Have Darran convert the Nait to a preamp, take the transformer out & fit it in the Flat cap (they are the same).
Then look for a 90/3 to complete the set!
Regards
Neil.
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Thanks for the - radical - idea, Neil…!! (which I will pass on)
My partner is not sold - yet - on 2 boxes (Nait 3R plus FC), so 3 would be a push…
Favourite right now, seems to be to buy another FC, which is known working and ideally with warranty. Then sell the one she has - honestly - on eBay.
But… no firm decisions made yet. Still waiting on responses from 3rd parties, to give a complete picture.
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they are only skinny though! 
My first naim purchase was 92/flatcap/90.3. I went for the Pre and power only…typical
There is only 1 ‘free’ shelf on the rack she bought - which is from a no longer active manufacturer… 
Lets not push this too far… please…?
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OK. So an alternative FlatCap has now been ‘selected’. Final delivery/collection arrangements are in process. The ‘dead’ one is now likely to be re-sold.
More news may follow… 
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Replacement FC has now been paid for & should be on its way… soon…!
Coming from a Naim dealer, in/near Chester.
Well done Ian. Brownie points for you 
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Not me, its all my partners work on this. The total cost of fixing the first FC was getting to be over £450, which is the price of a used HiCap…!!!
The ‘new’ FC has cost a further £175 - but it was sold by a Naim dealer as ‘working’.
So… should be fine… 
Hoping I can get something back for her, by selling the ‘dead’ one…
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Great news, 50/50 change it is my dealer😉
Chance…? Greater than that I would say…
Adventures in…
One look at their website was enough - for me to recommend them… 
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Ah ha! Thought so. Great bunch, been using them for over 10 years! All my Naim, Linn, PMC gear has been purchased there.
Hope the Nait / flatcap meet expectations 
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Update. The ‘new’ FlatCap is now paid for and should arrive early next week.
Comes with a SNAIC5 - and with 3 months warranty.
Better…
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Flatcap #2 has now been delivered, to my partner.
The good news it that it lights up and has a very faint hum…!!!
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Flatcap The Second is now installed and working……!
The result - Impressed - !!!
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Excellent news!
Never owned a nait3 but Nait XS2 with flatcap XS was also a great combination so I can imagine the type of uplift it has given👍
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The doubt that I had was whether my (non audiophile , new to Naim) partner would hear the expected difference. Or if a Flatcap which had probably not been recently serviced would work well enough.
The result was - happily - that she immediately noticed a clearly audible improvement.
Better highs and lows and generally more of … everything. More … Naim……
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I used take one of my female friends with me to Better HiFi when I first started out on the Linn / Naim journey and she was very good at spotting differences. So it doesn’t surprise me. Anyway a good result all around
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This thread reminds me that my Nait 3 is still in the loft! It took a long time to get my hifi back to the pure enjoyment levels I used to get with that amp! Enjoy, its lovely.
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Latest News.
FlatCap #1 has now been sold, to a new owner - who is fully aware of its condition.
Good Result…!!
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Only just stumbled on this thread, not been checking in as much over Summer.
Brings back some memories, I had a NAIT 3R myself way back when, it was my Naim “Gateway Drug” and the beginning of many happy system journeys ever since!
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