Tesla announce early and take deposits.
Seems to have worked out ok for them.
One of my other hobbies is photography, and all my kit is Olympus. They publish a roadmap of all the lenses that they currently have plus those in development. Which is very useful.
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It might be deliberate, so that it makes contact after everything else is connected. I have seen this in other connectors in the past.
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Although youâre not supposed to be connecting these link plugs when the device is powered.
It looks like a pin hasnât seated correctly. If itâs not pushed fully home during assembly it can be pushed back out again when the plug is inserted into a socket. I would get it checked or replaced as Richard suggests.
It might be safer, if any other user has a quick look at theirs, I was already had it plugged in, before my first post about the no sound. Only unplugged to make sure there wasnât any issue then noticed the one slightly pushed in pin.
Iâm fairly sure I have read all these entries, but could have missed one.
The announcement is called the âNew Classicâ
We have Chrome Bumper, then Olive, then Classic (Black), and now âNew Classicâ. Presumably there is another more official name for the âNew Classicâ rather than âNew Classicâ? âNewâ canât officially be part of the name, can it?
What happens when the next big change happens, does âNew Classicâ get renamed to âOld Classicâ.
Perhaps it should be âClassic MKIIâ, or since the introduction of DR perhaps âClassic MKIIIâ, or âClassic Big knobâ, or âClassic Valleyâ. Thankfully itâs not called the âClassic Focalâ
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My vote is Classic big knob
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New Classic is on the packing boxes.
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It just seems so short termed. Presumably the next change will be the âEven Newer New Classicâ, then there wont be space on the box.
Presumably even New Improved flavours of tinned soup, drop the former wording eventually
Thanks Ryder⌠Going to ask my dealer to get me a new link cap. 
Richard.Dane, I wonder if the gentlemen at naim will send me a new link cap?
If itâs faulty then I would guess that your dealer will sort it out for you with Naim.
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Itâs working now, I had to plug in and out the large link cap, so it appears that it works with the pin pushed in, but to be safe if anyone else has the same pushed in pin. Please let me know.
Thanks Richard.Dane
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I remember it different.
We all knew it coming as Nait 5 and Nap 500 indicated olive was soon out.
Overnight the range suddenly were changed.
For me I didnât like the then new black boxes.
I got used to it though.
Must say the new classic looks much better than leaked pictures.
Have yet to experience them in flesh.
How long do we call pence new penceâŚ
Then refer to old penceâŚ
then just pâŚ
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I had a very pleasant visit to my local Naim dealer on Saturday to listen to the new classic trio. #gullifordhifiexeter.
I had three demo systems:
New Classic 222, 300, 250.
NDX5 xs2, Supernait3.
NDX2, 282, 250dr.
(My home system is ND5 XS2, Supernait3, Focal Micro Utopia BEs)
All systems played through Graham LS6 speakers using qobuz and listening to Jerry Garcia & David Grissman playing the thrill is gone as my main comparator.
I had listened to Graham speakers before and they work well with Naim kit (in a similar way to Harbeth) and the match with each of the three systems here sounded musical and smile inducing. Each systemâs amp seemed happy to pump out the required prat but in terms of grip, detail and clarity there were differences which I suspect are down to the respective sources and preamps.
The ndx2 282 250dr provided excellent grip along with layers of easy to follow well separated instrument and vocal detail. Of the three systems this one also had the most apparent bass and leading edge to guitar and piano sounds.
The ND5 sx2 SN3 provided fewer layers of detail compared to the NDX2 fronted system but you donât hear whatâs missing and the result is wonderfully easy separation and clarity. Oh and the grip and bass was much better resolved by the Grahams than with my Focals.
The 222 to me it had similar grip, bass and detail to the ND5 xs2 fronted system but with less separation and clarity.
For me the NDX2 fronted system sounded quite a step up on the other two and has convinced me that I need a home demo of the ndx2 in my system.
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What was powering the 282?
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I think a hicap
Your findings are interesting and I think as more people hear the ânew classicâ - I agree itâs a silly name as well as being an oxymoron - weâll find - as with olive to black, there will be some who miss aspects of the âold classicâ and others who are totally bowled over by the ânew classicâ.
My instinct from dipping in and out of this thread is that the biggest change is perhaps the power supply - and indeed environmental considerations (rightly) probably necessitated many of the changes.
Itâs great to see such an interest in Naimâs new boxes and hopefully it bodes well for their longevity although I doubt I will be bothering them with anything but perhaps a service in the future.
.sjb
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