Yesterday I ordered my CDX/102/180 combo! My first ever Naim system. I just HAD to listen it one more time (had it at home to) and again it was soooo convincing.

On my way back home the title of my favorite song from the 'Bob till you drop' album by Ry Cooder came to mind although the other way around (the subject of this post).

Delivery should take a week or so. This is gonna be one very, very long week!

I am one happy guy...

Richard.

Your new equipment will make you very happy and will give you many hours of musical pleasure! Nice system!

I have been using NAIM gear for twelve years now and wouldn't have it any other way. My NAIM equipment has offered me many years of musical bliss!

Mark Russell

Congratulations......this is the begining of many happy hours of listening for you.

I still have the 32.5 / 140 combo that I first bought many years ago and I still get the same pleasure out of it as I do with my 82/250 based system.

Main thing with this hobby.....forget about the technology and listen to the music and enjoy it.

I suspect I am slightly (well ok a lot) older than you and in my experience the best tweak to enhance the quality of the music is a large glass of malt whiskey. Once the bottle has dropped 3/4" everything sounds so so good.

Once again, congratulation on a good choice of hardware.......now switch off your bloody computer and get your CD's out.

Regards

Mick

Ah geez, just enjoy it man. Listen to all of your favourite songs over and over again. Dare I say just don't tell anyone what those songs are

There is a say in hebrew, I hope I translate it
well - Who is rich ? The one who is happy with what he has....

Arie

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in my experience the best tweak to enhance the quality of the music is a large glass of malt whiskey

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BY FAR the best tweak Mick. No component or upgrade can compete with it. In fact, on my way back from the Naim dealer I passed a liquor store and bought a special bottle of Glenmorangie matured on Madeira casks! Really no joke!

Hell, at the end of the evening my old system sounded almost as good as the Naim gear I just bought!...

Richard.

Van harte gefeliciteerd met je nieuwe set. Volgens mij heb je 'm inmiddels al lang in huis. Ik hoop dat de set ook na de gewenningsperiode nog steeds fantastisch is.

Ik zag het nu pas aangezien ik al bijna een half jaar niet op het forum ben geweest.

Ik ben overigens wel benieuwd wie je dealer is.

(Sorry voor het nederlands maar wil de reactie van de overige forum leden wel eens zien ... waarschijnlijk wordt ik gelijk afgesloten)

Groet,

André

When reading your profile, it seems like you enjoy very much Linn gears. I do myself too. My question is actually; did you go straight to your Klout or did you upgrade from any of the LK serie amplifiers?

I'm currently wondering about a second hand Klout to feed the ESL speaker. Woofer should stick to my current LK140.

Any comments? Should I go for a LK140+Klout or two LK140's or one single Klout? Two Klout's would be ideal but currently out of range.

Groetjes,

Ugo,

LP12/Lingo/Akito II/K9/Cirkus/Trampolin, Karik III, Kairn pro, LK140, Rotel RQ970BX (Riaa) & Martin Logan Aerius i

Hoi Andre,

Mijn dealer is CAC Audio in Leiden. Ik heb altijd erg goede ervaringen met CAC en heb veel vertrouwen in hun expertise. Ik kocht ooit in 1984 mijn eerste 'serieuze' luidsprekers bij hen (Studio de Schop). Na wat omzwervingen bij andere 'high-end zaken' zoals Rhapsody, Multifoon en Wilbert kom ik nu toch weer bij ze terug.

Hun "het gaat alleen maar om muziek" instelling klinkt eenvoudig maar is tamelijk uniek in high-end nederland. Daarnaast vindt ik het goed dat Naim 'slechts' het middensegment in hun assortiment vormt. Het referentiekader ligt er extreem hoog en dat komt de adviezen in het lagere segment ten goede.

Overigens was mijn laatste en beslissende vergelijking voor mijn nieuwe set die tussen een Linn Ikemi/Kairn/Klout (en LK240's)combinatie en de Naim set die ik nu heb gekocht. Zie de tread "Mother of all demo's" voor m'n evaringen.

Ik ga alles morgen ophalen!

Richar

Would it not be easier for everyone to keep it in English? Just a tought.

Ugo,

LP12/Lingo/Akito II/K9/Cirkus/Trampolin, Karik III, Kairn pro, LK140, Rotel RQ970BX (Riaa) & Martin Logan Aerius i

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Would it not be easier for everyone to keep it in English? Just a tought.

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Well gee Ugo, good tip. Just look at the very first line of my post above. Don't exaggerate, only 2 little posts in Dutch for the fun of it...

Richard.

Anyway as we all know, German is just a Dutch dialect.

regards,

Mark

P.S. this is a joke!!!!!

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Anyway as we all know, German is just a Dutch dialect.

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Funny Mark!......... and true....

Richard.

Ugo,

LP12/Lingo/Akito II/K9/Cirkus/Trampolin, Karik III, Kairn pro, LK140, Rotel RQ970BX (Riaa) & Martin Logan Aerius i

Members here have STEREO SYSTEMS - and not some strange things like the things at the bottom of your list.

Arie

Bo nedaber ktzat be-Ivrit, She-lo yachshevu she-anachnu fraierim. Lo maspik anachnu meshalmim meches al ha-stereo shelanu, anachnu gam tzrichim kol hazman likro anglit ???

Hevenu Shalom alechem, hevenu shalom alechem...

Omer.

Ze beemet margiz shelo medabrim po anglit.

ma haiinyanim? matai ata be chicago ?

ve yoter karov - matay ata be haifa ?

Ani be ytel aviv be yom rishon 6 le december
aval nidme li shyom rishon lo matiim lecha ?

Arie

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Bo nedaber ktzat be-Ivrit, She-lo yachshevu she-anachnu fraierim. Lo maspik anachnu meshalmim meches al ha-stereo shelanu, anachnu gam tzrichim kol hazman likro anglit ???

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OK I'll give up. The first price in this "Sillyandtotallyunreadablelanguagecontest" goes to...... Omer !!!!!

Congrats Omer! The first price is 0.1 % discount on your seventh NAP500!

Richard.

Ugo,

LP12/Lingo/Akito II/K9/Cirkus/Trampolin, Karik III, Kairn pro, LK140, Rotel RQ970BX (Riaa) & Martin Logan Aerius i

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Sillyandtotallyunreadablelanguagecontest

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Why does Omer get the first price ? What about myself ?

Arie