Hi-Fi Corner

Im planning a vinyl adventure! of the black disc variety before anyone gets smutty!! but i could really do with some help from the experts out there... Do you guys rate the Stageline? or should i be looking elswhere... and also whats the story with MC...

Curiosity is getting the better of me... How much would i have to spend and on what to get a turntable in the same league as a CDX2/XPS2 There is so much talk of the vinyl revolution on this and many other forums, but i have no idea if a £1000...

I have just had an ARO installed on my LP12 with a Dynavector DV20 cartridge. Seeing as there are only 2 holes to fix the cartrdige that means one cannot adjust the azimuth (right?).Does this matter? I understand the dynavector cartridges are a good...

As I'm looking for an s/h TT to replace my Thorens, I read this siteAnd here few quotes from there: "A superb turntable/tonearm combination (TOWNSHEND ROCK REFERENCE ) that was very underrated by the audio press. A number of English 'reviewers'...

HelloI have cd5, 112, 150 to credo speakers. I have been noticing that they sound quite blend and lack of excitement. would adding ps help alleviate this?do you think that room set up play a role?Do i need to get my system serviced?how much better is...

Hi all,I’m going to look at some NBLs this evening and if everything is in order then I may be bringing them home with me I can’t find any instructions on the Naim site and was wondering if anyone can tell me all about the transit bits and...

Found this via AudioKarma. End result looks pretty good to me. It would be intersting to know what they sound like for all that effort.http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kidder/Audio/TransLam/translam_alpha.htmSteve

Hi,I have got my CDS3/XPS2 for 2 months. Does anyone know what is the warm up time required after I have turned the XPS2 off for about 7 hours (while the rest of my system remain on)?Thank you!Alan

Has anyone out there refurbished the cabinets of Isobarik speakers? Mine are circa 1980 and sound rather nice with my CD3, Nac62, HiCap and Nap250, but they have been a little battered over the years, and the veneer has worn from various edged. I...

Having upgraded to the new ref. kit and been through the upgrade path up and down with most of the olive kit I thought I knew my Naim SNAICS from Burndys, Snaps from Hicaps and preamps from CD players.My long suffering wife will tend not to notice...

helloi have a 72 winging its way to me. am i right in saying that most standard 72s have bnc connectors for the phono inputs?if so, i guess this means i will have to get a phono to bnc adaptor to plug my p25 into the 72.

Hi there,I'm driving my brandnew CDS3 with an XPS1. Two questions: Do I really need a new burndy (not technical, but in musical terms)? Does this "upgrade" only make sense when using an XPSII? Any recommandations?Thanks Reto

Yes, I bit the bullet. I didn't even sell my old one (I will in time, no doubt) but I picked up a new XPS2 to power my CDS2 which is preamped by my 252 and powered amped by two 250's (olive/chrome).Instant gratification was what I got unexpectedly but...

Hi there, In short, my system is CDSII/XPS/82+supercap/250 /SBL, if I have to choose between Fraim & from 82 to 52, which one would be better upgrade? Fraim is about 2.2K (2 bases - new) & 82 to 52 (secondhand) is around the region of 1K. All advices welcome. cheers Martin

Whenever I read about you guys changing your gear from this to that, upgrading, moving up the chain, etc - I ask myself: Where does all the equipment go after you decide to take the next leap ?Searching ebay (in Germany, UK, France, even the US)...

A couple of days ago I sat tansfixed listening to the following system.CDS3/NAC552/NAP500/NBL. - Nine hours went by in a flash. It was an experience I shall never forget. Marc Cohn's voice on 'True Companion' was so full of texture and feeling the...

£2400. Is this a reasonable price?

Question fot you afficionado's. thinking of getting a turntable, now i know that lots of people have Thorens,Rega, the ubiquitous LP12, Michell, etc but i like dance music so what about the Technics SL1200, y'know the DJ decks...surely these can't be...

Anyone got 'em?Verboten to post them here Mr Moderator?

Any know if a CDP laser tracks from the center out or vice versa?Howard

I now have my P9/Denon DL-103D hooked up to the Stageline, and am getting hum. It goes away when I have the TT unpluged from the Stageline. Tried floating grounds on the TT power supply and the FlatCap to no avail. I believe I read that it was...

hello because Naim seems to take so long to run in how does anybody get a real demo without actually buying it and let it settle in for a number of weeks. maybe if a dealer had most on display and fully warmed up you could do it there, but if they...

Hi, I recently became the proud owner of a used 300 power amp in conjunction with my CDS3/XPS2/252/ Neat Ultimatum MF5 set up.Unfortunately using the 300 has helped tip my speakers ( already close to teetering on the edge of bass dominance, depending...

its exactly one week since the 252 arrived. i was going to wait a few more weeks before reporting on progress with the run in. however, yesterday, something signficant happened.the sibilance, smeared treble has now gone.the stranglehold on the music...

HiI've just ordered my next upgrade. Current sistem: CDX2/202/PSC/200/Flatcap2 into 15yr old Rogers LS6a2's on sand filled Target HJ15 stands.I went to listen to an XPS2 - having been surprisingly underwhelmed when I last listened to it. I think the...