The Naim New Classic range - Part 1

It’s horrific, and then we’re even lucky that PSV is doing the same so we still have a chance at 2nd. But the luckiest are from 010, with all (arguably stronger) contenders messing it up, they’re running away with the championship.

Who do you support?

Originally FC Utrecht, but I’ve kind of switched to FC Twente since that’s quite popular here and my neighbour is one of the players.

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Well you never know what’s down the track Ian

We can live in hope :pray:

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Ha ha - thanks for the education class Ian :+1:

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I would live there…

Just past the cement works…

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Just a local landmark…!! Similar to Rugby… where I live…!!

(doesn’t everywhere have a cement works… :crazy_face:)

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SQ NSC 222 = X
SQ NSC 222 + NPX 300 = Z
Is Z-X worth £5700……objectively?

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My head just exploded!

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Objectively no but subjectively depends😂.

Lovely area and my organic chicken farmer lives down the road. Would need to have an isolated dwelling to let me turn up the sound on 222/250.3 sweet sounding (and getting thread almost back on track). Really pleased with SQ streaming from QNAP and Qobuz (new to me). Internal headphone amp also excellent. A few spins on Planar 1 have also been very good. So far no urge to add NPX300.

The use of Qobuz is making me think about swapping the UQ2 after nearly 10 years in the shed. Thinking a pre loved Atom ought to do the trick as I want to combine stream8ng and phono inputs.

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It might be worth Y to some.

For me, it was definitely worth it from day 1. Now even more worth it.

Roon has worked fine on mine for the last 2 months since I received it.

Linvingston,

I agree: Neil Young’s Live at Massey Hall album is amazing indeed. It was recorded in this Toronto concert hall 52 years ago, and it sounds like recorded yesterday!

I remember playing “Don’t let it bring you down” at decent volume, and my daughter came up all the way from the kitchen saying: “Wow! It’s like this guy is playing right here in the house !”

Nice to hear that some songs are still under developments (an earlier version of the album songs we know so well) like Heart of Gold and See the Sky about to rain.

Neil was in his prime those years, and is still going strong!

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Will the 555 PS DR and/or the XPS DR power the NSC 222?

From What Hifi…

“And there’s more to come next month as Naim’s anniversary celebrations continue. Focal and Naim will hold a press conference on the Thursday (18th) of the show to unveil more new product.”

Yes, but you’ll need a special Burndy cable (or cables) depending on which PS you have -

  1. Lead Assembly, Burndy, XPS to New Classic - 19 Way Single to 12 Way and 23 Way Burndy Cable.
    00-010-0241

  2. Lead Assembly, Burndy, 555PS to New Classic, Digital - 19 Way Single to 23 Way Burndy Cable
    00-010-0242
    Lead Assembly, Burndy, 555PS to New Classic, Analogue - 19 Way Single to 12 Way Burndy Cable
    00-010-0243

Hi @JamesW,

RE warm uptime:

I find it’s predominately minutes post standby (once run in).
How long the unit has been in standby could affect this.

After a few minutes the small signal transistors are warm and their gain (Hfe) increases and capacitor dielectrics form and their leakage reduces.

It can take 30 mins for the power amp bias to fully level off.

What do have others found?

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Australia/England free trade agreement comes into play at the end of the month hopefully with the reduction of tariffs prices may fall eventually. Naims local distributor would be foolish not to make sure the saving are passed on.

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