Hi-Fi Corner

All contributions welcome. Here's mine:How many HiCaps are too many?--Jeremy

I wondered whether anyone could shed any light on this - room acoustics always seems to be a bit of a black art. Anyway, my system has a resonance which seems to occur somewhere at the bottom of the frequency range of a cello. Despite lot of attempts...

From the "History" section of the Mission site:Quote:Through the years we have produced many "firsts". In 1979 we released the first DC-coupled transcription tone-arm, the Mission 774, and the 700 loudspeaker, which, with its inverted drive unit...

Yesterday I tried to explain the profusion of black boxes which comprise my active system to a friend. I failed.I know the theory of active from the manufacturers blurb but I realised I did not actually understand the idea or principle. I also failed...

Sondeck with Linn LVX arm through Naim Stageline (not bought yet) 112, FC2, 150, Credos.Current stylus, Linn K9, overdue for replacement. Am looking for recommendations up to £150. I am aware that cartridge mass plays an important roll, but...

Guys,A work colleague has a 42.5/110 combo and is looking to replace an elderly Marantz cd65 mk2se with an Arcam CD72 (?...its the new uk£400 model).I am wondering weather or not to try to stear him towards a second hand cd3 or Rega Planet.Any...

At this moment I am the proud owner of a Nait5, CD5 and FlatcapII. What would be the next upgrade:1. Second hand Hicap to power the CD5 with the Flatcap on the Nait or the other way around;2. NAP150 to biamp with the Nait;3. NAC112 and NAP150 and...

I just got a Mana table to replace the Sound Org table under my LP-12. It does just about everything I'd been led to expect from the Mana chat on this site--boomy base gets tamed a bit, more detail, backup instruments emerge from under the soloist. A...

This is a well cool tool...naheed

I copied the site.For your enjoyment read this , I wonder what do you think about it -AryeScience and Subjectivism in Audio.In the last twenty years, there has developed a major dislocation between the scientific evaluation of audio equipment and...

Theres ah music commin from them dar hills Mabel....HUH????Its a mess, but DAMN!!Kans(1) on the floor and I am tapping so hard I am bruising.Dbls, hope to have them set up VERY soon. Other wise-the cables need work, the Fraim needs tweaking and the...

A few of you seem to have these turntables.I'm intrigued by it (for one thing, it has leaf springs )...1. What's great about it, and what sucks? (all relative to a known level, eg LP12)2. How much does it cost?3. Where can you dem one in the UK?4....

Having discovered a fabulous record shop in Vancouver on my last visit to Canada I am now due to go to Toronto......is there a good hifi and more importantly record shop there...especially vinylMy system is now back up and following a chimney rebuild...

HiI'm moving my system onto the same circut as the computer. From what I've read here, the switching power supplies from computers ruin Naim systems.Will plugging the computer into a line conditoner (an Adcom left over from my old round earther)filter...

I see in this Autumn's Naim News that Technical Director Roy George finds a "small but noticeable improvement" if the locking rings on Naim DIN plugs are left undone.Could this also apply to the much larger and heavier collars that lock the Burndy...

Well, had a chance to put out the gear. hope soon to connect up. It appears that all the connections will be of good length. But we will see for sure very soon.Here is a pic of the latest.....Regards,Marc Newman

There is a review of the Fraim in the new edition of Hi Fi+.The excellent quotes saying how fantastic the Fraim is from hifi+ have been removed as they were used without the permission of the magazine, we must respect their copyright. (ok Jason)The...

I'm looking for a cheerful (secondhand) CD player to front my Planar2/Nait2/Kan1 2nd system. I have spotted many Arcams around £1-200GBP but confused by the range Alphas, 5, 6, SE specs, Plus specs etc.) My dealer says avoid the 7 and 8 on...

Hi!My active SBLs with LP12/Aro/Geddon/Troika are driven by 92/2*90 and I want to upgrade soon. I don't know yet if I want to end with 52/4*135 or 82/2*250, but I think that if I go for 82/250s I would not upgrade to 52/135s anymore...So my questions:...

Just got the mana soundframe from Mana Acoustics (England). It took 4 weeks for the order to be processed + shipping. This is what I dont like about oversea order. Well, It works well with my CD3. The sound is now better defined and more articulate. I...

Does anybody has any experience with setting up 9 standard fraim v ertically? Including the base, that would be 10 layers. I know the manual says the max stacks are 7 layers but I have a space problem and have small children. Particularly concern...

Hi folks,I saw the topic about the LP12 support and thought, "hmm,most of the advice given here,might also benefit the CDX"Now,at this very moment I'm using a Sound-Factory "Tripod" rack,with a TT-isolation platform under my CDX.It sounds fine to...

Anyone know where I can get one, and if they actually work?Arthur Bye

Last friday I received my CD5. What a wonderfull player. An big improvement over my NAD C541. The CD5 came with a grey SNAIC. Shouldn't this be a black one??Dennis

Any recommendations for TV and VHF, installers appear thin on the gfround and have not heard of Naim!!