Had all of about 2 minutes listening before having to shoot but out the box it certainly rocks - old skool! Driving Keilidhs as well as the bolt down 160.
Both LP12s are in the main system at the moment so using a P2 for the time being but still sounding very good. Had assumed I’d need to run it in for a while first but think I’ll just start using it. Exciting!
Here’s a not so neat-and-tidy pic to contrast some of the lovely looking setups in this thread…
The cheapo ‘E’ (Elliptical bonded) is actually more tuneful but I get IGD with this old deck. The Lingo/Ekos deck was fine with the AT 520EB so assume the VM95E would be OK with a more modern deck too. I played around with the Ittok settings a lot but couldn’t get around it. Zero IGD with the ML (MicroLine) though - and more clarity too of course.
I’ve uploaded a YouTube phone clip to give a flavour of how it sounds straight away, called ‘Naim Nait 50 Rocks out the Box!’
I’m not a rock music obsessive but do think it can tell you a lot about timing and musical understanding. Just a few tracks from Rage Against the Machine to Quo
I enjoy my Nait 50 too which is currently setup in the teenage room with SBLs and an ND5XS2, one day the 500 setup will go with the Nait 50 returning to the main setup.