Sorry to ask but is the Krystal a dust magnet and how on earth are we to clean? Never had such issues with my older AT cartridge.
Hi AC. I find the Krystal picks up dust on the taped underside which is a tad bothersome visually, but doesnāt affect the sound. The stylus picks up no more than my previous 10x5. A quick dab on the Vinyl Passion sticky pot quickly clears it away though. Just read your post on the Sondek thread and it definitely shouldnāt be sounding anything other than wonderful after those upgrades. Something is faulty or the Krystal doesnāt like how itās being loaded/matched into the Nova maybe?
Thanks KJC
I also noticed dust sticking to the āmicroporeā like tape, mostly on the right of the cartridge as I look at it.
On older cartridges I had used AT liquid cleaners but have only used Linn green paper on this (why is none supplied with the cartridge or any instructions?).
The LP12 feeds an originally purchased recently serviced Linto which connects to my NAC 282 (as does the Nova as a temporary streaming source).
Sounds like a call to your dealer to sort out I guess AC. If my experience is typical, then your new TT really ought to be sounding wonderful.
Thanks, Iāve either been caught out in the hype, new presentation isnāt for me or somethingās amiss with LP12 or generally.
Iād be pleased if Naim Audio would make v3.4 available to everybody to ādowngradeā if they wish until a fix to v3.5 is developed.
Iād say until they actually āfinishā v3.5
I think my Star rebooted the other day, but as you say, I wasnāt listening to music at the time. I just suddenly heard the relay clicks you hear when you first power it on after a power cycle. I didnāt go over to check, so not sure it was indeed a reboot.
Or promptly release a v3.5.1 instead of having us wait 5 months for v3.6.0
Iād be pleased If v3.4 were made available (and v3.5 withdrawn) first thing Monday morning.
Not sure it would be the best action to makeā¦
But a serious discussion with their software team is mandatory.
" I suspect that all NDxxx users are experiencing random reboots ( in fact Iām pretty sure of thatā¦ )"
Nope.
The only weird thing Iāve got now is the app display malfunction where it randomly doubles up on albums in my Qobuz list accessed via the āFavouritesā symbol.
ND5 XS 2.
Clive, are you in touch with Naim tech support?
Iāve had no problems with 3.5 and do not want to downgrade to 3.4. I would be certainly annoyed if it was withdrawn. Sound quality and functionality are superb here. There must be other gremlins at play.
I wouldnāt be that definitive about that. A reboot takes a couple of minutes and without a screen itās hard to tell.
Taking a look at the DHCP server logs should give you an accurate answer.
+1
No problem with my ND555. No reboot.
I must admit that I powered it down while installing my new 552. But it was after the installation of the new firmware which in itself improved somewhat the sound clarity.
I didnāt do the factory reset.
Thatās what I thought too, until I checked my DHCP logs (and, of course, experienced a reboot while listening to some music).
Considering we have the same hardware and the same software, it is unlikely we donāt share the same problem.
But, of course, Iād be glad to hear someone is not having problems with the v3.5.
Weāve had one member on here complaining about pops and crackles, distortion coming from their speakers, and was absolutely convinced it was the latest FW update causing it. It turns out, in the end, his new speakers were at fault. There needs to be some sort of perspective put into place here before bashing the update.
Indeed. But random reboots are a problem, even if silent
I have logged the uncommanded reboot as an issue and have received a āTicket Numberā. I think Iād rather live with a fortnightly screen freeze than the random interruption that v3.5 introduces. Of course, the screen freeze might not have been fully resolved with v3.5, but Iād rather not wait to find out.