Naim & Focal 10th Anniversary Edition

[JasVerlen]

In all seriousness the large number of choices with high end equipment can be staggering to someone with the money who just wants great sound. A Naim system with appropriate Focal speakers offered as a package with a price a bit less than buying the separates is an easy way to get something great. Plug and play. The tin can package is a way to market the solution. It’s not aimed at us on this forum but it may be a very good idea.

Also i think the lack of XPS is well judged. The target buyer probably isn’t into box overload - xps, 300, supercap is too much potentially. This combo drops it down a rung.

[Skip]

I got the email today, too. I knew you guys would have a view. I love the Naim Forum.

[seakayaker]

…it certainly will help with making the upgrade process easier. The buyer can move from Tin to Bronze, then Silver, then Gold, then Platinum, then to Platinum Plus.

No need for components to change and this will make it easier for the buyer! They will be ready to go as soon as it is plugged in…

…of course matching accessories such as speaker cable colors, connections cables colors, frame racks colors will insure your hi-fi is fully updated!

Upgrade process made easy!

…and I really believe Naim/Focal left money on the table when they did not introduce the Tin SuperNait 3 models with the same matching streamer, power supplies, and speaker options. Come on guys…

[Mike_S]

Anyone ordered one yet?

[feeling_zen]

It might arrive in time for he 20th anniversary.

[Suedkiez]

@NigelB

Like so many products, cars for example, if a manufacturer successfully increases demand but doesn’t have the components to complete orders, you either have to extend delivery times, favour some customers over others or look after your larger loyal customer segments first. Either way some (many?) customers will be disappointed.

And the alternative would be not to increase demand?

[Suedkiez]

@feeling_zen

I suspect very much the Focal Powered by Naim shop crowd. Which isn’t most of the forum. Most of us wouldn’t even consider that a hifi shop by virtue of it not having a variety of gear with a dealer trying to be impartial.

I thought all (?) FPBN shops are established dealers with additional show rooms

[feeling_zen]

I’m willing to be wrong but I think only a few are like that. I think most are like the Apple store.

[Ian2001]

I think Sugden ( and Linn to a certain extent ) offer products in the colour of your choice

Surely they could have come up with something better than grey ?

[Ian2001]

It wouldn’t match the colour of my Solstice

Only joking Richard

[Desmond]

I also want to see new products come

[Klout10]

Gosh, I did not expect to see such a bunch of grumpy old men on the forum. Only Naim/ Focal has a insight in the target audience for this anniversary system.

I wonder, if the long-awaited 272-2 will be introduced and it has a Uniti like appearance instead of the classic black box that everybody is expecting … the forum is also not happy with that?

[Suedkiez]

@feeling_zen

I’m willing to be wrong but I think only a few are like that. I think most are like the Apple store.

In the announcement at least they said this:

Focal Powered By Naim -Listening Room

To clarify, this is the first UK store in the global Focal Powered by Naim retail network. These are all stores (or, as in this case, store-in-store set-ups) run by existing specialist retailers around the world - we’re not running our own shops. Each stocks a wide range of Naim and Focal products, with dedicated demo facilties - headphone bars, hi-fi and home cinema rooms, so you can easily hear a range of set-ups. Focal Powered by Naim stores are already open in Australia, the US, France, G…

[Mike_S]

@Klout10

I wonder, if the long-awaited 272-2 will be introduced and it has a Uniti like appearance instead of the classic black box that everybody is expecting … the forum is also not happy with that?

I’m fully expecting the new streamer pre-amp to be in the Uniti/Solstice styling and are looking forward to the forum fireworks that will inevitably erupt

[Klout10]

Exactly, count me in!

[NigelB]

Hence my questioning of the timing of the tin launch.

[Ian2001]

I am not so much grumpy but bemused by it.

I just can’t see anybody buying a system like that - as a stand alone purchase .

Suspect Focal have been the drivers behind it ( no speaker puns please )

[Suedkiez]

So the answer is “yes”? I think that’s a bit much to ask from a commercial entity

And I don’t see it as a “launch”, it’s a limited anniversary special

[Klout10]

Well, timing-wise one can’t change much about the anniversary date, isn’t it?

And if almost everybody thinks these tin boxes are so ugly, they won’t sell in big loads and therefore hardly impact the currect black boxes?

[Mike_S]

On the Focal side of things, I don’t really know what to make of the concrete side panels on the speakers. I guess they will be heavy enough and hopefully won’t crack….