As good as the NAIT 50 however it isn’t a miracle worker. New Classic NAP 250 can show the NAIT 50 and the NAP 300 DR a thing or two.
I truly appreciate you asking however I am sorry to inform you that I made a decision a while ago that I wasn’t going to comment on the sonic presentations of the NAIT 50 in relation to the NAIT 5si, NAIT XS 3 and the SuperNait 3. Best to have a listen and decide on how the integrated amplifiers fair against each other.
Had a NAIT 50 delivered yesterday and another one today.
Fair enough.
Good for you
Hi Ian, thanks for the detailed answer. It is very helpful. It shows that the Nait50 with a suitable streamer can be an alternative to the Nova that is worth trying. Your situation and usage is different from mine (I listen to 90% Qobuz/Webradio, 10% CD from Audiolab 6000CDT and I have no vinyl). I currently use the Uniti Atom, but plan to upgrade. At my dealer I heard Atom, Nova and the new 200 series (full set) compared. The Nova was better than the Atom, but not in a drastic way. The difference between the Nova and the NSC222/Nap250-3/NSC300, on the other hand, I experienced as huge (night and day) (Click here). At the moment I am setting up a personal listening room (Click here). Once the room acoustics are optimised, I will try different combinations there. A 200 full set would be a dream, but a big investment financially. Nait 50 with ND5XS2 or NDX2 (second hand) would probably be an alternative. Here in Switzerland, however, not many dealers offer the Nait50 so far for testing.
Charming
I’ll ask in the other thread - interested how you perceive things now
@Murmur as far I know there are no nait50s in Australia. So I think I’ve missed the boat. I still have a great main naim system and a cb nait2 second system so I’m in no hurry. Hopefully naim will be able to make more once the 1973 have sold.
I think the NC250 might be better…
with the designa cable I thought they were about even each having its own strengths. I would have to borrow a 30ODR again to be sure…
I like the yellow plinth in a strange way. It would need to be in the right setting though. I also agree that the arm has the look of my old Syrinx LE2 albeit silver rather than black. The Majik LP12 is a fine looking machine in my view although for me you can easily better it for the same money with preloved components.
The new Majik arm looks better with a Koil than Adikt but still a bit fussy/messy for my liking and I preferred the previous Lenco, but it’s still an LP12 and a lovely thing to buy new. Agree - better performance from pre-loved. Sometimes people just want to buy new regardless.
Yeah - similar to my 2nd system … it is a brillant little box!
Surely that should be an lp12 and kans to keep the local theme going?
Those Keilidh should be a good tester for that amp. Take a bit of driving. I used a unitiqute with a set for a while and they still sounded OK
Ah didn’t realise they were Keilidhs, they look too chunky. It will be a good test. I’ve only ever heard them on a Nait2 and found them pretty subdued, almost muffled.
Keilidhs can be great fun and that’s what I’m hoping for .
The Keilidh’s are a fairly difficult speaker to drive, it will be an interesting test.