How reliable is Naim gear

[Bjorn]

[anon17458420]

Stop crawling and the knees should get better

[Pete_the_painter]

I’m an ex carpet installer and crawling (groveling) around on your knees all day was my job.

[anon17458420]

Sorry Pete couldn’t resist and had to correct myself twice. Yes I can see that some suffering from “metiers pénible” does us all in in the end

[Pete_the_painter]

No need to be sorry, it’s all in good humour.

[anon17458420]

@Pete_the_painter

it’s all in good humour.

Really, some people would say not one of my strong points

[TO_Vinyl]

How often is maintenance required in your view?

[chris5]

I’ve serviced a few items over the years, suggested periods vary by equipment though I think there’s a wealth of experience on here about the normal service times for most items

A couple of my more recent purchases were a freshly serviced 52 and some 20 year old 135s that had no history, the power amp service definitely made a worthy difference

[IanRobertM]

@TO_Vinyl

ow often is maintenance required

From the Forum FAQ’s -

When should I service my Naim equipment?

According to Naim: “This is a question often asked, and the Naim Service Department recommendations are as follows: for the Chrome bumper (circa 1975 to 1989) and Olive (circa 1989 - 2000) range products, we recommend every 8 - 10 years and for the newer Black products (2000 - present), every 12 - 15 years.” When asked about wear rates, component degradation and servicing on current equipment, Steve Sells commented as follows;