Hi-Fi Corner

neil wPosted: 24 April 2002Last Updated: 26 April 2002
is anyone out there using the above stands to house their naim equipment if so could you please post your comments thanks neil
smiglassPosted: 15 April 2002Last Updated: 26 April 2002
I am considering a Rega P9 with the new RB1000 tonearm and am wondering does anyone have experience with this TT. I have a P3 2000 which is a good TT but sounds thin compared to my old LP12/Ittock VII/Karma setup. What opinions are out there? I will...
Mike SaePosted: 22 April 2002Last Updated: 26 April 2002
Someone had asked me about the RR2, so I figured it was a good excuse to go to the local hi-fi shoppe. I informed him that I was posting the e-mail here as well, for (hopefully fruitful) forum debate. I went and did a nice long dem of...
Doug GrahamPosted: 26 April 2002Last Updated: 26 April 2002
Our good friends in Bath "Audience" are having an open Naim week 7th to 11th May featuring the above new toys. Andrew (owner) says you are all invited. He can be reached on 01225 333310. Our man in the south, Jason Gould will be in attendance.LaterDoug
Arye_GurPosted: 20 April 2002Last Updated: 26 April 2002
About headphones and powersupplies1. A story An Englishman goes to visit to the Soviet Union, and it happens that he has to ask for the hour. He asks, and the Russian asks in return - we are in the Soviet Union, where do you want to know what the hour...
Jez QuigleyPosted: 26 April 2002Last Updated: 26 April 2002
prepare to want one.
John BaileyPosted: 21 April 2002Last Updated: 26 April 2002
Just came across this old article by chance. There is a link to it via the NASG but as it seems to have been only recently put on the web it might be worth drawing attention to ...
kamPosted: 23 April 2002Last Updated: 25 April 2002
Hello Folks,I'm considering buying a second hand Naim pre and power amplifiers. I never purchased second hand Hi Fi before and I wanted your opionion as what to buy and whether it is worth while doing so.I own a Arcam Alpha 3+( please don't laugh!!)...
lesliePosted: 24 April 2002Last Updated: 25 April 2002
Someone on the Audioasylum site suggested that wiring a 25amp bridge rectifier into either the live or the negative feeds to the transformer could reduce the hum. The rectifier was wired into the line using the + and -ve terminals and the ac...
HammerheadPosted: 24 April 2002Last Updated: 25 April 2002
I’ve just become the proud owner of a hi-cap. What I need to know before I start installing it tonight, is this method acceptable:1) Turn off 1402) Remove snaic from 102 (but leave napsc switched on, still connected to 102)3) Hook up 140 to...
LightkeeperPosted: 24 April 2002Last Updated: 25 April 2002
Hi all !What is better Cd 3.5 or 5 and in what areas?Thanks,Ozren
garyiPosted: 24 April 2002Last Updated: 24 April 2002
Well this is odd.In the past few weeks two things has changed regarding my deck.1. replaced a Dynavector 17d2 with a Linn Klyde2. Replaced my project rack with an ash designs one and moved the whole lot away from the speakers.Result, there is no feed...
Philip PangPosted: 23 April 2002Last Updated: 24 April 2002
Hello fellow Naim devoteesHaven't been around a while.Possibly very old news for some of you fortunate enough to have auditioned (and now own) the 500 beast in the comfort of your own homes or good showrooms, I received the late chance to hear one at...
JYOWPosted: 23 April 2002Last Updated: 24 April 2002
This is confusing.I just bought a pair of NAC A5 cables with standard Naim plugs, the plugs with 2 little ears in one end and one ear in the other end.The speaker outs on the Nait 2 are close together and the black ears of the left and right channels...
JrookPosted: 22 April 2002Last Updated: 24 April 2002
I am new to the Naim game. When I recently purchased a secondhand HI-Cap to power a Stageline I was wondering how old it may be. I have heard that Hi-Caps need to be recapped sometimes and I was hoping there may be a place that I could get a...
MarkusPosted: 22 April 2002Last Updated: 24 April 2002
Over the years as various bits and pieces of equipment have come and gone in my system I've occasionally had to use bnc to rca interconnects in my system. I've got a dark green chord and one of those light baby-blue ones. I'm using this configuration...
Mick PPosted: 22 April 2002Last Updated: 23 April 2002
ChapsThere is a refurbished Loricraft plinth and Garrard 301 going up for grabs on...
Nuno BaptistaPosted: 22 April 2002Last Updated: 23 April 2002
Hi:I´ve got a problem with my command!between 9 at 10 o´clock some times doesn´t work!And it´s just to the left, rigth way works fine always !Sometimes it´s working fine and then just stop between 9´and 10...
Don AtkinsonPosted: 19 April 2002Last Updated: 23 April 2002
Sex & Mark Levinson Well, I've been a fan of Mark Levinson's Reference systems for quite a while, but couldn't really see myself persuading Mrs Don to let me blow the price of a house on a hifi set. Last night, however, Mrs D showed me a Mark Levinson advert and the book she had just bought as a result. Tonight she thinks I should invest in anything with the Mark Levinson mark!! The advert reads "Satisfaction Kim Cattrall and Mark Levinson sign Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall and husband...
Tim DanaherPosted: 19 April 2002Last Updated: 23 April 2002
How do I edit my user profile? The FAQ doesn't seem to be much help in this respect.Thanks In AdvanceTim
BoshPosted: 23 April 2002Last Updated: 23 April 2002
I would like to upgrade the CD for my second system (Arcam alpha/ Rega 2+super bias/ Nait 2 / Kan1s)which I feel is its weakest linkMy options (ignoring the ageing CDi and CDS)would seem to be the CD3/3.5, CD5 or a CDX. I am keen to keep sources...
markjpPosted: 19 April 2002Last Updated: 23 April 2002
Last night I was playing Sheryl Crows latest CD and it sounded crap. Very flat sound and not much bass. Tonight I play it and it sounds great, much more alive, good bass and soundstage.Has anyone got any suggestions as to why. This happens quite...
Bob McCPosted: 23 April 2002Last Updated: 23 April 2002
just fitted one of those 4 way mains plugs to my system as recommended on the forum. Initial impressions are of much reduced background noise on 30 year old vinyl. I did notice that the plug screws I removed were not as tight as they could have been....
Harris VPosted: 22 April 2002Last Updated: 23 April 2002
Having taken great pride in the past in always listening before i buy i have become acutely aware recently that not only do i know nothing about valves i have not even heard a valve amp.I have always assumed that Naim was about as far from valve...
LightkeeperPosted: 22 April 2002Last Updated: 22 April 2002
Hi all !I have Nait2 for years, but few days before I was sprayed with contact spray potentiometer. After spraying there is no hurs sound from pot, but something else worried me a lot. I was bought Nait2 from S/H and there is some capacitors inside...