System Pics 2023

Naim HE & ZMF Caldera

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That is a nice bonus of course. They were picked on sound of course and on demo I preferred them to pmc fact 12s and sopra 2s. Personal preference obviously, as those two are both hugely competent, but they are definitely more than a pretty face.

The new boxed Harbeths arrived! Order restored!

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Wow, hadn’t heard that, but can imagine it being the case. Maybe I need to get a shimmy on finding a pair of Diapasons before it’s too late…

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Without knowing what you didn’t get to, I’m going to venture that you made the proper choice!

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Nice Tron! :+1:

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Is that a Stiletto too or simply a fluted black plinth?

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FWIW…

I have heard Hawks singing with 52 and 135s, but only in a big room - they really need space. The only time I heard Diapasons, they needed even more space, and even the Naim dealer agreed that the 136s would need replacing to make Diapasons a worthwhile upgrade.

Other ears…

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It is a dark ebony plinth made by Woodsong. Simply wonderful with a deep dark luster but it is like my black large poodle, difficult to make justice on photo.

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I hear a lot about Gaia’s and am intrigued.
I have Titan 606s on a solid wooden floor - would Gaia’s have any effect? Or are they only really worth it on a suspended floor?

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They helped under my Isobariks on a solid floor. I’d say it’s worth a try if you can get them on demo or sale and return.

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I suppose the simple answer to that would be, do you feel that the speakers have more to give if only…:thinking:
If on the other hand they sound wonderful and bring joy as they are, then £1000 for fancy feet seems a bit unnecessary🤷🏻‍♂️
For me, my Dynaudio’s always felt like they were out of control and doing their best to deliver something, but failing to do it in a manner that they were capable of. If only they could get a grip on the space and substance of their environment. The Gaias did that and what a wonderful revelatory moment it was too, when the first music came out after I had fitted them. :blush:

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It looks lot me like you’ve got something between the Fraim chips (or whatever spike foot you’re using) and the floor. If so, you could try listening without those before adding anything else.

A lot of Woodsong plinths are beautiful - seems like yours is too.

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I suppose it’s one of those scenarios of “I don’t know what I don’t know”

Only by doing a home trial would I know if they improve anything.

The Titans come supplied with spikes from Track Audio. I then bought the Track Audio shoes to sit them in. There was an improvement when using the shoes.
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Ok, sorry, I thought I could see something (squares of carpet?) under the “shoes”. I use Naim Chips under mine, but have never tried them without as I didn’t want to damage the floor.


Finally installed the second 300DR this week on low frequency in place of 250DR and after a couple of days of warm up now sitting back and soaking it up. Gorgeous. vinyl still of course superior but what is very pleasing is how much CD’s are improved. So fave albums that aren’t (yet?) on vinyl like Tori Amos’s Scarlet’s Walk sound amazing. Just need now maybe an SL 4-4 and I think I’m done.

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Hold my beer :wink:

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