The Naim New Classic range - Part 1

That’s dangerous! I’m picking up my NC250 either Friday or Sunday. Waiting on some cables to arrive. The Naim Cables might not be available until March

Yes, in hi fi terms. The 282 is more detailed, especially in the bass area, also better soundstage. Not a surprise surely? The caveat is that I have limited time with the 222, it is not fully run in and I have not done lots of A-B comparisons. Also the sound is different so comparisons are hard. Still not sure which I prefer

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The trick to a good evaluation is to not do A/B comparisons. They are horribly misleading and make the listener focus on details rather than the whole. If possible, try the new box for a couple weeks and use only that. Then go back to the old box (the 282) and ask yourself whether you suddenly feel you gained or lost something.

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My 250NC with me in a couple of weeks fingers crossed (not that I have speakers yet to listen to it), but ordered Chord cables in lieu of ‘Naim legacy’ - half the price also.

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I’m not sure that really works for me

I have a 202/200Dr in one room and 282/250Dr in another both with Dynaudio speakers and both with chord dacs

I get equal musical enjoyments from both but then that is what naim, chord and Dynaudio intended

It’s only by comparison side by side that i can hear what the better Dac speaker and amp brings to the table when I need to decide whether to buy an audio upgrade or not.

Audio memory is short

It’s when I heard a 552 with a 282 , same sources , cables , nap 500dr that I truly understood what 552 brings to the table and why it’s priced 4 times more than a 282

It is really 4 times better !

But audio memory is short and I keep on enjoying my 282 and 202

I do have a very simple criteria though. Am I enjoying the music or not and is there a rhythmic drive

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Yes this was my experience, the sound is very different. I came home from the roadshow demo, listened to the same songs on my system and was more than happy with what Iv got. Stick or twist, I stick :joy:.

NB: the new stuff does sound and look good though.

NNB: I would love to demo again in 3months post burn-in period.

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ahem green highlighter pen ahem

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And the 282 should be 30 better than the 252. :grinning:

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Has to be a wide one to cover the entire screen evenly :laughing:

These were the colors of the Corgi 224 (from Ramsay’s british diecast Bible).

Not in my experience, on the contrary, digging up a record that haven’t been played for a long time, once the first note its obvious how it sounded way back.

So true

Hi, I have bought a Uniti2 amp from a friend and I have entered a new world here. I absolutely love this amp but this world is very new, and quite confusing to me. Streaming stuff via iRadio is great, some of the quality is very good indeed. My question is where do I go from here in terms of moving forward from the Uniti2? I am keen to explore but confused about which way to go.

That’s definitely a new thread in its own right.

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I would suggest starting a new thread, possibly in the Streaming Audio Room, if specifically streaming related.

Is anyone currently listening to the 222 thru actives? Tried searching this thread but gave up.

Yes. ATC SCM40’s :grinning:

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Great. I read some of your posts but didn’t see any conclusions. Are you still collating? :grinning:

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Out of interest, has anyone listened to the new 250 paired with a Nova?

Positive answers would address my other question - is the cable to connect the two generally available, but my dealer hasn’t got one, or is it yet to be released?

Thanks

Hi @nicnaim,

Sorry for the wait. The RCA to XLR leads are being built now.

If the itch is too great you could try some 3rd party RCA to XLR leads or RCA to XLR adaptors. These are industry standard but be careful in case some are wired without the ‘cold’ signal connected.

They’ll need to be wired like this:

3 pole XLR male – RCA / Phono socket

Wired according to IEC 268-12:
Pin 2: signal
Pin 1 and 3: connected to ground

The adaptors look like this (then use with RCA to RAC leads):
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This particular adaptor is a Neutrik NA2MPMF

Leads would look like this:

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Well it isn’t easy to forget how much better the 552 sounds but in the end the money is the deciding factor

It’s nice the 222 has some statement technology