A prophet is not welcome in their own town, as they say.
There are none so blind as those who do not want to see or none so deaf as do not want to hear.
And a voice cried out in the wilderness. 
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But if you had the cash, would you buy it at 32k or see what competition can offer at that price ? ( if you start from scratch).
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If he’s like you with PSU’s - he’d happily buy it blind because he liked an old one he’d once heard.
I had Stageline then added flatcap then Hicap
Cd5xs then added Hicap
Cdx2 then XPS2
Nds / Xps 2 then 555 dr
Each time not a iota of regret.
Good question; what does Kilmax stand for, or is this just a typo?
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Maybe when the OP created the thread they were aware of a new LP12 variant that is now above the Klimax called the Kilmax.
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You’re the guy who sent back his Naim after a trial and bought EAR instead .. you are walking proof that “try before you buy” is important.
I had Naim full system between 2002 and 2011. Then still Naim, but Ear Pre.
Last year i compared NC 250 and Ear 534. The Ear is still here. My Nds with 2 555 ps is still here , since 2016.
We are out of topic mi carino.
Lucky for you that you compared first. You should apply that principle when advising others.
I bought all these ps blind and couldn’t return them. So my advice is relevant.
Let’s move.
Personally I think the dealer or home demonstration before purchase has a value. You are happy to take a chance by buying blind, despite already finding that doesn’t always work. Your choice.
I fully agree with the power of home demonstration. However, my reality is that I’m living in the Netherlands and the nearest Naim dealer is more than a one and a half hour drive. That, in combination with a family and a fulltime job makes it sometimes hard. Not sure if this situation is different in the UK wrt to amount of dealers?
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Not so different, in many parts of the UK at least. Your length of drive is not unusual here, and I have often taken a day of annual leave to attend a demo. I’m sure many customers can walk down the street to their favourite dealer but by no means everybody.
Living in the south west of the UK my nearest Naim / Linn dealers are at least 75 minutes away on a good day so dropping in for a chat / coffee / listen has to be planned rather than being spontaneous. When I lived on the opposite side of the country my HiFi dealer was in town so I could just drop in for a chat as and when I was passing, which was often.
My Naim dealer is 20 to 30 min drive away, so no just dropping in for a coffee.
I get the feeling that just dropping in for a coffee is not encouraged or welcomed anyway.
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My local dealer is about 30 minutes away and positively encourages their regulars to drop in for coffee
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As a Aro user for over 20 years I’ve just seen the photo of the Bool arm to me it looks like an Aro copy ? What does it cost any idea’s ? I’m 80 years old next month and got into serious Hi Fi when I used to service the lift in Graham’s Hi Fi in ‘77, it was expensive then, paying a mortgage and raising a family so Hi Fi wasn’t top of the list.
After doing plenty of overtime I managed to get on the ladder, so after 4 or 5 years I was a proud owner of a Linn / Naim system. Unfortunately today’s prices are in the stratosphere for me, however I’m very comfortable with what I have now.
Regards,
Martin
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I am sure they do. Like every other dealer. It’s only your money they want.
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Like everyone else in any business.
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If your question was about the price of the new Bool arm then I believe it is £3000 (around 2x the typical price of a used Aro). As you say prices are getting higher although maybe compared to what a new Aro would be if sold today maybe that price is reasonable? Also it may be an improvement on the Aro - who knows we’ll have to see if there are any reviews of it in time. I recall the Tiger Paw Javelin (also similar to Aro) was around £1800 and highly-regarded during its short life, so seemed good value especially compared to Linn’s own arms. The Bool arm is cheaper than a Linn Arko - that would be an interesting comparison.
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