Hi-Fi Corner

I have two Hi Caps (with my 82) one about five years old the other about 11 years old - why is it that the newer one has a brighter fascia?I mentioned this to the dealer who, at the time said it was a newer fascia.Why also do the two have different...

How about using fraim base sections as sound stages under SBL's, has this been tryed by anyone.

Hope you all had a merry xmas, i certainly did after receiving my CDi purchased off Ebay and arriving on Xmas eve.Like any 2nd hand purchase through the post you wait in anticipation.I actually had one and sold it 3 months ago to be replaced with xxxx...

Due to financial reasons, wife and I are going to start looking for cheaper, and therefor smaller, accomodation. At the moment we live in a huge farmhouse that belongs to some freinds of ours, and although we dont pay the full market value in terms of...

Ladies and gents,I thought it would be festive to organize a holiday season Naim and music lover get-together. You know- shake hands, drink beer, talk music and Naim, and be merry.My initial thought is to have a week night out at a local pub. As a...

I have a Quad system comprising of Quad 988's and the Quad valve amps QC-24 Pre and 2 x Forty Valve amps. I came into my living room this morning, turned on the amps and suddenly realised no sound was coming from the right speaker.I narrowed it down...

I am having problems getting my phono stage to work with 323 boards. The manual says this input is configured for high input and is also referred to as (AUX). See a dealer(very useful!).Since there are no blacking boards (526 or 326(if they exist?))...

Well more fizzzzzz pop. Any ideas for a budget 2nd hand buy? 2nd hand 02's and the like don’t seem to exist. Its not a major source for me but do miss it. Not even sure how long FM’s going to be around anyway.Martin

How near (or far) is a CD5/Hicap to a naked CDX2 ?The rest of the system is 112/FC2, SNAXO/Hicap, 2 x 150, Fraim, Allae.Graham.Graham.Be kind, what goes round comes round.

Hi I posted this on the Rega forum.Where the early Rega amps (Elex/Elicit) based on Naims amps. Most upgrading from Rega move to Naim. Colin

We all try our best describing our findings on Hi-Fi equipment. Our music taste, however, is rather different and many a time we have to find out the real value of, say, an amp that sounds magnificently on Beethoven (while we listen to Elton John...

Anyone else with this experience? I've isolated channel one of my older 250 having a very noticeable hiss. The local Naim guy picked it up yesterday and is going to check it in detail. He hinted about a new board but without any investigation. It was...

Hi folks.Received my 250 yesterday along with the 82 and the hicap. Plugged all in, checked it was okay and put some music on repeat to give it all a chance to warm up a bit.Later, I noticed that the 250 in particular has large amounts of a humming...

Apart from the rumoured new speaker cable are there any new products on the horizon? (Audio not AV)Graham.Be kind, what goes round comes round.

question for all you buffs out there. Why is upgrdaing the psu of a hifi item so important? whats the principle behind it?Anselmall art is contemporary; it is the way we look at it that changes...

Who got 200,000 and what was it. My last shipment which arrive late last week has an XPS (200,002) and CDS 3 (199,991) so 200,000 must be out!Chris.

Try using one of the spare inner cables as earth return instead of the braid. Connect the braid to the signal earth at the source component only.The result to my ears was greater clarity with no apparent sacrifice in 'prat' etc.Opinions anyone?Regards...

Hi everyone,I will shortly be getting a new Naimsystem having had a full Linn system before. New systemCDX2/XPS2Nac 282Nap 250Listened to this system with my old LinnNinkas - obviously it was miles better thanmy old relatively budget linn system...

Thinking about getting one of these but I have a couple of questions and wonder if anyone can help.What crossover options are there for bass management? i.e. is it a fixed 80Hz crossover for any speakers set to "small" or are there other options?For...

The subject says it all...I am too poor currently to purchase a headline and FC2. I am wondering if I can use a cheaper headphone amp like the Creek OBH-11 with the Nait5. My assumption is that I simply need the cable that gets the signal from the...

At the risk of creating a storm of replies at this time of year I would nonetheless be grateful for some advice from all you Naim experts out there. I currently have a full Naim 5 series set up which I purchased in 2001 - i.e....

I saw posted on the internet an offer to purchase a 11 year old Naim CDi from Lintone Audio at Gateshead. Obviously, I thought this was a good deal so arranged purchase.When the CDi arrived it didn't work. Basically it needed a replacement mechanism.I...

Hello all,First, Happy Holidays!Second, I am in the process of purchasing a 32/110/SNAPS combination. The question is: how can I tell whether the 32 is a 32 or 32.5?Thanks, Seamus

In another thread on Fraim, someone (I guess Dave Dever) pointed out that CDSII or LP12 sounded better in level 3 with no glass on level 2 and NAC52 on level 1.Questions : 1. Fraim was setup like that because it was supposed to be demonstrated as a...

Can anyone tell me what MC boards I need to fit in my Naim 102 pre amp? I have found a pair for sale that fit "up to a 72" what ever that means. Anyone? I no longer use a turntable but as they are going cheap and would allow me to occasionally play a...