Hi-Fi Corner

I've had an unread book on HTML on my bookshelf for the last year or so, so I might just read it tomorrow, find out how to make a website and put more Froggle pics on-line...--Jeremy"Time is an illusion - lunch-time doubly so."

Thinking about Mana got me thinking about dust.I listen at work and sometimes work and sometimes make dust. Sometimes you can't see me for it.Does Dust Matter?

The roof trusses are up and the central heating pipes for the lounge radiators have just been installed where both possibilities for placing the Fully Naimed LP12/XX1 / CDS1/52/4pack soundstyle racks (2 of) with 2 audiotech shelves were to go (oh...

hi,today, i got the airlocks on my NACA5's replaced by naim plugs. promised i would post on any musical changes i observed.lets cut to the chase. the differences are very significant in my system! the naim plugs time a lot better. and they pick up...

My system consist mainly on Naim equipment:NAC72/NAP180/CD3/HICAP and a pair of KAN speakers (dated 1988). I want to replace the speakers with new ones, bigger and with lower frequencies capabilities. I don't have floor space for floorstanders and not...

I not only removed the Trampolinn in faveor of the original bass board but I changed cartridges from the Arkiv I to the new Benz L2.Table has lost its mid-range glare and clinical nature. Its warmer, less "neutral", less in your face details. The...

Hi,My CD3.5 is approaching its 1 year anniversary.All my previous CD players start to act up after 1-2 years. For example, my old Rega Planet started to have troubles with skipping and tracking. Previous to that, I went through various Sonys and...

Does anyone have experience of the best way of producing mono from a stereo source?Stereo LPs seem obvious - just use a mono cartridge (or play a mono recording), the standard is still compatible and the process is lossless. But what about the two CD...

On Wednesday evening Omer came to visit me.We listened to music for seceral hours and then we started to talk about Naim.First we talked about Mark Tucker and about the way he left Naim, I found that Omer likes him too. Then Omer started to talk about...

if i were to open a specialist hifi shop that (a) allows customers to compare turntables, tone arms, cartridges, and (b) allows customers to compare equipment supports (c) sells good vinyl, including used.. (NO CD)(d) sells some high quality stereo...

My AOL free trial ends soon so my post enthusiasm must soon diminish. Therefore I must ask my Mana question. . .System again. . . CDX, 82, CDPS, 250, 250, 2Hi-Caps in that order sitting on a standard Base rack which I've just bought cheap (already had...

Years ago, I used to write earnest but wildly optimistic upgrading plans, which culminated in systems that included active Isobariks or SBLs.Now, suitably chastened by real life, my plans are somewhat more modest:2002 HiCap (s/h) for pre-amp2003 MC...

Hi, need some help on upgrade path. Currently I have the following set up:CD2NAT02NAC72NAP140Hi-CapSBLI have followed some threads on this forum and am keen to upgrade to 4 pack 135 and go active. I have read the advantages of going down this path....

in the latest hifi news (i think), there is short review of this cartridge -- cant remember who by -- scanned through this while waiting from my train at kings cross. however, more to the point, the reviewer ws very positive and concluded that this...

Currently have Mana phase 2/Valhalla/Ekos/Shelter 501/62/ManaPhase1/Hicap/2x180Thinking of upgrading to:102 or82 orPrefix + second Hi-capOr should that be the cartridge to 901, TT to ? or more Mana?Jeremy

Last night, my wall shelf came detached from the wall, nicely deploying my LP12 all over the wooden floor. Asaka: busted. Aro: the arm itself looks ok but the wee wires are all broken and I don't know if there's any internal/pivot damage. LP12 plinth:...

Frustrated by the varying performance of my system with stunning at one end of the spectrum and "switch off" after a few minutes at the other, I decided to try a few things out. Firstly, my system is on for 24 hours a day - seven days a week (in fact...

Hi folks,My dealer is offering a s/h 72/140 combination,for 50% of its newprice.Now,I just got me a pair of Linn Kan-ll's,and they are driven by a Nait-2.To my surprise the Nait-2 is capable of driving the low-efficient Kan's, but I guess a 72/140...

What would be the best solution for connecting a minidisc personal to a Din socket?Would it need to be a jack-phono cable with a phono/Din adaptor or is there a more elegant solution?Andy.

My 32.5 has a through board I use for CD with phonos on it. Now I'll be using a Naim 3.5 (450 quid s/h, oh joy!) I'd like to use the DIN to DIN lead. I assume there's a DIN through board? If so, any ideas of the cost?RegardsStephen Bennett. Composer...

Does anyone know the likely release date of the fraim and when they are likely to become available?NB