What is in a Naim ?

cornfedboy, always glad to hear an erudite gentleman such as yerself speaking out in support of my lowly onix/soap tuna. :>) the place i bought it years ago also had a nait-01 set-up; i woodn't a said the onix bettered it, but it was certainly its equal....

regards, doug

The Naim user guide as seen by me, an ex-Naim user (who will probably going back to Naim) Leave the damned things "On" at all times. D'ont worry about the heat, the WHOLE casing acts as a heat sink. Dead silent. Always ready. Good pacing, extremely detailed. Soundstaging may be a weaker point, but overall balanced sound. Even the smallest Naim integrated is an incredible bargain. That's Naim for you. Plug it in. Forget about it. Enjoy the music.

sounds a lot like linn, ackshully... i had a kairn preamp for a few years - did everything right, except it had a flat, 2-dimensional soundstage. similar to what i heard at stores, also...

I you ever get a chance to try a Naim CD player and especially with the flatcap upgrade, do so. Draws you in and gives you happy butt. . . very musical and rythmic but not ultimately deep soundstage. Just have to hear for yourself.

I had an all Naim-Linn system with Kefs once. Naims are very musical but the one I had lacked low end oomfh. The main to reasons I got rid of the name portion of the system was that it was difficult to adapt to non Naim equipment. And at that time and maybe still the Naim power supply one uses is extremely important to the sound.