I have seen photos on these pages of a Nait 2, which is not the original Chrome Bumper version, nor the later Olive one.
The front panel (which comprises the whole front fascia) appears to be made from black plastic, with a very brightly illuminated green logo at the top. As such, it seems to straddle the CB and Olive ranges, taking styling cues from each of those ranges. It is unlike any other Naim design that I have seen. Was it a ‘dry run’ used to test the water before Naim switched from CB to Olive?
Can anyone shed light on this?
And my apologies if I am repeating myself, and this has been asked and answered recently. I meant to ask about it a few days ago, and I may actually have done so, but I can’t find anything on the site now.
It looks very classy, to my eyes. I imagine that it’s rare, and therefore something of a collector’s item. I’ve never seen anything else from Naim that looks similar.
(Incidentally, my apologies, if you have already answered this for me recently.)
Thank you, James, I have a late model of that very thing in my bedroom, I say ‘late’ because the last models built by Naim have ‘CD’ rather than ‘Aux’ on the selector dial.
Shamefully, it has no source components or 'speakers, so no music is produced. I must see about getting that sorted. What do Members think would be a good source?
A NAT-02 would be a good starting point, but I don’t want the faff of having LPs or CDs in the bedroom, which is two storeys away from where the main system and LPs and CDs are kept. So maybe just the NAT-02? The obvious 'speakers would be Linn Kans or the BBC LS3/5A from which they were derived.
Thanks, bruss. I had a pair of Kans many years ago, which I had lightly sanded down and carefully revarnished. My elder son purloined. them and still uses them to this day.
I think I’d prefer the LS3/5As, if they are still made. There used to be four or five manufacturers who were licensed by the BBC to produce them. Can anyone give me a steer about where I should look to find a nice new pair? Goodness only knows what they cost these days.