Supernait 3 - Bookshelf Speakers 2.5k budget

That was indeed the point.

Oops. Misread. Yes, in that case the Spendors would fit the bill very well. (Iā€™m so tired these days)

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Iā€™m a bit late to this thread Chris so apologies

I have the SN3 and Neat Ministraā€™s combination

Very impressive I must say very happy

However couldnā€™t help myself - I have a pair of the Neat Petite 30 anniversaryā€™s on way here (Sydney) and should arrive next week

Speaking to Bob owner of Neat - the Ministraā€™s have more base being isobaric loading but the Petites have a wider sound stage but still good base. At the end of the day just different and will be personal preference between the 2 models

Iā€™m really looking forward to the comparison but no doubt will keep both pairs as can swap around from time to time. If youā€™re interested I can let you know my thoughts when Petites run in

Cheers

Bevo

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Actually ā€¦ although I expected that to be the case ā€¦ I found front ported D2ā€™s needed more space than rear ported Tablettes in the same location.

Lack of progress lately. Iā€™ve been patiently waiting for my ND5 XS2 streamer, which came in today so tonight Iā€™ll be having a play.

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Found myself with a bit more time on my hands lately which gave me good bonding time with the ND5 XS2. Iā€™d just like to thank the person who cancelled their XS2 order, which bumped me up the list by one and resulted in my XS2 coming home.

Iā€™ve also since cancelled my Qobuz service and migrated across to Tidal. Iā€™m much happier with the Tidal service for various reasons.

My perosnal experience with the XS2 vs the NODE 2021 is as follows;

  • No more speaker hum with the XS2 (Iā€™m using the XS2 supplied DIN cable for connectivity).
  • Sound is marginally better with the XS2 but as I changed streaming services this could be a factor too.
  • The XS2 looks superb stacked on my Supernait 3. This passes my OCD for uniformity.
  • I do miss the physical presets that the NODE had. I wish the XS2 had a couple phyical buttons that can be mapped.
  • I do miss having a Windows app to control the XS2.

Things I really LOVE about the XS2. One of the Naim radio stations called SuperStereo1. This station was made for me, it reminds me of a station I listened to in my youth called Club 977, 80s. Their playlist is quite similar so Iā€™ve had chance to add some songs Iā€™d forgotton about to my Tidal playlist.

Iā€™m connected to my network via wired ethernet and it hasnā€™t missed a beat. I canā€™t comment on WiFi or bluetooth as Iā€™ve not needed to use it.

Naim - please release a Windows app. Iā€™d love you forever more.

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When behind my computer, I use the Tidal desktop app via Connect. Works perfect imo.

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Nice speakers Daniel, I would love to hear a pair.

But these speakers are 1000 pounds over his budget and do you have yours on a bookshelf? Or has the thread moved on from bookshelf to floorstanders?

Thanks for sharing, never explored the Naim channels and it seems a 80s channel that does not just play the obvious tracks. High quality (FLAC 96kHz 16-bit) too!

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