chebby:
Sorry to go off-topic but didn't you have Quad 11l speakers yesterday?
And has that Technics SL1210 just appeared today? (Or is that my imagination playing tricks?)
The SL1210 has been here for some time, but with my recent swapping and changing it has been left off for a while. I actually need to get an external phono stage for it as my Graham Slee Gramp Amp 1 has died. I'm going to get a NAD P-P2 next month so that I can start spinning my vinyl again. I've only got a Goldring Elan on it at present but its quite a fun little cartridge.
I've had the Quads ages but I've been in the market for something different and just waiting for the right speakers at the right price. The Qs were a bargain and they are superb, with the added bonus that they look lovely too. I think they are my most considered buy of all over the whole of the last couple of years and, to be honest, they are already turning out to be the best.
Only thing is, they sound better with a NAD amp. In fact, everything sounds better through a NAD amp. My initial enthusiasm for the 650A has waned quite dramatically because I'm finding it a bit headache inducing with pretty much any speaker I put on the end of it. Its superb in some ways but the top end is actually quite poor tonally and, on reflection, I think that is where your Naim would really take the laurels. Overall I'm not actually convinced that the 650A is as good as the old 640A V2. What I am convinced about is that after having 540A, 640A V2, 2x 740A and now a 650A I need to stop myself from buying Cambridge Audio again.
I know I've got the right speakers now. I just need to organise the switch back to NAD amplification. I remember when I'd sold my C325BEE. Just before I packaged it up I listened to a few CDs on it and thought it sounded wonderful. Buy that time it was too late to go back on the sale. :-(
This is what prompted this thread. I've accepted that what I like is quite a coloured sound that flatters recordings - that I'm actually not a great candidate for the high end sound, and that I'd be better if I stopped trying to chase it.