Naim Chrome Bumper

$200-300 max

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Hi friends! interested in the opinion of experienced members of the forum. What do you think - is this set good: nac 62, nap 110, snaps? I want to take myself as the first vintage musical components. price ÂŁ1100. thanks for answers.

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Err… Yes…!!!

But… it would appreciate being better supported than as shown… :astonished:

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Cant go wrong with shoe box chrome bumper tbh.

Price is about right if serviced by Naim or Naim agent, includes phono cards and original boxes / cables, and is in excellent condition. Otherwise, its a bit steep for UK pricing.

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thanks for the answer. The service was as the seller claims. I’m going to see them today.

Also wanted to ask the guru - I read that snaps are not very good in a combination of 62/110, that it does not reveal the potential of 62/100, but hicap takes 62/110 to a new level.

Is it so?

A SNAPS is just fine. Yes, a HICAP is better still, but it’s also more expensive.

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My first PS was a SNAPS. For my 42/110. The HiCap had just come out, but the -5 preamps had not. The wisdom was that the HC didn’t make that much difference, in single rail mode.

The SNAPS allowed me to swap the 110 to a 250 - which I still have - back in 1985. Not long after I had my 42 converted to a 42-5 - and then got a HiCap - which I still have.

But… the SNAPS started and enabled it all… :grinning:

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I found the SNAPS more musically coherent than the Hi-Cap with 32.5 and 42.5 although it didn’t do the HiFi stuff as well. I have a bit of an ear for Linn tunedem type of presentation though, or maybe I just had a weak Hi-Cap. As always, you need to decide what’s best for your ears, but certainly this is a great way to get into CB amps.

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I have a NAC62 with a NAP140. I added a SNAPS to power a NAT101 (now sadly defunct).

Out of mild curiosity I used the SNAPS to also power the preamp, and noticed a very significant improvement. I borrowed a HICAP for a couple of weeks, and although it was better still, it was nowhere near the jump from nothing to the SNAPS and it didn’t seem worth the cost (particularly as I think I would have had to keep the SNAPS to power the tuner).

I decided to use the money to buy more records, rather than frittering it away on fripperies such as groceries and utility bills. YMMV

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My CB250 appears to be poorly. I decided to tidy my mains cables and so powered off my system for about 10 minutes to untangle things, shortly after powering backup the 250 went off. At first I thought the bulb had gone but it hadn’t, the Powerline Lite tests fine on the multimeter as does the fuse in the back of the 250.
Luckily Class A isn’t too far away and after quick call to Darran I’ll be having a trip to Sheffield tomorrow.
:crossed_fingers:

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Update:
I am a numpty :face_with_hand_over_mouth:. The two month old bulb failed and I mustn’t have given the 250 enough time to discharge properly so when I switched it back on there was no speaker thump. I took this as ‘not working’.
I’ve now replaced the bulb and all seems to be OK. I’ll double-check in the morning and then confess to Darran.
:slightly_smiling_face:

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Item 1 - No Comment… :crazy_face:

Item 2 - The Bulbs can go… :thinking:
But usually last longer that 2 months… :astonished:
Are you using the ‘right’ Bulbs…???

Overall, a good result… :smiley:

Have you checked that the Powerline is properly connected? If not, the arc can blow the fuse or sometimes the bulb.

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Yes, mostly they last longer though. :slightly_smiling_face:

It’s a Powerline Lite but your oft quoted advice popped into my head and I did check it was plugged in properly.

It was the end of a long and busy day is my excuse. :woozy_face:

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so I have them. ended up costing ÂŁ1,000. I am satisfied. now looking for loudspeakers))

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Cool… :sunglasses:

Well done… Now… get some speakers and get it all working…!!!

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They look like they are in great condition.

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Outstanding! They look like they’re in perfect cosmetic shape. Well done.

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Definitely a bucket list buy for me - although I’ve no longer any room for another system… they look to be in great condition so congratulations.

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Anyone tried/use an alternative to the CB Hi-Cap with their CB pre-amp, such as Olive HC, Supercap, HC DR, etc?

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