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I need to fit some MM phono boards to my Nait 3 amp, the amp has never had them fitted before, is it an easy fit, do i need to snip wires for example. Lee.

Oh dear. Did a full rebuild of the system yesterday. And now I can hear a local radio station from a couple meters away from the speakers. Not good. By process of elimination I disonnected all source inputs on the 282 and powered off everything...

after 9 years the battery is going. Any bright ideas of what to replace it with at a sensible cost? thanks

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I own an LP-12 with a Linn Radical & Urika phono pre-amp. I'm considering replacing my two-4 shelf Zoethecus racks with one 4 shelf Fraim or Fraimlight. The reason for this is for looks mostly and less floor space. My current stand is beautiful but I don't need such large shelf opening with Naim gear and I'm limited to just 4 shelves. Since I'm buying a bunch of Naim gear, I'm thinking now would be a good time to change to a Fraim rack. So my question is, I read that the...

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Hi ive now got rid of the nd5xs as i thought to myself eventually (next year hopefully) i will get a 282 and maybe a 250 and that a NDX would be a better pairing and also space is at a premium in my BDI unit (just ordered another shelf) so cannot add PS as of yet so as it stands its nac 202 napsc nap 200 and NDX with naim speaker cable to MA RS8 speakers,  Ive heard the PMC 23's using a nac 202 but had a 200DR and an NDX and the sound is very good to my ears anyway this was at a dealer...

My aim for a while has been to upgrade to NDX and I would really like the new bluetooth model. My circumstances may well permit such a purchase soon. This would probably mean a new model (offset by selling my ND5 XS). But then I have this little...

Hi Guys, please help me out as I think I’m getting lost in the variations and combinations of the Naim products and my existing stuff and worrying about making mistakes. My budget is ideally £4000 but max £5000 (don’t let my wife know :-) I’m a happy owner of PMC 26 with a lovely DAC and looking for decent setup around it. My main target is getting the best stereo system but I would like to fit an AV receiver as well using pre out or alternatively I can use my Dune Duo media player with its...

Tested a few cables in the past few month, my friendly naim dealer loaned me a pair of Super Lumina speaker cables (3m) to test, I was very skeptical before I replaced my NACA5 with the SL, however, I have to admit, the SL added a sense of body and life to the music that is hard to explain, my speakers are very resolving and detail comes out, I listened to my system for a few days and then took out the SL and brought back my old trusty NACA5s and while they sound very good, the SLs are...

Just picking up new 272/250DR from our dealer (thanks to Tom Tom audio in St Albans), and demoed again the Aria 926 speakers, so just sitting over a half and deciding on whether to take the 926s home today also. (DB1i are currently at home after moving S400s on) Looking forward to listening later today/tonight the out of the box performance, and comparing to my previous NAIM system builds. Already though considering and looking to the future and eventually the best system build for...

Since I own the Ovators 400 the price in Germany has been risen by 42%. Same wit the Superuniti: 25%. That is quite a significant price hike. Superline has increased by almost 35%.   My times of buying Naim are over, because I cannot afford it...

Good evening forum. Having recently installed my kit on a new Hi-Fi Racks stand, it’s a perfect opportunity to look at cable dressing which I confess i’ve never done. My understanding apart from keeping cables away from each other, is to keep cables away from the wall behind the stand and this is where I’m struggling. My burndy is fine and hangs in free space but it’s the IC between the 272 and 250 which is causing me the problem. I’m currently using a Chord Co Signature cable which is...

I am thinking of upgrading my speakers to Kef R500.  However my Naim Nait amp and Flatcap PS  circa 1985 might not be good enough for these speakers?.   If I trade or sell my amp setup what sort of price would I reasonably be...

Trying to update my DAC V1, but not able to pass the bit perfect tests on windows or MAC using windows media player or itunes Does anyone know an easy way to do this without paying for software? thanks  

Can someone tell me the length (or added depth) of the burndy plug and the burndy cable plug including the tightest turn of the cable. I'd like to know the total depth of the CDX2 or NDX source components as it could potentialy be a (future)deal breaker. I'm sorry if this is quite obvious, but i couldn't find it anywhere.

I have found a few threads on this but none quite answering my question; I have a new NAP 200, on immediate listening it sounds a little unfocussed, muddy, etc. I have cheap connectors (Gotham £25 jobs) which could be part of the problem, otherwise could this be symptomatic of a new amp, improving after a few weeks?

The subject line says it all really. After: 1. Transfering the BitPerfect_44.1K24Bit.wav rev4 test file and firmware1p16.wav to my El Cap Mac Mini  2. I successfully ran the Bit Perfect test 3. Initiated the firmware upgrade mode 4. And proceded to install/play the firmware1p16.wav file 5. After a succefull upload/install the DAC-V1 rebooted 6. On reboot, after the DAC-V1 logo, I received the following message 'DSP Boot Failed.' 7. I turned the DAC V1 off and on with the same...

Hi All,   I have an opportunity to pick up a dealer demo 2013 552 + 552 PS DR with about 300 hours of use on it. Cost is about 55-60% of retail. I would inherit the remaining 3 years of warranty on the unit.   I'd like some feedback if those...

The thread is meant to address questions directly related with the procedure for upgrading the DAC firmware from 4.10.6 to 4.11.8. The focus is on the upgrading itself, not on its impact on sound quality, DSD capabilities, etc. In particular, I would like to collect some feedback on the follwing questions: 1) Are there any limitations -- for instance on supported data formats, USB drives, file name lenghts -- in 4.11.8 which were not already present in 4.10.6? 2) Can the upgrade be done from...

I know this has popped up now and again but my question goes out to those who know a little about glass and indeed know some German.... might be a bit hopeful I know but this forum does tend to come through pretty well. I am ordering a piece of...

Hi all I have now changed my vinyl replay system,it nows consists of -Michell gyrodec,with QC power supply,roksan tabriz tonearm and audio-technica ART 1 moving coil cartridge,through to leema elements phono stage.My amps are,nac 82pots 8,nap 180 and 2 hi-caps,with passive linn kabers ( just upgraded the bass/midrange units to the excellent Seas M15CH002).My question is (after speaking to lee taylor of leema acoustics) he confirmed that one of my hi-caps powering the phonostage would greatly...

Firstly hello all, this is my first post on the forum and also my first foray into the world of Naim.   Having recently got a NAC202 with the NAP200 amp and the external NAPSC I wired it all up as per the pics, sorry they aren't great but we all...

I have aquired a snaps and just plugged it in to the mains (not connected up to amps yet before the avalanche of replies) and it became hot within a few minutes. any suggestions?

Hi,   I need some advice. I have a SN2 and getting a NDX soon. At the same time, dealer offer to trade the SN2 for a 272+250DR with top up.   Should I go for it or stick with the NDX+SN2? I have the impression that the NDX better the 272 or...