What would you do?
Posted by: Sounsfaber on 23 October 2016
Hi all, question if I may.
Im receiving a 2000 nac52 and a 2000 SC, as far as I know the SC Hasn't been serviced. Now the bit where I'm torn. I have a serviced 96 SC (1year ago). I must move one of them on, which one?
A little history on the boxes. They 2000 Naim originated from the USA many years ago, the SC was changed to 240v by an authorised naim dealer.
Im kinda ok to drop another $600/£300 for the service of the 2000 SC or am I just wasting money?
thanks in advance
Steve
Posted on: 23 October 2016 by yeti42
Does the 96 hum? If not I'd hang on to it.
Posted on: 23 October 2016 by jon h
has the NAC52 been serviced? Does it have POTS8?
Posted on: 23 October 2016 by Sounsfaber
The SC doesn't hum nac 52 has pots 8 Just come out of surgery with new balance pot engineer said cleanest 52 he's ever been involved with
Posted on: 23 October 2016 by jon h
Posted on: 23 October 2016 by Sounsfaber
Sorry text to talk not working
Posted on: 23 October 2016 by Sounsfaber
Very sorry for that fingers now. I'm not too worried about the 52 as I will get a full service on it at some stage. What I'm asking I guess, is the sonic differences between the 2 SC's. Was any production upgrade done over the 4 years? Etc
Posted on: 23 October 2016 by Harry
I would send the serial numbers to Naim and ask them.
Posted on: 23 October 2016 by Sounsfaber
Excellent idea Harry. Thank you
Posted on: 23 October 2016 by ChrisSU
Presumably you could make your own comparison of the two SCs when you get the other one, but obviously that doesn't take any future service into account. What it would do, though, is allow you to compare the level of transformer hum between them, which might be a deal breaker for me if one or the other is particularly loud.
Posted on: 23 October 2016 by Sounsfaber
The hum of a transformer is something I can deal with to a point. My Special order 2003 olive xps hums like crazy man but to my ears it's functions well, I A/B it to a xps2 and it came out on top, even the xps2 owner agreed. So yes I will take the hum into account but not a real deal breaker for me.
My thinking is a 2000 model is 4 years younger, it should have some kind of synergy with the nac 52 while serviced SC should be able to get some good coin. But yet I'm still torn.
i know first world problem.
Posted on: 23 October 2016 by hungryhalibut
You could very likely sell a serviced 1996 one for £200 or more than an unserviced 2000 one. So sell the 1996 one and pay £300 to service the 2000 one. It will be more or less cost neutral, you will be happy with two 2000 boxes that will be exactly the same colour, and it's what to want to do anyway. So it's a win, win, win situation. Job done.
Posted on: 23 October 2016 by Sounsfaber
yes yes thank you "sound adivce" as always
