repositioned the HC and Nac to inside the cabinet in pics 2 & 3)!

I use a UQ2 and Sondek as sources, a Nap 100 through some SBL's, and the HC and Nac 32.5 as power and pre accordingly.  The sound is goddamn awesome, not to mention the looks

 

 

 

 

Lovely. Very nicely done Lewis. 

Are the cupboards bespoke ? Due to a recent new arrival in the family who is now getting more mobile i'm looking to hide the hi-fi !

NAC 102, NAPSC. 

Now I have the Remote Control ;-).

Later comes NAP 180 and then I'm satisfied.

 

Nice, I had an opportunity to listen to a System similar to yours Back in December!

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simple is... what simple is... 

Old Intel Atom Laptop ( devoid of everything except flac / wav / mp3 )

Meridian Explorer USB DAC

Naim nait 5i-2

INR 28 per meter speaker cables.. terminated with diamond studded bananas 

JBL Control One speakers on heavy sand filled stands..

Boy... am i happy to be just back to some form of music in my home !!

My home is rather small now so i needed to take a haircut

;-))

have a nice weekend !!

Edit : Forgot to take a pic of my socks 

mpw posted:

simple is... what simple is... 

Old Intel Atom Laptop ( devoid of everything except flac / wav / mp3 )

Meridian Explorer USB DAC

Naim nait 5i-2

INR 28 per meter speaker cables.. terminated with diamond studded bananas 

JBL Control One speakers on heavy sand filled stands..

Boy... am i happy to be just back to some form of music in my home !!

My home is rather small now so i needed to take a haircut

;-))

have a nice weekend !!

 

Edit : Forgot to take a pic of my socks 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can't see your pics

hi artferg20

i can see it .

i wonder what could be the problem .

anybody else having problems like Artferg with viewing the image ?

regards

If i copy en paste the picture URL in a new tab it opens hifivision asking for username and password .
Perhaps thats the problem.

I cannot see it.

Nope..

Can't see it either... 

Hi

can you point me to directions on adding a picture to this forum. I did search the site and found a thread in which a user wanted to insert a pic from flickr... same case as mine but i dont seem to locate the HTML icon... to insert the BBcode..

thanks

Get yourself an account on photobucket. If you then ensure you also install the iPad app you get more free storage space. Save you pictures through screen shot from your iPad. Upload them into photobucket and copy the direct link to the picture....

 Thank you Bert..

Hope the pic is visible now...

Old Intel Atom Laptop ( devoid of everything except flac / wav / mp3 )

Meridian Explorer USB DAC

Naim nait 5i-2

INR 28 per meter speaker cables.. terminated with diamond studded bananas ... " upgraded " on an itch to Klotz 11 gauge speaker cable

JBL Control One speakers on heavy sand filled stands..

Boy... am i happy to be just back to some form of music in my home !!

My home is rather small now so i needed to take this haircut

;-))

have a nice weekend !!

Edit : Forgot to take a pic of my socks 

As I've just recently entered the world of streaming I thought I'd pop a couple of photos of the new Unitiqute2 into the System Pics 2016 thread. The old chrome bumper Nait2 is now temporarily powered down, but at some point in the coming weeks I may explore using the 'Qute as a source into the Nait2...

System: Unitiqute2 & MCRU No 85 Cable - NACA4 - Monitor Audio R252.

james n posted: 

Lovely. Very nicely done Lewis. 

Are the cupboards bespoke ? Due to a recent new arrival in the family who is now getting more mobile i'm looking to hide the hi-fi !

Thanks James.  No, it's a Habitat Max sideboard.  Pretty cool as it looks nice and hides everything away too  I think you can still buy them.

Yetizone posted:

As I've just recently entered the world of streaming I thought I'd pop a couple of photos of the new Unitiqute2 into the System Pics 2016 thread. The old chrome bumper Nait2 is now temporarily powered down, but at some point in the coming weeks I may explore using the 'Qute as a source into the Nait2...

System: Unitiqute2 & MCRU No 85 Cable - NACA4 - Monitor Audio R252.

Nice, I like the simplicity of this, just needs an LP12 sitting at the top of the stack now!

Cool rack Yeti!

Very curious  how you get on with the Qute as a source only into the Nait...

Yes, you do need that LP12 btw !

Atb,

Mark

According to the UQ2 manual the pre-amp out is 775mV & is not ideal for the Nait-2 input sensitivity which is 75mV.   It will mean the Nait-2 volume control will be backed off into the poor channel balance area & just a just a few mm from null adds way too much volume.    

I feed my Nait-2 (via Supernait buffered record/tape section output) with a NAT-05 (600mV) & NDX (2.1V)  .    To overcome the volume control problem I have attenuated the Nait-2 feed by 15dB.  This has moved the normal listening position from a few notches off null (7 o’clock) to now between 9 & 10 o’clock.   SQ is so much better,  smoother & considering it’s used in a dining room, very relaxing.

Mike-B posted:

According to the UQ2 manual the pre-amp out is 775mV & is not ideal for the Nait-2 input sensitivity which is 75mV.   It will mean the Nait-2 volume control will be backed off into the poor channel balance area & just a just a few mm from null adds way too much volume.    

I feed my Nait-2 (via Supernait buffered record/tape section output) with a NAT-05 (600mV) & NDX (2.1V)  .    To overcome the volume control problem I have attenuated the Nait-2 feed by 15dB.  This has moved the normal listening position from a few notches off null (7 o’clock) to now between 9 & 10 o’clock.   SQ is so much better,  smoother & considering it’s used in a dining room, very relaxing.

 

When I had a Nait 2 I connected my UQ2 using a din to RCA cable at the rear, didn't really change the input trim on the UQ I just had the Nait turned up to about 12 o'clock then used the volume on the UQ to adjust it.  Old skool electronics with the convenience of modern technology!  This is how my UQ2 is currently connected to my NAC 32 / Hi-Cap also.  It works and sounds great

New SBL grills from Tom Tom audio, and trying a cherry plinth on the Sondek.  I like how it matches the SBL's but I think I will swap it back to the walnut fluted plinth as I prefer the finish.  In an ideal world i'd have two Sondeks and one fitted with each plinth, but ho hum!

Couple pf phone pics of mine, business end etc:

@ Lewis: Yes, its a nice streamlined system as it stands, but I am keen to possibly explore what the ‘Qute can do as a source alone and / or use with a power amp too. A versatile little beast. 

@ Varyat: thanks The rack is a homemade unit - I’ll outline the build in another thread later.

@ Mike-B: Very helpful there Mike, I had no idea about the voltage differences between the output of the Qute and input of the Nait.

LP12? One day perhaps, although I have had one in the past (with ITTOK & Koetsu) and although I thought it very good indeed, I do have a real soft spot for Rega decks. New speakers are needed first I think

Yetizone posted:

 

@ Mike-B: Very helpful there Mike, I had no idea about the voltage differences between the output of the Qute and input of the Nait.

OK,  but no need to think about it,  I had overlooked the UQ2 volume control as pointed out by Lewis   -