Hi-Fi Corner

This weekend, Naim will be exhibiting at 2 shows. Firstly, The Scottish Hi-Fi and Home Cinema Show at the Marriott Dalmahoy near Edinburgh see www.scottishhifiandhomecinemashow.co.ukand secondly, our new Irish distributor AINM (Irish for Naim) will be...

Check your PTs Regards,Steve.

Has anyone tried one of these units with a Naim system? I know the standard position with line conditioners but this product seems to be acting as a power supply.John

Dear all,forgive the return to a question on keilidhs but I couldn't find an answer to the question I have in the forum already and I could really do with some advice.I have a 82 preamp with 2 hicaps and 2 180 power amps and, of course, the keilidhs....

Anyone out there use these under their kit? Any one got a photo of what they look like?Notice any differance using them?Ta for any replies...andy c!

I need to temporarily box my SBLs only I’ve never packed them up before. Anybody got some description or even better pictures – Naim?. It is not exactly straight forward which bits go where?Any help much appreciated.You can email me on ...

The promise of wine, super-heated chicken wings and song was enough to galvanise the Riders minus vegetarian Dave J back into action last week for a trip to revisit Alex S's system. Having been a good six months since the last visit, the 'usual' major...

The Studio are having a Naim Musical Evening on the 12th November at 6.00PM.On demonstration will be the new CDS3, NAC552, NAP500, and SL2 loudspeakers.Places are limited so anybody interested in attending should contact either Peter or Ted at The...

Has anyone mastered the art of extracting a whole CD's worth of live music without having tiny (maybe 0.2s) gaps between tracks?Extracting the whole CD as a single track works no better than extracting the tracks singly - there is still the tiny...

could anyone tell me is it true that the cd2 comes in two different models? i.e having 2 different transport?

hi allI just recently acquired preowned Credo. I have never owned any Naim speakers until now. I noticed that there is this protruding metal piece from the main speaker drive, which I noticed quite common among Naim speakers. I just found out that it...

Hello all,Let me begin by stating that I am new at hi-fi, so please be patient.I realize that many hi-fi specialists suggest that you obtain/purchase the components in the following order:sourceamp/pre-ampspeakersstandI started in the middle and moved...

HiJust to let you know that superfi will do a "price beat" on ask directs price of £129 for Sennheisers HD600 headphones. Superfi will do them for £125.95 inc delivery. It aint much but its better than nowt! To get the deal you have to...

Dear all,I have bought a Garrad 401 and now need to decide which arm to put on it. The front runners so far are the Zeta and the Aro. However, I'm also intrigued by the thought of the Rega RB 1000.Does anybody have experience of this arm? There don't...

I have been told that nait 5 will have a tough time with Elites and therefore I shoud try Mistiques.My problem is a lack of listening space (3 X 3.5)meters so speakers must be positioned close to rear wall.Mistiqes as I heard have rear bass reflex and...

I've noticed over the past few years that any hifi system seems to sound significantly better at night/in the evening...any ideas why, or is it purely psychosomatic?-- woody

I got some music this week off some one. I put it in uncompressed format onto the ipod. (I own all of them on record, which I can't be arsed to import)when I got home I used some freeware to get the tracks off the ipod without trashing my library.The...

Thanks to all who responded to my original question on 'Which Second Hand Naim CD Player'. Most respondents seem to think that the Naim CD2 would be the best bet in the context of my present system (Naim Nait 3, Proac Tablettes).Has anyone compared...

one of my IBL tweeters has suffered child finger damgage - doesnt seem to affect it but i'm sure cant have done them any good...any ideas - do i need to get a new unit or are there any quick and dirty fixes

After 4 weeks and 4 Naim dealers, I have found the best £2500 speakers to work with Naim equipment to be the B&W N804. I liked the Wilson Benesch Arcs, but they were a touch dry and lean for my personal taste. My original idea of a CD5/112/150 system has now been uprated to a minumum of a CDX2/202/200/HC/PSC to get the level of sound quality I had in mind. I am now thinking about even better combinations. I would be interested in some comments on the following: - CDX2/202/200/HC/PSC:...

After ordering a new rack (Atacama Equinox)last week, it should have been delivered on Friday between 8 - 6. So I decided to take the day off and wait for the package so I could set it up for some hardcore listening over the weekend.....6:01 No stand....

Yes, it's true, they've brought out a new top-of-the-range dynamic. Nominal price higher than current HD600 at £300. Just thought you all ought to know. Should be good!

Is there any experience out there with anything like this that has been written up quite nicely here: http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue8/brightstar.htmThese inexpensive anti-vibration feet evidently compare very favorably to other items priced...

As an upgrade for my MF XLPs I'm looking for a new phono pre-amp. Candidates are Naim stageline, microgroove, Lehman Black cube SE. Can anyone recommend one of these items or are there better ones (in this price range) on the market?Theo

The German brand T+A presents a new turntable the G10. Interesting design.more info on : www.taelektroakustik.delook under news.Theo