Hi-Fi Corner

hi all, as last upgrade after new speakers (new arts diamond signature) am looking to resolve cables.. System grooves big time so am not trying to solve a problem but more see if system is capable of even more. Now have - nds ic: SL - 552-300: standard - naca5 1) naca5 is legend - anyone ended up w SL ic and xlr or always SL full loom as dream state? Just hard to see std xlr as end state 2) i cannot get to demo SL full loom, but chord sarum. Anyone ended with SL ic and then chord xlr and...

Chaps I wanted to pose a bit of a question about what people thought was the best value for money naim CDP on the market at the moment. The second hand market is hugely active as we all know and there are bargains to be had, however some of the older players will definitely be needing services / getting to the end of their life. This ISN'T about best SQ out there... It's about best bang for buck in a hot second hand market. Let's say we have £1.5k to spend. Where do we go? Any answers...

I've been pondering a 2nd system to go in our tv room for some time. Had pondered getting a Naim Atom, but I really wanted it in pre christmas... and didn't want to spend that much dough. So last week I moved my Muso from the Kitchen to the TV room planning to use the Muso as a really good soundbar, and just get a QB for the kitchen. Then I looked at the price of a new QB, and wasn't sure I wanted to spend that much money, figuring I could probably find something used for similar $ that...

And so with the departure to fresh fields of a NAT01 and CD555&PS I have the following spaces. I'm presuming my spaces are better utilised in the brains side but would appreciate any suggestions for the point of view of optimisation with respect to spacing and cable dressing.

My most recent experience with the NAC 202 and NAC 282 revealed that the 282 may not be necessarily better than the 202. This thread has been closed and new replies are not permitted. http://forums.naimaudio.com/to...82-vs-nac-202?page=1 I am beginning to understand what Mike Hughes was saying about the NAC 202 and NAC 282. Details as below. The NAC 282 / Hicap DR / NAP 250 DR has proven to be a great upgrade from the NAC 202 / NAP 200 on the Harbeth SHL5 Plus. However, after using the same...

nait Xs -the tuner socket is already used - can i use the AV input for audio from a phono pre? or better phono on aux 1 - which seems to be phono only(?) Thanks

Bought a new set 2.5 months ago and a few days ago, music sounded weird. Checked and found right speaker output no sound. Tried every cable and still no sound from right output. 2.5 months of light use and amp became defective, and dealer not willing to provide one to one replacement, Advised me to sent in for repair. Very disappointed in a customer point of view from a reputable brand that turned defective after such a short period, Anyone experienced such problem like me or I have bought a...

Hi all, I have for a few year now a NAT02 I mainly use for casual listening. I recently do some critical listening and discover that I may have a problem with the stereo decoder. After further investigation, It seems that the tuner totally miss any low-pass filtering of the audio output. As a result the audio output show a lot of ultrasonic noise around the 38kHz subcarrier and not rejection of the 19kHz pilot. Just ot illustrate here is an analysis of frequency of a brief recording. It...

i recently bought an ex demo unitiserve from a Naim dealer. I didn't ask what the serial number was and they did not advertise it. I assumed it would be 12-18 months old but while registering it find it is 4 years old. Is that acceptable for ex demo? More like secondhand to me. It works fine but I was surprised to say the least. Tim

With Black Friday nearly upon us, cyber Monday around the corner and the advent of, well, Advent, I hope I'm not too early in asking what you are hoping/planning to get to augment your system this Yuletide? Dreams, hopes and more realistic Naim additives are all viable.

Hello, I currently have a Naim Fraim in maple and aluminium. The fraim consists of a base and two shelves. The problem is that maple is not available any more and I need to add one shelf. Has anyone mixed different colors on the shelves of a Fraim (maple and black for example)?

272/xps dr/300 dr/sopra 2 Audio

...without your partner realising it's there.... Replacing 282 with 252 - I just told my wife I tidied up some cables and got rid of one power supply :) (NAPSC was gone....) There is also a case of a mysterious Headline appearing in my listening rooms. Cables are easier to hide too....

Hi - Newby here, I have recently bought a Uniticute 2 and everything is working well. I have it hooked up to a pair of Dynaudio Emit M20s and the sound is amazing! I recently connected my Panasonic BR player via an Optical cable to the Optical Digital in on the Uniticute and immediately the speakers began to produce a hi speed clicking noise. I cant get any sound to play when watching DVDs and have adjusted the PCM settings on the player. I can play CDs and that seems to work fine. I assume...

I have an opportunity to get some DBLs for a price that's too cheap to pass up. So cheap that even though they're totally inappropriate for my system and my living situation it's worth it to play the long game in anticipation of upgrading my electronics over time. I don't even need to use them right now. I could just put them in storage until I can make better use of them. I know a few bits about the speakers' origin but the seller is a stranger. He has the original boxes and passive...

Hi, new house will commence construction in Mar 17. I would like to understand what pre electrical fit considerations are worth establishing in order I discuss with the Developer. There will be 4 rooms on ground floor 2 of which are key for home entertainment. Study will be used as home cinema and comprise router and server (along with other cinema hardware including Sky Q. Lounge will house NDX and the other Naim hardware and be used for music only. My two questions at this stage are mains...

Im looking for a headphone amp to part with my HD600. Problem is, am losing the hearing in my left side so am after a amp where I can change the volume from left to right to compensate. strange one I know but hopefully people on hear can point me in the right direction.

I just received 3 new Fraim/FraimLite platforms and I’m planning how to rearrange the system. In total I have 10 platforms: 2 Fraim and 8 FraimLite. My main system comprises 11 components, some of them on the floor: Lp12, Lingo, SL, HC CDX2,V1, Headline, Napsc 252, SC, 250 My initial plan is the following (from top to bottom): LP12 (Fraim) CDX2 (Fraim) SL V1 Napsc +HL 252 Lingo SC HC 250 Your advice is appreciated.

Well, I got my new stands from Cymbiosis yesterday, and spend today stripping down the system and rearranging things. All went well, though it was hard work and took most of the day. Fired the system up, and the 555PSDR wouldn't switch on (sigh) Stripped down again to that level, which luckily didn't involve the NDS or 555PS as these are in a separate stack. Rectified the problem (Powerline had come a little adrift, but couldn't get at it without stripping down) Am in the middle of...

I have a Nait XS2 and wish to purchase a NAP250 (presumably one of the new regulated ones). Will I also need a power supply after I split off the Nait's pre-amp section? Judd

Been wanting to take the plunge for a while now. I did briefly toy with the idea a few years back but instead traded my CD5XS and the nait XS in for a 272 and a 200. The itch has come back and ive been reading many positives on the new Rega Planar 3. Gave Bob a call at Sound Org a call on our way home from a concert this morning (went to see Ibiza classics with Pete Tong in Manchester last night), and asked when he could be free to give us a demo. Turned out he was free this afternoon so we...

This post is by way of a follow on from my “Any Magico users out there?” post. I was able to spare some time back in the UK this week to have a shop demo of several speakers: Focal Sopra II; Sonus Faber Amati; Wilson Sabrina and Magico S3’s. This list is more or less in ascending price with the Sopras being by far the most budget model of the 4. I currently use some old B&W 803S back home. KJ West One (thanks Jason) were able to more or less recreate my home system. This was 500 series...

Hi As a very happy new owner of the NACS1 I found myself without ability to use mu headline. Since I am using only one source -LP12 with S.L +S.C i thought I might connect the headline to the S.C outputs aside the burndy There one's with source only and others with source+power. Is it possiable ? TKS Amir th

Hello I am new to the forum and am thinking of a pre amp upgrade as stated in the title..I have had the nac112x , flatcap 2x for a while now and was thinking how is the nac 202 different sonically to the nac 152xs. I believe they both have a separate circut for the digi bits / display etc and one for the analogue signal.. Has anyone compared them. The 202 is a fair bit more expensive ' is it worth the extra money..Am I best to just get a demonstration..??

As above, there's a 4-2 one available for sale and I'd like to try it out with my SBL's. Correct me if i'm wrong, but is this essentially just a crossover that overrides use of those fitted to the rears of the sibbles? Thanks.