Morning my NAIM journey will be almost complete on Saturday installed my new 252
it’s been some 18 years since i first purchased my CD5i - just thought I would share my thoughts & experience on the journey and experiences that brought. So count down the biggest steps in my journey
1: upgrade of LP12 in 2018 by @Cymbiosis took my LP12 into my preffered source (lingo 4 Khan Kore Tranquilty Cirkus DV20X ) kept the Ittock VII arm - thoughts are to move to Tiger Paw Javelin which is exceptional
2: adding in a SC to power the 282 from HCDR, the improvement this brought to the sound stage is stagering 2019, kept the HCDR which is now powering the Stageline
3: purchased a 300 non dr given the choice of that or 250DR, in 2017 had DR fitted, love my 300DR
4: 2014 moved from CDX2/XPS to NDX just needed more room, moved the CD’s in storage, use NAS and Asset - love it
5: upgraded from 202 to 282 in 2016,
6: FRAIM after a lot of sole searching I finally went in a 5 tier FRAIM - was it worth it - YES it’s like adding another black box 2015
7: moved from Spendor S6e to my current B&W 805N speakers which i exceptional, i need a small speaker as my music room is quite small, 2015
so there we are think that is pretty much my journey map, what I have learnt, well first thing it’s not a cheap hobby, 2 things IMO you need - find a dealer who can offer top service, demo, install, home demo and advise, I have been a customer of @Cymbiosis for nearly 20 years Peter, Phil and Wayne are great guys with a wealth of knowleagde
the biggest improvement you can have in your system is balance, I have always used the source first approach it has worked for me
So is a journey and what we all want is MORE music,
THE END??? (maybe)