Hi-Fi Corner

I have an early 52 head unit. So my question is can I substitute a Supercap for a 52 PS? or will I have to make changes to the head unit? Thanks.

Hello all quite excited just heard the B&W 802D3 today, sounded very good to me, too bad I can't afford them. It gave me the impression of a very refined and musical sound, with breathtaking clarity, definitely worth the price tag. The new material replacing the Kevlar looks space-age from the future to me. The bass was huge In terms of the improvement from the D2 series, I could not get the chance to hear the old ones and the new ones side by side, but the new ones are definitely...

I have a doubt. It is possible to connect a supernait and superline in the same SuperCap? What would give greater result: -Connect the SuperCap in supernait and HiCap in Superline, or the opposite? Thanks for the collaboration.

has someone an idea that it is?    

hello. i have a question for Naim streamer owners that tried the DSD64 capabilities of their players. does the player (NDX for example) decodes a DFF file with DSD64 encoding from a USB stick or HDD USB drive? or the playback for those DFF files is only enabled via ethernet and a upnp server app? thank you.

I'm going to make an admission so I don't want any sniggering at the back.  I am currently using a NAC 42 and NAP 160.  (There - I've said it.)  You may deduce from this that I'm actually a poor person.  I realise that some of you tri-amp or Statement owners may not be familiar with this concept!  But the time has finally come to drag myself and my system into the 21st century..... So I am thinking that my eventual goal is to get a 272 pre/streamer and a 250...

Hi, what input is the best to use for streamers? E.g. NDX into NAC 282. Thanks.

Following some informal chat with a couple of retailers, it was remarked on that the Naim Mu-So has become quite popular and successful and that it may be more of a game-changer than anticipated.  They also commented on the idea of owning and assembling 'traditional separates' hi-fi systems (pre and power amps, add-on power supplies and some individual sources) which has been in a gradual but now increasing decline.  There are...

if you come across any bugs you wish to report wth the new forum please leave them here. We will then feedback to hoopla, thanks for your support.

System - HDX & Unitiserve/NDac/555PSII DR - Supernait 2/Supercap DR/Chord Super Aray SNAIC cables - Adept Response AR6PDC power center, all Naim Powerlines, DC1 and NACA5 cables except Chord Sarum TA DIN5 analogue, PMC Fact 12. My last post 7 months ago concerned my upgrade from Naim stock SNAIC cables to Chord Super Aray. I'm a month into the Chord Super Aray RCA/RCA digital cable from HDX to NDac, roughly a 4% price upgrade in my system but a 500% price upgrade in my...

My electricity supplier is pestering me to have a smart meter installed. My partner says she read somewhere on the internet that these meters can degrade the sound of your audio system. Does anyone have any knowledge of this? I have come across some claims here concerning RFI interference from smart meters, albeit from an anti smart meter campaign group http://stopsmartmeters.net/smartElectricityMeters.htm

Dear Forum members 2015 has been a great year here in Salisbury, with new products and feature upgrades across our range; including Super Lumina, NAC-N272, Power Amp DR upgrades, Tidal Integration and DSD updates…plus over at Naim Label, our first Mercury Prize nomination for ESKA. And there’s more to come. We’ll be unmasking something we are very excited about in early January, a project which R&D have been deep into for the past year or so, we are nearly ready to go... We often see a...

My XPS2 has packed up - can I do anything or is a trip back to the dealer needed? Thanks for any help Bill

The position of my NAP300 head unit is one level above the NAC552PSU, which means there is excessive XLR cable. I have currently "coiled" them  separately in the zigzag fashion often recommended for NACA5. The "coils" are held loosely together with pipe insulation foam. Is there a better way? Current arrangement from top to bottom: L.H. Stack:                 R.H. Stack                552 head unit  ...

Is this power supply a worthwhile upgrade to the NDAC? M

It's the 21st of December, so it's time for the new System Pics thread.    The SuperUniti and UnitiServe are the same as last year, but the Hutter rack and PMC twenty.23s are new.  

Hi all, I am looking to enter the world of Naim, but unsure of the best route to go, and hope for some gentle pointers/ideas before I finally go to the dealers and hopefully arrange a home audition. Before anything, my current setup is; Speakers - Focal Aria 906 Pre-amp - Heed Questar MM Amp - Nad D3020 Sources - Project Debut Carbon TT, Mac Mini (Spotify Premium & Flac on external HD), TV & Bluetooth iPad for (Spotify again). This is in an approx 5m x 3m living room with speakers...

My current sistem as follows.. NDS/555DR/252/SuperDR/250.2 (non DR)/S400/NACA5 on fraim with a SL interconnect. Nothing really wrong with the system but here comes the upgrade itch.  I am contemplating between one of these 3 upgrade options 1. a 2nd 555DR. I might be able to get a very new one for a slight discount. 2. trade in for a new 300DR. Tending towards this as my 250 is about 10 years old and will soon be due for a recap. But then again, the S400 doesnt seem to be a tough...

My friend Mike's Naim system was sounding mighty fine on Saturday. He's recently put a double 13 amp socket on the end of his separate spur which feeds the system, and plugged his 500PS directly to it, as opposed to it previously being fed from a MusicWorks distribution block. I have the same distribution block, from which my 500PS was fed. I moved it into my double 13 amp spur-feed socket on Sunday, and whoa ............  we love those free upgrades best of all. Give it  ago folks...

hi,i would like to diy modify mi phono boards from mm to mc,is it possible?

Some may have observed that since August I have been messing around with first one and then additionally a second Leak Trough Line “3” mono valve tuner from the early 1960s. At first with one that was definitely working, and then with one that was reportedly not working. I found it intermittent, which is the most frustrating thing as the fault as such may not show up at the point of testing or servicing! The first one is lovely, and subject to a slight problem with one of the front panel...

Naim are not (yet) making Super Lumia link wires for speakers, are they? This being the case, what are people who have installed SL speaker cables using for link wires? In particular, anyone who has B&W 802 Diamonds... are you still using the B&W supplied link wire (like me), or has anyone decided to cut down a length of SL cable and use a few inches for the link? (actually, is this such a crazy idea?) Roger

Just wanted to share my experience with the Forum. I now got some kind of Idea, what you guys are listening to, I do believe in the Listening Chain starting with Source. However, After listening to the statement I think as one reaches the upper echelon in Hi Fi, the lower end of the Listening chain becomes more relevant! David Machael Audio 555PS x 2 / NDS / S1 Pre / S1 Mono Blocks Full Loom / Powerlines / Vivid GTA 3 Wow! Just left Naim Siminar ( 12/11/15 ) expecting to hear Naim 500 series...

since Naim's infos on their main site are rather thin, can anyone tell if the method of DSD decoding in Naim DACs is native or via unpacking DoP? thank you

Hi I have a UQ2 and NAP 100 with Monitor Audio Silver1s at the moment which are 8 ohm speakers and work well. However I am moving the system to a bigger room and would like some floor standers, ideally MA Silver 8s which are 4 ohm speakers at 90db.  Would the UQ2 and NAP 100 combo be adequate to drive them at normal levels? Thank you.