System Pics 2021

Switched over to my 2a3 amp glowing nicely and sounding lovely with my new speaker cables, they benefit just as much as my XS2 it seems.

Nice to have a choice of these two fine amps.

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Yes.

Quick story…
At the time, I went into my local dealer thinking FC and this was demonstrated. Whilst a FC offered a small but noticeable improvement in SQ, I didn’t really feel it offered “value for money”. By chance, the dealer had a pre-loved HC2 and quickly swopped that in. Well, I was immediately impressed and the HC2 came home with me…

(Note : At the time, this pre-loved HC2 was about the same cost of a new FC. So, it was also an easy decision on economic terms).

Hope that helps?
Good luck

KR
R

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Quick favour please James. Can you give me the measurements of your fire place? Just about to splash the cash.

Thanks👍

Many thanks. I was contemplating upgrading the nDAC with a power supply but the available options are beyond my budget. That’s why I was wondering if an upgrade of the XS 2 might be an alternative option. Thanks again.

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Great looking minimalist setup and limited colour palette. Designer level stuff!

I’m in the same boat…

An upgrade to the nDAC might be at least an XPS DR or maybe XPS 2
Even looking at pre-loved prices, this might be a stretch right now, as we have just moved home.

I would love to add a PSU to my nDAC
Also migrate from HC2 to HCDR for the XS2. (That’s if I don’t do SN3 first)…
All plans for the future :wink:

This time hold on to them, even if it’s only in their boxes after you grow restless again. You’ll keep coming back.

Well,
It’s about time to do the move :wink:

Don’t bother to those p.s…
Aim to 555p.s not dr, you will be surprised.

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@ditton66 Fascinating comment - can’t resist asking - please can you explain?
(I see from your profile, you’re using an XPS2 with your nDAC)

There you go… One HiCap2
It was just on the next shelf down.

Apologies in advance. Our records haven’t made it out of the moving boxes yet. Hence empty storage rack, all looks a bit empty, etc…

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Minimalist. :+1:

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Nice ES14 in shot. Always loved that ‘speaker.

G

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Thanks! As we say here, l’occhio vuole la sua parte.
:sunglasses:

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Hi Max
Good to hear you are back with n-Sats, it was a pleasure to meet you both when you collected your 5th pair from CH.

(Of the various Naim speakers I have had, I think I miss the n-Sats the most…love those stands.)

Enjoy.

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I forget sometimes just how many systems you have :sweat_smile:

Lol.
It never used to be this way but since going down the upgrade path I’ve been trying various combinations and amassed a few spares.

I will sell the spares sometime but the dreaded B word has made it harder to shift stuff across the channel. Meanwhile I can play.

(If I am very careful Mrs Bruss won’t notice that the spares with the highest spec, and price, haven’t been sold and I may end up with a second system in the study slightly better than I’d planned)

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Hi David,

Hearth 130x46x6cm (WxDxH)

Surround 120x16x92cm (WxDxH)

James

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My Rega 8 has a new little yellow friend.

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HH
Are they the proacs in your picture? I thought they were black.