Stageline/ Supercap etc
Posted by: lambretta on 27 August 2016
Hi Folks.
I've been a long time user of the forums from a research point of view whilst I pulled together my first Naim system, however I have a question around the power supply and thought it was time to post myself.
My system is as follows:
Supercap/ NAC282/ NAP250/ NAPSC/ Stageline/ Sondek LP12 (with Lingo power supply)/ CD5
I'm mainly into listening to vinyl and in fact the most expensive component in that lot is the LP12, it's a couple of years old, Akurate spec and has a Dynovector 17D3 cart which would've cost significantly more than my previous turntable had I bought it new!
I've picked up most of the equipment second hand or as trade ins where possible to try and get maximum value for money - I also managed to find a pair of Focal Diablo Utopia speakers to top everything off and so far (I only have the CD player setup) it's sounds amazing, I'm totally hooked!
I was wondering if I'm powering the Stageline properly though as it is just linked to the 282 and draws it's power from there - should it be connected to the Supercap directly? The CD5 is just plugged into a wall socket as well, can this be powered by the Supercap (or something else?), I can't remember what the back panel looks like to be honest and I'd rather not drag it out of the unit right now as it's playing music for me while I type ;-)
I haven't managed to get the LP12 on yet as the cable I need accidentally went back to a dealer in the box of a trade in (I upgraded my 202 to the 282) and I'm waiting for it to be returned! Very frustrating but I've enjoyed listening to some CD's I perhaps haven't heard for a while so not the end of the world!
Finally the CD5 is probably rather long in the tooth now, is it worth me upgrading this to something newer or higher up the line to better compliment what I have?
Any advice genuinely appreciated, it's a complicated world playing with Naim stuff but one I am really enjoying :-)
Cheers
Julian