I hope its worth it?

Posted by: wenger2015 on 15 February 2018

After much deliberation I have decided to order two Full Naim Fraims, base plus three shelves in Black.

Having spent sometime researching Racks and looking at other options, I have convinced myself that despite the considerable cost that it will be money well spent.......

I am very much hoping that I won’t be disappointed???????

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by MDS
Christopher_M posted:

^^ This is no time for comedy.

I think we're getting close to having a material suitable for a Two Ronnies sketch 

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by Christopher_M
MDS posted:
Christopher_M posted:

^^ This is no time for comedy.

I think we're getting close to having a material suitable for a Two Ronnies sketch 

Tap the glass with the fork handles?

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by MDS

Four candles would be duller......

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by Richieroo

You will not regret it..... everything will work more in harmony and the system should be more coherent. ... particularly when you turn the wick up. My rack is not as posh as yours .... Atacama evoque se. ... but it made a big difference female vocals in particular .... and bass was more agile.

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by Finkfan

With 8 levels to rotate and flip there’ll be a lot dinging in the Wenger house soon. 

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by Clive B
Finkfan posted:

With 8 levels to rotate and flip there’ll be a lot dinging in the Wenger house soon. 

And 24 ball squeaking opportunities!

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by wenger2015

In all seriousness, the question is,  if a glass shelf doesn’t ding on either side, where best to use it? 

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by Finkfan

Under the sky box? 

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by nigelb

Look, enough is enough. This is serious business and if you lot continue to have a larf at us audiofile's expense then i shall….I shall….go to another forum where such matters are given the consideration they deserve!!!

I'm off to tap my glass and polish my balls.

Outraged, of Chesham.

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by wenger2015

What should happen is all the glass panels need a ding test back at Naim before they are sent out?

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by wenger2015
nigelb posted:

Look, enough is enough. This is serious business and if you lot continue to have a larf at us audiofile's expense then i shall….I shall….go to another forum where such matters are given the consideration they deserve!!!

I'm off to tap my glass and polish my balls.

Outraged, of Chesham.

Apparently if your going to polish your balls... it’s first anti clockwise then clockwise.... or is it the other way round...

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by nigelb
wenger2015 posted:
nigelb posted:

Look, enough is enough. This is serious business and if you lot continue to have a larf at us audiofile's expense then i shall….I shall….go to another forum where such matters are given the consideration they deserve!!!

I'm off to tap my glass and polish my balls.

Outraged, of Chesham.

Apparently if your going to polish your balls... it’s first anti clockwise then clockwise.... or is it the other way round...

See this is the sort of comment that I find soooo infuriating!

It clearly matters not a jot whether you polish your balls in a clockwise or anticlockwise direction as long as they squeak at the end of the process. A more sensible point to raise is, at what frequency should a properly polished ball squeak at?

(BTW - as an owner of Fraim, there is a small element of self deprecation going on here)

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by MDS

Perhaps Oxfam could advise.  Oh, did I really say that?  

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by nigelb
MDS posted:

Perhaps Oxfam could advise.  Oh, did I really say that?  

Naughty boy!

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by MDS

I stand suitably rebuked.  

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by Finkfan

Do steel balls give the best squeak? 

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by wenger2015
Finkfan posted:

Do steel balls give the best squeak? 

Is their any other option?

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by davidf

any of the “normals”out in the real world would read this any think we are all completely insane. So we are an exclusive club of nut jobs. Somehow I’m ok with this. Fits my OCD perfectly. I mean can u imagine explaining the ding and dong to a normal person?

david

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by wenger2015
davidf posted:

any of the “normals”out in the real world would read this any think we are all completely insane. So we are an exclusive club of nut jobs. Somehow I’m ok with this. Fits my OCD perfectly. I mean can u imagine explaining the ding and dong to a normal person?

david

In answer to your question NO.....

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by davidf

Wenger in all seriousness Fraim is 100% no brainer.  Even with my all Olive system it basically completed my system. It was nice improvement over my previous rack- an Audiophile Base rack which wasn’t a cheap rack btw.

u will love it, david 

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by Bob the Builder
MDS posted:

Perhaps Oxfam could advise.  Oh, did I really say that?  

Not funny.

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by Richard Dane

Now you start to understand why there's no formal mention of any of this from Naim themselves...

Posted on: 19 February 2018 by wenger2015
Richard Dane posted:

Now you start to understand why there's no formal mention of any of this from Naim themselves...

I assume a lot of glass shelves would be sent back to Naim HQ because of faulty ding tests? .....

Posted on: 20 February 2018 by Finkfan

No doubt!! 

Eta yet Wenger? 

Posted on: 20 February 2018 by wenger2015
Finkfan posted:

No doubt!! 

Eta yet Wenger? 

Unfortunately not, update from Dealer yesterday not yet been dispatched from Naim