Yup, and sadly prone to going brittle and cracking.
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I put those knobs on both of my 12s. The original knobs are in very good condition and I am storing them in the fridge to prevent deterioration. IMO they look better than the original knobs.
The 32 (non bolt down) in the photo also has original knobs and I might do the same and and replace them with aluminium ones to preserve the originals.
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A bit contentious but just connected up a NAC42 to the 110. The 32.5/110 wasnāt really doing it for me, compared to the Nait, and this was a stone left unturned. Iād had a 42 once before but stupidly sold it on. However, the ebay video I took kept reminding me it was a mistake. Anway, this is very nice. Iāve bored many of you with a search for balance with CB / Olive gear, but this is spot on. Hereās my hit list so far - in terms of balanced sound / pace and just sounding ārightā somehow, like a well-honed integrated amp:
BD 12/160
CB 42/110
CB 62/HICAP/140
CB 32.5/HICAP/250
Olive 72/HICAP/250
Not owned all the early stuff, incl. NAC 22 / BD32 or NAP 120 / BD250 / 135.
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Just to add to the list, not strictly cb, but hicap/82 in to a cb 140 is a very good combination. The 250 really isnāt needed.
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Thanks! Good to know. Iāve not explored the Olive range beyond 72/HC/140/250/Nait2 and excluding a very tired 180 that desperately needed a service.
Iāll qualify my 250 comment as I have a recently serviced 250 that I have tried. The speakers are a relatively difficult drive being the Spendor A5. They need the 140 as a minimum but the 250 adds very little at the volumes I use in a small room. A more demanding speaker in a large room may benefit from the 250 but I havenāt tested that.
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Just had a big move around and the SBLs have moved into another room with the Nait 1.
And the Totem Mites are sat in the lounge waiting on something a little fuller:
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IWC ā are you using those NAC 32.5s dual-mono?
Hi
I have ended up using the AV2 as an 8 channel pre amp with LR looping via 32.5 / Supercap I drive each channel via mono 135ās bi amount the fronts. I drive my subs via a 10x10 mini dsp, this is fed from the AV2 but in parallel to driving all the non sub channels (to avoid passing each speaker through a DSP)
Errrā¦ I think I understandā¦ Iāve got two NAC 32.5s, and was considering running them dual-mono, wondering if thereād be any advantage: I remember reading that one of the differences between the NAC 52 and 82 was that the 52 was a true ādual-monoā designā¦
Good luck setting the volume level on each channel with a dual 32.5 setup 
Bought a Lejonklou Slipsik 8 a few weeks ago from my dealer and have to say it works great with the LP12/VM95ML, CB amps and Kan 1s. I do think those MM phono cards were the weakest link in terms of musical enjoyment (even the 322/4). The 32.5/110 in particular are now a lot more tuneful with the Slipsik without losing very much of that CB rhythm and timing. Better clarity too of course. Very pleased.
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Iām thinking that with a certain amount of variation between units that this wouldnāt be a great idea but never actually tried it
I have remote control volume on both of them.
If itās the US sourced boards Iām thinking of, how do you know the level is the same on both. Thereās no feedback of actual volume level ?
Ooohā¦ your Lingo 2 has a green LED ā Iām officially jealousā¦
I had no idea that most were red
I suppose I should get the 110 changed to green then
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Kit has assured me that the volume will be identical between the two NACs.
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Good luck - Iāll be interested how you get onš¤
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