Hi all,
I ordered a 332 about 5 weeks ago, I guess it varies, but does anyone know long it takes from order to delivery?
I have asked the dealer, he didn’t really have any info.
I am not moaning, I just want to set my expectations, and the Atom is filling in well on pre-amp duties in the meantime so I have music. 
Thx, Tony
I recently bought a 332, took about 9 weeks from order to delivery, should be getting close and worth the. wait.
Naim kit at this level is all made to order in the factory, so, if ordering within the UK you should expect a wait of anywhere from 4-8 weeks, although it could be longer if demand is high or if any part supply is experiencing delay. As ever, your dealer will have the best information available. I’m sure any wait will be well worth it though.
Thanks both 
Sounds like the naim dealer experience has gone downhill.
When we ordered our 252 the dealer spoke to naim rep and had the delivery date nearly to the day (and to our delight it came a couple of days early).
Really? That’s impressive.
I am not too unhappy about waiting, I know these things take time, but if I had an approximate date I’d forget about it and just enjoy the music, which is fab, even with the Atom as pre-amp.
Thanks for taking time to comment. 
@back_in_the_game i looked at your system profile. I too started out without the power supplies. When I finally purchased two, they made a very significant difference. Consider them when you have funds available. I also found the NC series to benefit from better cables. However I started out with the standard Naim interconnects.
My 350s took about 5 weeks from placing the order. But, i did ask my dealer up front for a realistic date. Naim should be able to do this with their dealers.
Tyson shows as stock available …
20 years ago i ordered a stageline S. I had to wait 2 months.
If it dealer chooses to stock an item that’s up to them
Naim used to keep a number of units of each 5 series model in stock, including Stagelines.
Yes, but they haven’t one in stock at that time…
Well you could get a Lumin off the shelf, right FR? .. and look where that landed you … sometimes the wait is worthwhile.
Yes indeed. It is not that I think 5 or 6 weeks is too long, but it would be nice to have an estimate, so I can just forget it for now.
All’s well, I’m very happy.
Tony
You are more patient than me. I would never wait that long for anything Hifi (especially if it is available from a dealer). Its not that Naim are exactly Artisan manufacturers.
The OP asks an interesting question. In ‘old world’ manufacturing they’d probably have shelves full of stock that could be sent out to the retailer immediately. The trouble is that this ties up stock and cash flow. More modern manufacturing suggests ‘single piece flow’ is the key. This is where the customer orders the item and it’s made immediately, probably in several stages by individuals carrying out as many of the build tasks as possible.
Whilst this can be extremely efficient it requires quite sophisticated orchestration to ensure the build quality is perfect at every stage, rather than when it reaches a soak test. Production flows can be quite fascinating and can take quite complex mathematical formulas to get absolutely right. However, when successful they can save a company an absolute fortune.
I had a simple target, save the company three times my annual salary and I’d get to carry on working for another year. This was actually pretty easy and in the five years I headed up the ‘production flow department’ I saved the company around £12m.
I don’t understand your question ? Off the shelf?
Waiting for what ?
When I placed an order for 552DR I was told 8 weeks and it took exactly 8 weeks.
Interesting. I had no idea it was so challenging. As with anything it takes a lot of organisation and method to get out a product of the quality that we expect and yet we ignore or dismiss the various stages that are involved.
my brother in law often dismisses manufacturing. He just highlights the numbers with tiresome quotes like “it costs X company X amount of money to produce a product and they are ripping people off selling for X amount”. Completely ignoring everything that’s required in designing and building products.