Hi-Fi Corner

Hiim quite impressed with the enthusiasm here so I decided to get my feet wet. I have been looking at the used market lately and have seen a few nait 3 for sale. I recently came acroos an ad fora Nap140n and NAC 42.5 for sale for roughly the same...

Hi guys,Does anybody know how I can clean the case ofmy Nait-2 ? It doesn't look that nice and blackanymore. It's got some white stains on it.(wich only appear when the daylight is shining though..)Is there a simple method or fluid to clean thisrough...

Took a call at work today from a BBC researcher. Her name was Sara and she wanted me to email her something. Her last name was Tiefenbrun - so I had to ask.She's his daughter. And yes, the speakers were named after her.Tim J

I don't know how many of you know this, but I discovered that Target Audio, the Hi-Fi furniture / rack people have gone bust, apparently very recently.Whilst they have never been praised as the 'best' supports available, I've always found they worked...

I have a friend at work who loves to listen to LP's.I argue with her - as every new label that comes on a vinyl too - she wants to buy the vinyl.I have a cdi and a LP12 ittok asak. To buy or not to buy (new) vinyl when available (instaed of a new cd)...

Hi there,does it really affect the sound when placing the preamp (in my case a 72) too close to the Hicap.I have put my 72 side by side to the Hicap. Or should I rather leave one shelf off? In the manual they recommend 30 cm distance between the...

Nigelp saysquote:This really is a very special machine which is built beautifully and delivers the closest sound I have ever heard to the best in viny I think that the quality of sound of cd players shouldn't be compared to TT.First, I think that in...

Will the 4mm Naim plug go in the speakerbinding posts of the Royd Doublet ?I ask this becuase I'll order the naca5 with the naim plugs.Greetings Rob.

Hello, Does someone know the Proac Response 2. I can buy this speakers in second hand with 2 bigs target (20 kg each) for 1100 £.What do you think of this speakers?And what is the difference between the Response 2 and the 2 S ?Is my Nait 3R...

I had a listen to this system yesterday and it was bleedin brilliant. Mary Chapin Carpenter's "A Place in the World" became a live performance before my ears. Impact and subtlety in one huge go.Naim can image too, I noticed, although the focus of the...

I'm contemplating on getting some very low-output carts like the van Den Huls, Ortofons. I love the Naim "K" phono board, though, so I don't want an external phono stage. Any recommendations for MC step-up transformers ? Thanks.

There has been much argument over certain features of Naim Amps for as long as i can remember on this forum, mostly concerning PRaT.I am no electronics expert but am wondering why it is such a hard thing to measure? My issue lies especially with...

I wonder if 200 pounds is a good price for a secondhand Naim nait3 of 6 years old ?Thanks,Rob.

Anybody has an opinion ?

ladies and gentlemen,the following is a brief report on my demo of 2x250 active vs 2x135 passive at grahams hifi london, england, today.i carried my own 1982 vintage silver line nap250 to make the active 250’s pair . the other 250 was grahams...

I have replaced all my power leads with Music Works IEC's and a Power Block to great effect.However, my IXO is a captive lead, anyone out there tried replacing a captive lead with Music Works or other's, is this a good/bad idea, the guys at Audio...

Finally!I have finally found the prices of Hutter. I don't know what the shipping costs are, but you can find the plain prices here:http://www.phonologic.com/rack_it/rack_it.htmYou're welcome!Regards, Bas

Visited a local dealer at the weekend to cost black snaics and burndys, CDS 1 to 2 upgrade, XPS, replacement stands (currently SS Tripods). Cant affford it all at moment but needed direction and costings The advice was to forget alla that and chop in...

A tricky one chaps. Has anyone seen DBLs in Cherry? I need to choose a finish for my 'compact high level monitoring speakers' and have only seen them in Black Ash (which I thought was horrible) and Beech (which was nice). I've got the wood samples...

Alright then - I have always heard/seen many hifanatics with rugs on the wall, on the floor in front of your speakers.Plants placed strategically to catch the stray rays ???Elephants on your cds's...Can someone enlighten me asto the...

Dear all,recently I tried a NAP 180 and a NAP 250 each containing a 220V transformer (serial number 75###) in comparison with a 180 and 250 containing a 230V transformer (serial number 102###).I found the difference in performance obvious: the amps...

In a little bit of a jam here.I recently returned to full time studies and now work at a small hifi shop, but not a Naim dealer.I am looking for some new speakers but we (the shop) does not have access to Naim. I am considereing Kef Ref 1 and Monitor...

Chaps, does anyone know where I can get a decent SPL meter? I'm worried about frying my ears and ending up either half deaf or with tinnitus. Consider it insuring that I'll be able to enjoy the music in the future. Any phone numbers and prices would...