How long is it since your last upgrade?
Posted by: Sloop John B on 06 August 2018
A new member [@mention:76469591777888342] posting he has been happy with his system for 13 years got me to thinking about frequency of upgrades.
So how about 3 answers
- your last upgrade of any description
- your last hardware upgrade
- your last Naim upgrade (or second system purchase etc. )
For me
- True Signal DIN to RCA cable 4 months ago.
- This is either a Holo audio spring DAC last September 2017 or a dedicated PC to run Roon January 2018 depending on whether you consider a computer to be part of the audio system.
- My last Naim purchase was a CD555 in 2011 ( sold on in 2017).
.sjb
1. 555PSU (May 18)
2 & 3. As above.
1. Rega RP6 - July 2018.
3. Rega Fono2 - July 2018.
4. Naim UnitiQute2 - May 2016.
Next Naim purchase will probably either be a NAP for the Qute for stepping stone upgrades to either a 272/Pre/Power or a Supernait2.
All three answered by uniti nova three weeks ago????
April 2017 for my main system. Complete system change to 272/XPS DR/250 DR with Dynaudio Contour 20. Couple months back to get a second system up and going. Qute(source) into SN1 to Totem Mites and a cheap sub.
- last upgrade of any description: Bryston 9B 4 months ago - 4 channels to complement 4B triamping, instead of using old MF amps.
- last hardware upgrade: As above. Unlikely to be anything else for several years unless something dies.
- last Naim upgrade (or second system purchase etc. ): XP5XS in Sept 2015 (sold on a month later).
I'm not upgrading or changing anything until I know where I'm going with my house move - & that won't happen until 2019. And I don't care if a NAC-N 572 comes along, no I don't, no I'm not even looking, go away, leave me alone.
Last upgrade was just a good week ago the ND555 replacing the NDS. Already a bit before that - somewhere last year some small electricity upgrades.
A month ago. Cyrus Signature phono stage with PSX-R2 power supply. Fantastic!
Atom to Nova June 18
January 2018 - Fraimlite
April 2018 - Uniti Core
August 2018 - Currently have an XPS DR on home demo and picking up a NAP 250 DR on Wednesday for home demo.
Popped a tranquility on my LP12 about 3weeks ago
That's been it so far this year
Looking to upgrade .y cartridge and maybe phono..but not sure
Last upgrade was a Lingo 4 to replace an Armageddon a few months ago
Last Naim upgrade was a Supercap DR to replace non-DR in December.
Oh, and I bought a used Cisco router and Sony KD 59XF9005 telly to replace a Pany plasma.
Keith
4 days ago... NDS to ND555
Before that, between August ‘15 and February ‘16...
300 to 300DR
Ovator S600 to Focal Scala Utopia V2
Hiline, NACA5 and standard XLR to DIN to SL full loom.
1. Fraim - March 2017 - upgraded from Hutter (and added Tranquility to LP12)
2. Does having a NAP300/300PS DR'd and serviced count, as that was done in January 2017
3. As above
1. If it can be called an upgrade, service of 82/250/hi- cap last year;
2. Naim CDX2 - 2008;
3. As above.
Linn lp 12 needed new cartridge (stylus had collapsed) - bought krystal
> added kore
> changed ittok for ekos - about 2 months ago
Just 2 days ago - changed nac 202 w/o napsc but with high-cap dr to
>nac 282 w/napsc and (same) high-cap dr
Nap 300 non dr.
Apart from Lp12 service and cartridge replacement probably need to upgrade my speakers as I have moved house since I purchased them but I really can’t gather enough enthusiasm to go through that process.
This month 555ps answer to all 3
Japtimscarlet posted:Popped a tranquility on my LP12 about 3weeks ago
That's been it so far this year
Looking to upgrade .y cartridge and maybe phono..but not sure
How’s the Tranquility working out JS?
A bit more than a year went from V1 to nDac in my main kit.
About 6 mo ago went from a V1 to a 272 in my second kit.
June 2018, bought a used Cisco 8 port switch to see what all the fuss was about.
April 2018, I changed my old Naim set up for a complete set of new boxes, 272, 250DR & 555PSDR to feed my Ovator S400’s, via 3m pair of SL speaker cable.
Currently investigating whether to go full loom with SL Din/XLR or use the money for a Core.
Feb.2017—B&W802D2 to Kudos 808.
May 2017—Serviced 552/500 plus DR’ed. Now lusting for a ND555 but don’t know where the £ is coming from. Wish I’ve not read those ND555 threads.
1. Oct 2016. PMC Twenty5.23
2. May 2016. NAP250.2 to DR upgrade
3. Ditto
No plans of any type to change anything in the next few years.
In a couple of weeks time when my freshly DRed 555ps comes back from Salisbury.
September last year was my Nova with PMC25.26
Followed in October by a Nap250dr
Could not resist a NAP300 dr last November with a Cisco 2960 switch and Melco Ethernet cables
when all the fuss has died down I will try the ND555/NDX2 and Chord products, I have already decided on a supercap/252.