JOC

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $3000.00 from Saudi

Summary:
Only got one thing to say Steve C got an absolute bargain (??$1300). These things are still changing hands in the UK at 2000 (pounds sterling). Rock solid pure class A and the sound touches your soul.

Currently running mine with two hicaps, SNAXO 4 + hicap,x2 NAP 250's bi-amped to a pair of Linn Espeks with an 'old' Marantz Signature series CD player. Its just magic, had the local Naim boy around and his comment pretty near perfect despite its age. Upgrade? Linn Keilidhs to Espek.

Love it!

Strengths:
Solid straight line power,pretty near to the 'straight wire with gain' dream teamed with the Linn's it is dynamic and flowing.

Weaknesses:
Dealing at this level of hifi audiowise its almost hair-splitting on sound quality. You have a lifetime repair availability, its appreciating in value despite the digital age and yet can still do a wonderful reproduction of digital so whats the weakness?

Similar Products Used:
Linn, NAD, Rotel

Price Paid:  $1300.00 from second hand/used

Summary:
I bought the NAC82 preamp second hand last year - upgraded from a NAC92! For the Naim virgins, that''s skipping straight past NAC72 and NAC102 in one go. What an excellent product. Used with a single Hi-cap and NAPSC, and sitting at the heart of my LP12/Lingo/CD3.5/Flatcap/NAT02/NAP250/Linn Keilidhs, it really is the best component I have overall, as it benefits both CD & LP sources. I''m sure the NAC52 is even better, but even at second hand/used prices it''s way over my budget. Still, I''m not exactly suffering with the 82..

Strengths:
Impressive build and no-nonsence ergonomics and looks. People say the preamp is just a switching box with a volume control but a preamp of this class proves how important this element of the chain is.

Weaknesses:
Too expensive new, but good value used - around 50% of the cost.

Similar Products Used:
NAC92

Price Paid:  $3080.00 from London

Summary:
With the rest of the Naim kit I have it makes up a system that I find hard to fault and always leaves me impressed by the effortless manner in which it deals with all music. Particularly good on acoustic instruments and large scale, dynamic works.

Strengths:
Moved from Linn to Naim, what an eye opener! detail, clarity, definition, dynamics and most important of all, the sound. Hard to imagine better, must go active one day!

Weaknesses:
none that I have seen.

Similar Products Used:
Linn seperates system and various other manufacturers products.