Hi-Fi Corner

With so few threads on tables these days I've started a new one instead of having this discussion buried within the ArkivB thread.Dev, which Well-Tempered table do you have and in what ways does it better an LP12, or other tables for that matter?...

Hi, FolksToday I spoke with my Naim dealer.He had a s/h Hi-cap to offer for only 1200 Dutch Guilders (about 350 UKP)That seemed like a very fair price to me.Now, I'm using a old-style Nait-2 and a CD-3.5 atthe mometn.Should I go for the Hi-Cap and...

I was offered s/h SBLs, seven years old (serial from 1993) with latest bass/midrange drivers for 1200 Quid. Is that overpriced, or a fair deal?Thanks for helpCheersFranz

! [This message was edited by Arie_Gur on TUESDAY 21 November 2000 at 14:04.]

As we are approaching the end of 2000 I thought I^d start a thread looking back what happened "naimwise" during the last twelve months for everybody. For myself, about the same time last year after living with 700 something CDs and listening to a Sony...

I find it is strange that many members here are thinking that Mana is made in heaven and look on what rack do Naim shows their new products....I will built such a rack !!!http://www.naim-audio.com/images/prod_news_naim_s5_system.jpgArie

I hope the wise sages that reside on this forum could offer me some suggestions for me to mull over during the Christmas period!I will have around £2000 for an upgrade in the new year, and am trying to work out the best way to use it to upgrade...

Sometimes, when a record makes an annoying noise, and as I don't have a cleaning machine, I wet the record with a fluid (33% iso propyl alcohol and 67% (exectly...) distilled water) most of the times the records when wet, sounds noisless like a...

The 72 is no more, it is official. Its product entry on the website has been deleted.As an obituary I shall pay tribute and say that it was the dinkiest pre-amp around. Always supremely musical with great poise and authority.Of course I'd be delighted...

I'm looking for a five shelf stand for the following: CD3.5/FlatCap/102/180/HiCapI know there is alot about Mana on the forum but I just don't know where to start given the controversy regarding impartiality in a recent review.Any advice would be...

Hi there,I am just wondering: I compared an *old* NAP180 (from 1992) with a quite new one (from 1998) and found the differences significant. For some reason the newer 180 sounded more relaxed and produced a much warmer and more open sound compared to...

I'm telling this because someone may have the same situation.3 weeks ago I bought a new 72 and a used 140.I had 2 option to get a new style 140 or an old style. The old style price was 3/4 of the new one style it means 250 US $ less.I bought the new...

I knew it would be only a matter of time before somebody claimed on this forum that the original CDS is better than the CDS II.

What is a Nat101? (there is one offered s/h on the net)Franz

I was shopping for some new music CDs this morning and ended up at a website stocking a couple of interesting sounding test discs.Apparently these things will run a test on your hearing to determine which frequencies you can and can't hear and also...

GentlemenI have been very surprised to receive 11 personal E Mails, each asking me to reconsider my decision to quit the forum. Even more surprisingly, one of those E Mails actually came from Naim.The reason why I decided to quit was not due to being...

I have over a 1000 cd's on the floor, in cardboard boxes under the stairs, in cupboards in the dining room; under my desk at work...you get the picture!I want to find someone who can custom build a wife approved piece of furniture to solve my storage...

I know that I should keep naim pieces with transformers (i.e. poweramp and powersupplys) away from the pre and the CDP. Shelves however are limited. I have a wooden wall mounted three tier shelf ( I could add two more shelves, however the distance of...

CD3 + 72 + 140 against CD5 + 112 + 150 ...A lot better the new combo ???Or not ??

Vote for the following: 1. Come back Mick 2. Ban Zorba the dog (who know who you are) If Mick gets more than, say 30 votes, I'm sending a special envoy to Swindon to get him to reconsider. [This message was edited by Dev Banerji on WEDNESDAY 15 November 2000 at 16:33.]

I disconnected my Hicap and connected my 180to the 4 Pin input on my 102 (covering the 5 pin with the cap) - the soundis like an AM radio - something is really wrong. What could be the problem?I checked all the connections and tried to play a record -...

Seeing the large thread regarding Mana stands, I thought I would start a new thread to ask about support for my new CD5/Nait5. I have heard that the new "5" series is not as vibration sensitive (is this the right word?) as higher end Naim equipment,...

Hi,A friend of mine in Dubai wishes to purchase a new HiFi system - he would like a Naim. Here in the Middle-East we use 240V UK-type systems (and so, therefore, this is what the dealer sells).However, he will eventually be moving back to his native...

Hi folks;A week or two back I asked about headphone amps, and I have now tried a few and thought I'd report back here with my findings. I have to say that I've been impressed with even the more modest headphone preamps.Despite someone posting to the...

My Nap250 is now a little bit old (serial # = 85XXX). Although I am quite satisfied with it, some operations have been suggested to me (friends, dealers...) including :1) new filtering (big) capacitors2) new amplifying and power stages (4 cards)(sorry...