C 102 Absolute Sound review

Hi Maury,

FR may remember he was already on the thread where I made multiple postings for the assesment of the Naim CI-102 that I undertook (~one month ago).

Two convienient links to jump in are here (The Introduction):

and (after some feeble ‘Spot the Difference’ competetion) here (The Detailed Report(s)):

Not covered by the above are the three other situations I tried - two at dealers & one in my home.
Covering three separate assessments using the Class D amplifier loudspeaker outputs:-

  1. One paired with (ported) Neat Petite Classic on metal stands.
  2. One paired with (infinite baffle) wall mounted PerListen AV speakers.
  3. One paired with (infinite baffle) wall mounted Artcoustic SL Evolve 2-1 speakers (partnered with and without REL sub).

The best result was with the ported Neat Petite Classic on metal stands (system 1 above).
The others were inferior (to my ears) because of the limitations of the room (system 3 above) or loudspeaker/amp drive available (system 2 above).

Note: Loudspeaker cables were TQ (either Blue or Silver depending on length of run required).

Hope the above helps.

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