Hello @djh1697. Your profile says that you have a March DAC. What is that? Can’t find anything on’t 'net 
I recently picked up two HiCaps (Non DR) on the well known auction site for under £600 each.
One was serviced in 2021. The other was not, but a full service with Class A Audio was done for £199.
So both were good value in the end.
There a large number of HiCaps on the auction site at good prices, so it’s picking one suitable for your requirements.
Have fun upgrading and enjoy the music.
DG…
4 Likes
Hi @sktn77a,
The NVC TT will not be able to be powered from the previous range.
When announced there will be a solution to be able to use NVC TT with the previous range.
2 Likes
The work around of buying something second hand on an auction site is, well a workaround for poor performance and clarity from Naim through their authorised Portuguese agent. If someone wants to buy a new hicap dr to go with their recently bought new sn then Naim should be making it happen.
1 Like
It sounds very much like a case of poor communication between the distributor and the dealer on this occasion, worrying though that @sonwleo has to rely on the Naim Forum and other owners for reassurance.
Perhaps it’s something that @Richard.Dane or @110dB can give guidance on at least to help reassure @sonwleo that there is no issue in the short to mid term of manufacture, distribution and supply of Old Classic power supplies, in particular for purchase in Portugal.
Would have liked to have heard that as I run the Russel K Red 120. Not sure what acoustica will have for me in Wednesday.
1 Like
Yes, it is of course easier for a businessman to become filthy rich in countries like these, where there are neither human rights nor trade unions. The employees are forced to work extremely long working hours with wages that have to be described as pure slave wages, and child labor is common…
1 Like
Reassuringly Naim do at least manufacture in the UK, I can certainly put myself quite easily in to the “never likely to own anything Statement” bucket.
4 Likes
I’m not at HQ so don’t know what the current situation is with regard to the older range. I don’t know about any “guarantees” but I do recall Steve mentioning earlier in the thread that there was going to be a discussion at HQ with sales and production re. an extension to the building of older PSUs so owners can complete existing systems - annoyingly I can’t seem to find the post ATM, the thread is so long now!
2 Likes
I think?
5 Likes
That’s the one. Thanks gthack.
4 Likes
For those questioning the lack of DSD support, it is worth noting that many of the chips used by Naim (except those in the nDAC, NDS and ND555) actually do support DSD 2.8Mhz. The 1791A is no exception. However, the feature is not used for good reason.
Naim have always employed DSP to get the most out of the DAC performance by tuning this for the idiosyncrasies of the chip and the output stage. It’s the knowledge of the behaviour of these units that really allows them to get performance well beyond the expectations of otherwise modest chips. However, pre conversion DSP cannot be done on DSD. It’s all in the PCM domain. So I suspect, using the DSD mode on these chips (and even the original NDX used a chip that supported DSD) would circumvent a core part of what makes Naim’s digital sources sound so good.
2 Likes
That’s looking really rather good!
1 Like
……and the journey, to run in, begins………
4 Likes
It looks very good on Fraim indeed.
2 Likes
Nucleus blends very well too.
Hope it’s delivering more in SQ terms than what went before.
Enjoy.
1 Like
@110dB Not sure I understand. “When announced there will be a solution to be able to use NVC TT with the previous range.”
Does this mean it will be possible to use the NVC TT with the old classic gear?
Steve so will it be sold separately or only with solstice ?
Will it be the top notch phono or will the top remain Superline?
To be fair here to Steve, he is probably very restricted in what he can say here before launch.
4 Likes