# Naim Chrome Bumper **URL:** \ **Category:** Hi-Fi Corner\ **Created:** [September 12, 2019, 9:47am UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045 "2019-09-12T09:47:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 24
**Author:** ![WeekendWarrior](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/weekendwarrior/32/105397_2.png) [@WeekendWarrior](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/WeekendWarrior)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/474 "2020-06-21T13:00:52Z")
I’ve not got any CB kit, although my first proper amp was the very original Nait 1 CB more years ago that I care to remember. I love the look and shoe box style, and thinking of keeping my eyes out for either a Nait of one of the pre/power amp combos as a second system. Not sure how these would work with a streaming set-up; any advice? What about speaker cable; would NAC A5 do the job? ---
**Author:** ![Richard.Dane](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/richard.dane/32/125_2.png) [@Richard.Dane](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/Richard.Dane)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/475 "2020-06-21T13:29:58Z")
> [@WeekendWarrior](#): > > would NAC A5 do the job? It’s absolutely perfect for the job (and the only speaker cable I would personally recommend here) - minimum of 3.5m per channel, ideally more if you can. ---
**Author:** ![anon27418182](https://community.naimaudio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/58f4c7/32.png) [@anon27418182](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/anon27418182)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/476 "2020-06-21T14:01:25Z")
Advice about a streamer to use with a CB setup? Anything should be fine. I have an AURALiC Aries Mini (Apple iOS only) in mine which has an internal SSD where all my music is stored. It also has its own volume which can be useful with getting more play out of the volume knob. There are plenty of other options out there - depends on how much you want to spend. ---
**Author:** ![HiFiman](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/hifiman/32/429400_2.png) [@HiFiman](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/HiFiman)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/477 "2020-06-21T15:15:41Z")
Me, UQ2 with volume set at 75 feeding the aux port on my Nait 2. Amp in the UQ is turned off. ---
**Author:** ![Ebor](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/ebor/32/5159_2.png) [@Ebor](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/Ebor)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/478 "2020-06-23T12:03:41Z")
I’ve been similarly tempted in recent months - I really like the retro style of CB and it seems you can get a pre-power combo for about the same GBP as they originally cost in the mid-80s which is a real inflation-buster! Just need speakers, cable, a source… not much really 😁 Mark ---
**Author:** ![mbishop](https://community.naimaudio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@mbishop](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/mbishop)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/479 "2020-06-23T13:06:12Z")
I have a NAP160 - just about to get its second service - must be about 40 years old - still sounds pretty good to me! ![image](https://d2ikyu8xyuibjx.cloudfront.net/original/3X/5/d/5df40f8794aebfb747c7b231c132ace27a0daa4f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![james\_n](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/james_n/32/108947_2.png) [@james\_n](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/james_n)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/480 "2020-06-23T13:30:22Z")
That’s an interesting mix of kit there 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![Guibo](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/guibo/32/16286_2.png) [@Guibo](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/Guibo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/481 "2020-06-23T13:45:13Z")
Wahts your setup ? N272 + XPS + 160 ? “System: N727, Roksan deck, old 250” 727 really ? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eoink](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/eoink/32/59253_2.png) [@Eoink](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/Eoink)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/482 "2020-06-23T13:50:16Z")
Sshhh, the 727 has’t been announced yet. 😀 Looks like a classic Xerxes there, that takes me back. ---
**Author:** ![mbishop](https://community.naimaudio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@mbishop](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/mbishop)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/483 "2020-06-23T14:13:28Z")
Yes it’s an old Xerses (serviced and sounding good) with a 272 and power supply The Roksan CD transport isn’t actually switched on as I use the Melco file server or just stream ---
**Author:** ![anon27418182](https://community.naimaudio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/58f4c7/32.png) [@anon27418182](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/anon27418182)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/484 "2020-06-24T12:58:51Z")
![image](https://d2ikyu8xyuibjx.cloudfront.net/original/3X/3/1/31a16a4faa4bcbb6bc4046863932bea018d71156.jpeg) ![image](https://d2ikyu8xyuibjx.cloudfront.net/original/3X/d/0/d0664b790fd08540f01be010552e0afa64c088c3.jpeg) Been after a Meridian CDP (pioneers of the evolution of the sound of CD reproduction) for a long time and I bagged this 506.20 over the weekend. TeddyCap and Aries Mini hidden away. RP6 out of shot. System compete. ---
**Author:** ![trickcyclist](https://community.naimaudio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@trickcyclist](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/trickcyclist)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/485 "2020-06-24T21:57:09Z")
That is a lovely looking, and I am sure sounding, system Neil, I bet you are chuffed to bits! ---
**Author:** ![beermonster](https://community.naimaudio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@beermonster](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/beermonster)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/486 "2020-06-24T22:12:57Z")
![image](https://d2ikyu8xyuibjx.cloudfront.net/original/3X/0/3/034ecb47a1414dd8c145a4ebdde5a70bd2b24652.jpeg) ![image](https://d2ikyu8xyuibjx.cloudfront.net/original/3X/a/6/a6b093b32da4f02b1e9547f3ed57407a73bb99ff.jpeg) Thought I would dig out my old kit and set it up in my man cave (otherwise known as the shed!).. and hooked up to my Mk1 Kans ---
**Author:** ![beermonster](https://community.naimaudio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@beermonster](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/beermonster)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/487 "2020-06-24T22:15:00Z")
![image](https://d2ikyu8xyuibjx.cloudfront.net/original/3X/9/2/92e73a6c23d528f53e879fed8582c0d18aad635a.jpeg) ![image](https://d2ikyu8xyuibjx.cloudfront.net/original/3X/0/d/0d22d2976934ae3b11a7b7856f1ed4ef35081a50.jpeg) ![image](https://d2ikyu8xyuibjx.cloudfront.net/original/3X/8/d/8d49f641340afb012bbc259f5abd6895ae230ef1.jpeg) Took the opportunity to take inside in case of any leakages … surprising what’s inside a Snaps and the 140. ---
**Author:** ![ClaudeP](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/claudep/32/454554_2.png) [@ClaudeP](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/ClaudeP)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/488 "2020-06-25T02:04:07Z")
I love the A&R Cambridge A60 / T21 setup too. I had that in my room when I was at university. Great memories. Claude ---
**Author:** ![WeekendWarrior](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/weekendwarrior/32/105397_2.png) [@WeekendWarrior](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/WeekendWarrior)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 10:38am UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/489 "2020-06-25T10:38:02Z")
OK, so if I were to get a 42/110 combo, or maybe a Nait 1 (to replace the one I sold all those years ago), how would I get it to interface with my music which is on a server and streamed from Tidal via Roon. I am running Sonore UPnP bridge. Whatever the interfacing device is, it would attach to my network via Ethernet cable. Maybe this has been covered to death already, if so is there a link to an appropriate discussion? ---
**Author:** ![anon27418182](https://community.naimaudio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/58f4c7/32.png) [@anon27418182](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/anon27418182)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/490 "2020-06-25T10:40:49Z")
AURALiC Aries Mini is a neat solution (Apple iOS only though). Small and can be hidden away. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisSU](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/chrissu/32/77_2.png) [@ChrisSU](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/ChrisSU)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/491 "2020-06-25T10:58:23Z")
If you want something from Naim, any of their streamers will do it. With the UPnP bridge, you can look at the old generation models such as the NDX. ---
**Author:** ![beermonster](https://community.naimaudio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@beermonster](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/beermonster)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/492 "2020-06-25T10:58:46Z")
The A60 was purchased from new around 1982, and thoroughly enjoyed it with the Kans and LP12. Unfortunately it no longer works because of the quick blow fuses blowing… ---
**Author:** ![WeekendWarrior](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/weekendwarrior/32/105397_2.png) [@WeekendWarrior](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/WeekendWarrior)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 11:37am UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045/493 "2020-06-25T11:37:39Z")
@anon27418182 - lol, I thought that was baldyread! Anyway that would be the sort of thing but I don’t use Apple so might not work for me. @ChrisSU, not wedded to it being Naim, but a DACV1 might connect direct to my server via USB - trouble is finding one as they seem to be difficult to pick up. Other suggestions always welcome. [Previous page](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045.md?page=23) [Next page](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/naim-chrome-bumper/4045.md?page=25)