I heard those speakers this morning at my dealer. They were connected, for want of something more deserving, to a pioneer streamer integrated and it sounded lovely. I was quite taken aback. Different league to my pedestrian Bowers& Wilkins fur sure. So here we go again…next up is focal speakers…
They have a front-firing port too so don’t count them out. There is less energy coming out of the rear port than usual rear-ported designs.
If your dog were any bigger he/she would be a subwoofer…
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We used to use a flattened Laithwaite’s wine bottle box. Just the right size/colour as the HiFi rack. Not pretty but we worked on the premise of out of sight, out of mind😳. It seemed to work.
The pair of used/preloved Tannoys I bought recently both had a slight rattle when being moved when I got them home. They are front ported. Upon investigation I managed to fish out 5/6 little plastic toys and a whole Hotwheels car from the pair. Fortunately, they no longer rattle👍
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What a lovely dining room.
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Little boys toys in big boys toys 
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Can the music escape from that cage?
It’s still early… 
And with this I remembered your post about a month ago on receiving dozens of packs of beer, and thinking:
What the h**?! did he want such quantities?! 
Then I clicked: it was for Wemfest .
( did it go well/fine?)
Neil - I wouldn’t count Kantas out because of the rear-firing port either. As someone else mentioned, they are also front-firing and not a lot of energy comes out the rear port. I usually prefer speakers well out into the room, but that didn’t really work with the Kanta 2s because of a room mode. The perfect place for them in my room is half a meter from the front wall, which surprises me but there it is. They sound fantastic - and it’s better, of course, not having to have them in the middle of the lounge. I do find a GIK diffusion panel behind each is really helpful, for what it’s worth. All the best.
I have 190 pints arriving at my house next week. It’s rather tempting having it in the garage. Our shows run all year - have a look at the website. Tonight we have a great sounding classical recital. I’m in the church now as they rehearse. The best system in the world simply cannot come close to the real thing. Live music is just so wonderful.
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What’s being served?
Agreed my friend. 
“It’s rather tempting having it in the garage. “
I can only imagine…
I agree. If the aim is to reproduce live music from a hifi set up in your own home is the goal, you will never achieve it. It’s not just the quality of reproduction. I suspect that many live gigs/concerts use some pretty basic kit, albeit at high volume. Live performance is different. The listener’s expectations, life experience and excitement are integral to the enjoyment of the experience. That’s ephemeral. You can’t create it at home. Home listening is not inferior. It’s just different. No distractions, choice of whatever you want, when you want it are the essence of home listening. As to detail and nuance, you’ve a much better chance of getting that at home. Just don’t confuse the two - they are different
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Had a very special visitor today, Bob…the subject of my short film “Listening”. He was impressed with my K6/500 system. Bob is demoing a Supernait 3 + HiCap for his Graham LS5/5 speakers… I think I turned him into a Naim convert!
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“You’re demoing a SN3? Come on over and listen to my 500 system. Have you joined the Naim forum yet?” - Best Friend Possible circa today
The stress exhibited in the first pic is from calculating the future value of the lost cash flow resulting from a his purchase of a 500 system.
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Join a Cult… Scare your Mum.
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Funny because I actually wanted to join a cult. After examining my options Naim seemed like it had the highest fun to torture ratio. Glad I joined Naim instead of my second choice.
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The nap 300 works really well with the 802’s never ran out of power or felt like I needed more😃 bass is fast and articulate and mids and treble are sublime
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Bob is a remarkable man with a very unusual (unique?) skill. I’m happy for him that he found a way to enjoy his music.
Meanwhile, it’s interesting to see your system from your listening position. It practically disappears in there. That’s an enormous room to load.
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