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This was exactly what I felt, when I replaced the phono and line-out boards. In other words, there was an unexpected wealth of undistorted, natural and fine detail, which integrated very well into the original sound.
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What we know as positive Naim sound remained to full degree: the feeling of rhythm, power, and flow in the music just was like before, but for the first time I could have my cake and eat it, too. But this improvement was not of a "more" of the Naim sound, but rather a "more" of what is usually missing in Naim sound. Just turn off both power amp and preamp, before changing boards.Įach replacement made an improvement.
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RSL also delivers an instruction manual with lots of photos showing the exact positions of the boards. Each Naim module has its own distinctive set of spaced connectors at the underside, so a line output module cannot be placed into the slot of an input module. But with Naim, you cannot put a board in the wrong position. With so many boards in the parcel, one could be afraid of making errors, like mistaking the boards. When I got these used and broken-in boards, I began replacing the boards inside my NAC32.5: first phono MC, then line outputs, and at last the line buffers. These are available as "loaners" for short period evaluation only. RSL first sent me a parcel containing used and already broken-in boards.
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In my main audio system you would find a big Micro-Seiki turntable, which can handle up to four tonearms, Schroeder and Fidelity Research tonearms, Zyx and Koetsu cartridges, an Oppo BDP 83-SE Nuforce blue-ray and CD player, and very many DIY amps and speakers.
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This setup represents my secondary audio system, and fulfills the tasks of the kitchen radio, since my first floor is actually a big one-room, with open kitchen via dining room to living room.
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As you might have guessed, this all stands nearby the TV in my living room. Other components are a Samsung DVD player which also can play CDs, a vuplus satellite receiver for radio broadcast, and a Toshiba laptop. My turntable currently is a Technics SL-1200 with Fidelity Research MC-44 low-output moving coil cartridge. Loudspeakers are Linn Kan clones with original Linn Kan mid-woofers and latest generation Hiquphone tweeters. The other changes did not have any effects on the sound. Snaps2 makes the sound more open compared to Snaps, whereas a Hicap makes the sound faster. The power amp was changed to be able to drive all sorts of speaker cables (sort of feed-forward-compensation), and the line output of the preamp was changed in a similar way to be stable under all conditions. Ten years ago, when vintage Naim was cheap on the British second-hand market, I bought old NAC32.5, NAP140/1, and Snaps units, and only did some slight modifications: I modified the Snaps into so-called Snaps2, which means to play in Hicap mode: both regulators feed the preamp, while in the original Snaps the second regulator is reserved for the active crossover NAXO.
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I had to wait for the new millennium to see the old quality coming back, but the Reference series is for the very rich only. I never made friends with the olive Naim gear, be it 72, 82, Hicap, 140, 180, NAT02, CD2 - all of which I had as loaners from a friendly Naim dealer - because to me those all sounded closed-in and unnatural. In my book, Naim lost that magic in the 90ies. In many cases, the sound was just different and at the same time some of Naim qualities got lost. I even tried to modify Naim circuits, but with mixed results rather. Of course I bought a copy of that setup.Īt the end of the Eighties, I sold my Naim setup, and subscribed to do-it-yourself. It was like deep diving into a flow of rhythm and tunes, while voices had magic and power, and power had control. A dealer setup of Naim NAC32.5, Snaps, NAP110, Linn Kan, Linn LP12, Ittok, Asak delivered an incredible amount of music. Some might say that I was brainwashed in that Orwell year. Listening to Naim for the first time was a shock for me. You can buy these replacement boards directly from his homepage. He began doing his own preamp boards in the 80ies – like me, but different from me, he succeeded in building something better, and recently started his own business. Kit is a retired naval engineer and long time Linn-Naim user. Since I am a die-hard Naim aficionado, I took the chance. Kit Ryan from Ryan Sound Labs asked TNT-Audio for a review of his replacement boards for Naim NAC32/32.5/42/62/72. Product name: RSL preamp boards for classic Naim preamps 32, 32.5, 42, 62, 72Ĭost: € around 200.00 USD for a pair of replacement boards Ryan Sound Lab (RSL) Preamp Boards for Classic Naim Preamps Updated Preamp Boards Bring New Life for Old Preamps