Perfect.
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Resolutionavbrooklyn has an instagram video showing the full system with 552, 500, cds3 etc
I knew Lou Reed was into hifi/replay and also focussed a lot on recording quality, but did not knew he was a naimee
The 1983 Marshall JCM800 2204 on the right was formerly owned by Paul Leary of The Butthole Surfers, or so I was told by the guys at Austin Vintage Guitars when I bought it. No idea if that’s true. Would be kind of a weirdly specific and obscure misdirection though, so I think it probably is.
Regardless, I kept the last owner’s painter’s tape markers on the dials, for some rock’n’roll patina just in case it was Paul’s. (In case you’re curious, if it was Paul, then he kept his bass at 1 o’clock, middle and treble at 9, and got his grind from the power amp part of the circuit with just a touch of pre.)
Not a direct Naim connection, but at least Paul’s amp now lives next to a 222->250DR combo … which these days gets a lot more use, for better or worse.
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Great posts above. Matt Lukin from the Melvins (sludgy grunge band, anyone know them?) worked part time at the shop in Gig Harbor, Washington where I bought my Ryan speakers (anyone own them?). Closest connection my gear has to a musical celebrity.
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Is it Mrs Reed who is selling the system - what does she know about music anyway.
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I lived in NYC in the 90s. Walking around SoHo one afternoon, I stepped off the kerb and was almost run over by a speeding Lou Reed on his mountain bike. Pretty sure he was at fault but of course I apologised profusely.
I also played squash at a sports club in Greenwich Village. One day an orange-haired guy turned up and asked for a game. We chatted briefly afterwards, where the only personal details he divulged were his name, John, and that he did ‘a bit of music.’
Still took me several minutes to realise I’d just thrashed a member of the Velvet Underground (John Cale). Had I twigged earlier, I’d have respectfully let him win.
It was the velvetiest of times.
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‘Oh Supernait…’
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I used to buy my stuff from Les and Pete at Walrus Systems - a lovely shop specialising in valves and vinyl. They mentioned that a few famous musicians were customers … including a certain blues guitarist (Les is the guy on the left)
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It’s all about degrees of separation…
I knew a man who knew a man who…
Complete the sentence.!
I met Mike Lindup of Level42 in a Naim dealership in South London. He was a really sweet guy. Seem to recall that he had a 52 in his system. Can’t recall any other details.
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Exactly! I understand Jimmy and I used the same brand of stylus cleaning brush …
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So when Lou said " i’m waiting for my man" did he mean his Naim dealer installing his 552 , rather than his drug dealer. ? Shows just how wrong lyrics can be misintepreted after all these years. Sorry Lou.
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Was there a hi fi dealer at 125 Lexington
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Mike had a CD release on the naim label back in 2003, so I guess he was very familar with the company’s operations and products.
Mike Lindup Conversations With Silence / 2003 naim / UK CD / naimcd073
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yeah that sets it, I think she know something 
Many believe this album was Lou Reed’s tribute to the importance of linear power supplies for best sound quality.
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It was conceived as a concept song cycle album to the purity of the LPS correct . The original title of Berlin was Salisbury. But when seeking approval the local authority was concerned this might cast a distasteful association with the venerable town image.
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Yes, it was a brownstone and you had to go up three flights of stairs…
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