They will keep producing the HiCap and other PSUs for the Classic series for some time. So they have the new range, and also ongoing support for the old range, at least for a while.
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I canāt see the 300 series being anywhere near Ā£26k. The vitus ri101 is 15k and would be a much better bet
Well current 300DR / 252/Supercap is Ā£21,600 
Very different performance
each to their own
Iāve heard Vitus, not for me and no matter what price level.
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Hi,
Sorry, no. The MM input on the NSC 222 can not be made a line input.
Yes, it can be MC with a step up transformer. Or MC with the soon to be released NVC TT (same spec as the Solstice version).
When it is turned off in the app it disappears from the input list. This make toggling through inputs simpler. All inputs can be re-named and change their relative sensitivities too.
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Me too, my dealer kindly lent me an ri101 for a week or so. Very good and i would have loved the reduction in box count, but in the end, not for me.
No, they donāt.
They really, really donāt.
Cheesy beans?
Itās just a phrase of course, highly likely some people (obviously from the reaction) wouldnāt even hold a can of baked beans let alone place some on a fork and eat them. 
Holding a can of baked beans I can do, but Iād run a mile before attempting the latter.
Btw I managed to grab a listen to all three new boxes yesterday so I should perhaps add something relevant to the thread. Got to swap out the NPX300 and swap it back in again and the impact of the new PSU comes through pretty clearly - more visceral, more slam, more music, more of everything really - I could even feel the vibrations through the floor.
I was a bit surprised really that the 250 would provide a lot of that on its own, but overall it still sounded pretty good although the juryās still out, for me.
For context, I was listening though a pair of Russel K 120s whereas my speakers are PMC 25/23iās whose presentation Iām much more familiar with. Currently run an Atom so the new units would be quite a step up, but used to run a 272 so the 222 has been of particular interest. Am also intrigued by its phono stage which I didnāt get a chance to hear yesterday.
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RE the MM phono input. Donāt forget that Naimās MM stage design historically partners very well with both Dynavector and Sumiko high output MC. I doubt the one in the 222 is any different. Giving you more options.
Historically Naim phono stages run at +24v. The 222 phono runs at +12v/-12v, so a different/new design.
Quite a step up on an Atom, they share the same streaming platform though.
I felt the standout of the 3 new boxes overall was the NAP 250.
Hopefully in the coming months thereāll be more feedback and more setups with mixed generations in the wild.
My first (and as yet still only) demo of a 3 box setup was driving Ā£70k Dali Kore speakers.
You then often have to contend with dealers shoving all sorts of exotic wires āround the backā to further skew what hits your ears (wait till you hear the Ā£1500 Ethernet cable etc)
Iāve got a few more down to earth demos lined up in the coming weeks. Iām looking at where the greater gains come and in what order, quite likely an NPX 300 on my NDX2.
Alphabetti as a Plan B perhaps?
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@110dB Ah, now thatās interesting. Any more info? The voltages are different from the old Classic pre-amp and P/S powered inputs. Can the NVC-TT be used with the old series or is that a non-starter?
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Also. Any new classic pre amps will be powered with different voltages, if they are powered from the new classic power supply. The old classic where powered from numerous +24v rails. (Although not sure the 552 is 24v) which the new power supply canāt provide.
I recently purchased a Supernair 3 to be a partner of my NDX 2, I love the green logos and I do not like the white ones because they are very flashy, on my Atom HE the white is very strong, the green is easier on the eyes.
But my main disappointment is that I wanted to add an hicap dr and my dealer said they are not available anymore, also was planing a xps dr for the NDX 2 latter in the year.
I do not want my boxes to be different as much as I like the new look, but I want to make the power supply upgrades on my gear with the same design and logo colors, I do not want to have a system that has two different design approaches.
At least keep the older power supply upgrades available for some time.
Also the new power supply is great but more costly making the upgrade on existing gear not very appealing for me.
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Hi sonwleo. Your dealer is mistaken. Naim have said they will manufacture the āoldā power supplies according to demand. (All mentioned above)
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I will try to talk to my dealer tomorrow, but his reply when I ordered my powerlines this week was very clear, no more old power supplyās available. I acquired my supernait 3 new two months ago, I was very disappointed with this situation because in this case no logical continuity of upgrade pad stoped by a launch of a new more expensive new classic series.
I know things have to evolve, but not in this way cutting all the options to existing and new recently acquired users.
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There is always the second hand market, itās not like they have all disappeared from planet earth overnight.
Youāll most probably be able to find bargains from Naim stockists with ex-dem specimens also.
As George sang, everything must pass.
.sjb
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I think maybe your dealer is having a lend here . Naim have made it very clear they can be manufactured to order for sometime yet
Also plenty come up second hand so good bargains to be had there I would think
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I would certainly reach out to Naim in the UK directly for clarity. Weāre all advising you that supply is guaranteed and assured for legacy āOld Classicā products and that is certainly what has been indicated here on the forum at least from Naim employees, however you are based in Portugal and the situation there may not be so clear.
Thankfully there is a good supply of products like the HiCap DR in the ex-demo and used market as another option as others have referred to already.