Thread: Delivery Day

That's great. 9:00 on a Naim is still fairly loud. I'm glad your enjoying.

Jock, I was a little surprised how little turn of the knob ramped up the gain. I am definitely not saying the decibel creep is flawed or inconsistent..cause it certainly is not. I can hit the exact volume I want, both low and high.

For those also interested - the remote volume control is also very good. Smooth and consistent. A push of volume up/down does not go too far in that direction. Small, equal steps.

Jock, do you have any plans to hook up the 500 series gear to your D3?

Hey Sean, are you using anything to secure you speakers to the stands? I use a product I bought on amazon called museum putty. It's like blu tak but better IMO. Highly recommend it for piece of my mind at the least and possibly better sound as well...

Oh, and BTW, I really think that break in roller coaster (good, bad, good, bad) is bunk. I do think the dyns start to sound smoother and fuller with time, but that's all I ever experienced.

Originally Posted by jaxwired

Hey Sean, are you using anything to secure you speakers to the stands? I use a product I bought on amazon called museum putty. It's like blu tak but better IMO. Highly recommend it for piece of my mind at the least and possibly better sound as well...

Hi Jax. I am using these little rubber feet that have decent "stick" to them. One on each corner. They were included with the Stand6's. I will have to look into that museum putty, though.

Originally Posted by jaxwired

Oh, and BTW, I really think that break in roller coaster (good, bad, good, bad) is bunk. I do think the dyns start to sound smoother and fuller with time, but that's all I ever experienced.

Yeah, that has been my 'ride' so far....pretty smooth.

Yes, but I haven't yet. Only because of extreme laziness. I have the Naim speaker cables a foot away and the remote is close by too. I have the NDS going into the Dag and the Naim at the same time. When I say extreme laziness I mean extreme laziness. I'll let you know. It only has a damping factor of 15, so strictly by the numbers, it shouldn't work very good at all.

Originally Posted by SFete

Jock, I was a little surprised how little turn of the knob ramped up the gain. I am definitely not saying the decibel creep is flawed or inconsistent..cause it certainly is. I can hit the exact volume I want, both low and high.

For those also interested - the remote volume control is also very good. Smooth and consistent. A push of volume up/down does not go too far in that direction. Small, equal steps.

Jock, do you have any plans to hook up the 500 series gear to your D3?

Looks like we have more in common.

Originally Posted by the professor

Yes, but I haven't yet. Only because of extreme laziness. I have the Naim speaker cables a foot away and the remote is close by too. I have the NDS going into the Dag and the Naim at the same time. When I say extreme laziness I mean extreme laziness. I'll let you know. It only has a damping factor of 15, so strictly by the numbers, it shouldn't work very good at all.

Originally Posted by the professor

Yes, but I haven't yet. Only because of extreme laziness. I have the Naim speaker cables a foot away and the remote is close by too. I have the NDS going into the Dag and the Naim at the same time. When I say extreme laziness I mean extreme laziness. I'll let you know. It only has a damping factor of 15, so strictly by the numbers, it shouldn't work very good at all.

Originally Posted by joeinid

Looks like we have more in common.

Haha! No judging here. If you are content with your current setup, that's all that matters. Too bad the specs don't match up a little better. Tyler is running his SN2 with HiCap DR on D1's and is liking what he is getting....maybe there is something there....I can picture you grabbing the NACA5 now....haha!

Well, Naim amps do have A LOT of current and have no problem with Wilson Sasha's which are not an easy load, soooooo i wouldn't be surprised if they did a good job.

Specs are fun to look at, the proof is in the listening.

Originally Posted by SFete

Haha! No judging here. If you are content with your current setup, that's all that matters. Too bad the specs don't match up a little better. Tyler is running his SN2 with HiCap DR on D1's and is liking what he is getting....maybe there is something there....I can picture you grabbing the NACA5 now....haha!

The SN2 has been powered up for about 5 days straight now. I haven't been able to listen the past 3 nights but am looking forward to getting some time in this weekend. Will post more thoughts about the evolving sound of both the SN2 and 160's.

Originally Posted by SFete

The SN2 has been powered up for about 5 days straight now. I haven't been able to listen the past 3 nights but am looking forward to getting some time in this weekend. Will post more thoughts about the evolving sound of both the SN2 and 160's.

Sean. I think you have really super nice system and if you want get better sounds you have to spend three or four times amount$$$ to just get little better. So I really hope you to enjoy your system. To be honest with you sometimes I wish I was stop when I had my Naim and Totem system. It was more than good enough for what it's worth.... Sigh...


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Originally Posted by BlueMcIntosh

Sean. I think you have really super nice system and if you want get better sounds you have to spend three or four times amount$$$ to just get little better. So I really hope you to enjoy your system. To be honest with you sometimes I wish I was stop when I had my Naim and Totem system. It was more than good enough for what it's worth.... Sigh...


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Paul, thank you for the kind words. I really appreciate it. I am enjoying my new system very much. It's just so fun to plop down and listen.

If you start to get the itch for more Naim, their new XS2 has an added 10 watts (70 total) and is priced nicely at $2,900....nice secondary system.

Curious if anyone has experience with 3rd party power cords on Naim pieces, particularly their pre and power amps? Traditionally, they (Naim) do not recommend them and many users have found they can degrade performance vs plugging stock cords into the wall. Trying to stay away from the Naim PowerLine.

The only ones I've liked are the Shunyata.

In fact a Naim dealer got me to try the Shunyata.

You really just need to try them in your system.

Originally Posted by SFete

Curious if anyone has experience with 3rd party power cords on Naim pieces, particularly their pre and power amps? Traditionally, they (Naim) do not recommend them and many users have found they can degrade performance vs plugging stock cords into the wall. Trying to stay away from the Naim PowerLine.

Sean - you may want to try the Teddy Pardo PSU for your amp. It is much cheaper than the Naim one, and many people say thay are much better sounding (at least next to non-DR ones).

Power Supplies | TeddyPardo

I have two of those and couldn't be happier.

Adding the external PSU to the original Supernait was highly recommended by Martin Colloms in his HiFi Critic review. The Supernait scored 48 and 64 points respectively, without and with the extrnal PSU.

Thank you, gents. I will have to check out these options. I like the idea of the Venom 3 on my future DAC. Shunyata consistency might be a good thing for my SN2.

Originally Posted by the professor

The only ones I've liked are the Shunyata.

In fact a Naim dealer got me to try the Shunyata.

You really just need to try them in your system.

Originally Posted by Elberoth

Sean - you may want to try the Teddy Pardo PSU for your amp. It is much cheaper than the Naim one, and many people say thay are much better sounding (at least next to non-DR ones).

Power Supplies | TeddyPardo

I have two of those and couldn't be happier.

Adding the external PSU to the original Supernait was highly recommended by Martin Colloms in his HiFi Critic review. The Supernait scored 48 and 64 points respectively, without and with the extrnal PSU.

I continue to be very very happy with my SN2 and Focus 160's. I will be adding a Shunyata Venom HC to the SN2 this weekend and hope for a great pairing. I have been wanting to try Shunyata for some time now. David (DAV) carries the line and was a great pleasure to do business with. Thank you David!

Awesome Sean !! Let us know what you think.

Thank you, Lavon.

Those white stands look like the Stand4s....I am not too sure they make those anymore (don't take my word for it), so you might have to find them second hand.