You must be a Airbus A350 driver, which means you are smart. I agree with your reply. Absent a big pay bump amidst a forthcoming global recession (depression?) the New Classic separates range is out of my reach in the USA. Used 282/250DR maybe. New Classic Supernait 4 maybe.
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Just purchased the new 250 to go with the 252/SupercapDR sounding very promising so far! Greater scale and grip like you mention and much fleeter of foot than the 250DR. Will be intersting how it breaks in.
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Thatās as may be, but you have to factor in the cost of a source for a fair comparison.
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So are people saying theyād be happier paying IRO Ā£13,700 for 4 old classic boxes (282, 250DR, HicapDR and ND5XS2) for a potentially inferior sounding system compared to the new 2 box 222 and 250? Iāve heard the new classic and it is that good in my humble.
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Thank you for these comments Antz around your listening experience on the new classics
Itās very insightful, whilst I havenāt heard the gear yet Iām thinking your conclusions make complete sense and you have hit the mark in all areas
Cheers
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Goodness me - most of the current gear at our level now retailing at a discount of 35% , NDX2 at 30%
At least that is on the distributors retail outlet
My 252/SCDR/250DR going nowhere !
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I know itās a joke and you and I both know why.
Go figure 12 months ago most of it went up by about 10-20%. In your many years of buying Naim have you ever seen it bottom out like it is now. It didnāt when they went from Olive to the Classic the transition was managed much better.
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Having naim gear since late 79 I have never seen anything like this at all
Itās so disappointing
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Where are you looking? (Donāt post the actual web link, just the name).
Grab it!
Would like to know too, AudioT are still showing the same prices for the previous classic range.
Mark
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Just type in Naim, Addicted to Audio.
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The point is that regardless of the falling prices our gear still sounds fantastic. It just makes upgrading almost impossible and kinda makes me think Iāve been ripped off. Not a great feeling and Iām sure Iām not the only one.
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Their NZ is all full priceā¦.
Ah, Australia, missed that detail 
Here their prices are falling quicker than crypto.
Gosh, I just had a look. I think if either of you want any last orders on classic stuff, you need to take the plunge now.
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Iād consider a 300 but my 250 would be lucky to be worth $3ks as a new one is almost half price.
Plus I need another Fraim level and new cables plus and plus. 
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just wanted tp give my honest views on new Classics
when I got home played some of the same tracks on my system, hence my conclustions and comments
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Thanks for the great review and your honest response. Cheers.
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