Hello, and thank you for the confirmation regarding the pmc speakers, years ago I had a pair of TDL 0.5 studio speakers, and I liked the transmission line sound, I have listened to the pmc and they are in a different league so I have made my mind up to find a decent pair, as for cables well as I’m starting completely afresh then they are a consideration for after I have purchased the system, although linn cable is on the shopping list it’s a lot cheaper than the nac 5 and I did used to have it before, so many thanks, all input and suggestions are a great help, kind regards. Neil.
@Neil1956 look at the witch hat N2 cable. Good match with naim and a lot cheaper then Naca5. Also if you do get some GB1s and have to have them hard against a wall I’d recommend getting the speaker cable terminated with spades.
Or for a little more give WH Phantoms a go. The reviews on this site have been rather good and I like what I hear in my system.
Linn K20 is ‘… remarkably simuilar to…’ Naim A4 cable. It is the newer and current Naim A5 cable which is much stiffer.
Hello, really appreciate all your suggestions, need a new tv now as well, for some reason the tv and the hive hub both went last night, tv is 10 years old so on borrowed time, fancy the new Philips 9235 ambilight as it’s got B&W speakers, I suppose whatever I choose will be better than the bedroom tv I’m using today, as for cables as soon as i sort system I’ll look to cables, your input is valuable as I have been out of the loop for years, thanks again, regards Neil.
Hello and woohoo, after finding a very good condition 72 I have managed to find a late 180 on a well known site, if it’s condition is half as good as its description I’m going to be very happy, decided to wait until after restrictions are lifted and will take 72/180 for service it’s only 65 miles away to Sheffield and that way guaranteed delivery, cdx next, regards Neil.
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Need a remote? Nac 72 has no remote …
Strangely it’s less of an issue than you think. Set and live with it. Or get up. Changing sources can be annoying, I’ll give you that.
Most annoying is only being able to use a quarter of the volume pot range
Hello, no remote is absolutely not an issue, didn’t used to have one and it was that tactile thing nothing like a good old fashioned clunk click rotary control, simple and last forever (well I hope), not quite sure what you mean regarding only using a portion of the pot range, could you expand on that, regards and thank you for explaining. Neil.
I find I don’t get to take the volume pot beyond 9 o’clock. From no music to a very little is the smallest of clockwise turns. Just means that delicate volume changes are more difficult.
My previous MF pre amp was half or even a third as sensitive.
Allowing more use of the pots range.
Hello, thank you for explanation, does than mean output signal from source or pre amp sensitivity is higher, would that be the case for a dedicated board, or just be very careful with volume, hence my pref for the 72 I am perhaps mistaken but my belief is the simplest path for the signal is the best, regards Neil.
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I don’t think I’ve used the remote for my 52 in the last 8 years, I just move the volume pot to roughly the right position depending on if I’m listening to vinyl or CD when loading the media, easy.
I wouldn’t say the inputs or outputs are sensitive, just that there is a lot of extra volume in reserve in case you feel the need to do some target practice with the speaker drivers! Just try it, it’s less touchy than it sounds, it will be second nature after the first 2 minutes
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It’s not really a complaint, more observation.
I have a second system that my daughter uses that has a 72/140. Similar " limited use" of the volume pot on that, compared to my MF xa2 amp.
Maybe the sources are high, but don’t think so. Nominal 2v I think.
But, you do get used to it. And I can’t say I miss the remote either.
Hi again, I don’t actually want another remote it would just be another she who must be obeyed would hog, only joking I think, regards Neil.
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The 180 was delivered today, that’s the amplification sorted both the 72 and the 180 are in amazing condition and a credit to their previous owners, I contacted class A to enquire about service and agreed the best way forward is after travel restrictions are lifted to take in early one day and pick up later same day can’t ask for better service than that, pun not intended, I haven’t sorted source out so can’t test them other than connecting up and turning on which I did with no problems, on the hunt for a suitable source cd just hope I’m as lucky as have been to date, will post again with progress update.
Regards Neil.
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Hello again, as posted amplification sorted, one quick question is the later black 4pin snaic sonically superior to the older grey item, thanks again. Neil.
Don’t know, as my snaics are all black. But usually the later, and black cables are meant to be better.
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I’ve taken advantage of Darran’s “while-you-wait” service in the past for my Olive HiCap and NAP250. You’re right that you won’t get better service than that, and you should be 100% confident that Darran will do a top-notch job with them.
I can’t help with your query regarding a 4 Pin Black Snaic, but having replaced one a year ago, I can confirm that the black 5 Pin Snaic IS a little better than the Grey. I would expect the same to be true for the 4Pin.
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