Quite a few of us seem to manage without 😉Besides which you're a nobody without a Naim
Well, my Leema/PMC is far from boring. Yeah, I know you prefer Kinki but Leema ticks every box for my taste... and aesthetically quite pleasing to the eye. And unlike all the Naim amps I've demoed they aren't as fussy with speaker matching.Some say that life is too short for boring Hi-Fi
This is definitely the case. I've used Tellurium, QED and Atlas speaker cables with the Nait 5si and Nait XS2 with no adverse effects 👍
Old in the Naim context, and the need to use NAC A5 goes back to Chrome Bumper, Olive Lines etc. I'm not sure of the exact dividing line (lines/models), but if you're buying a new Nait today, or the current NAC/NAPs, or gear such as the Atom, using non-NAC A5 speaker cable shouldn't be a problem. I queried this on the Naim Community Forum last year when I re-entered the Naim game, and this was the response/general wisdom I received back then.
In that case, what numpty brought the subject up? From the last few posts it made it sound like it's current models as well.
I agree, that really ticked me off; the L & R speaker outs being positioned R & L, I mean Why?
I think the OP was quite concerned re: this matter. Hope this issue is put to bed 😂
Yes, just seems pointless. I've heard many of their amps, including various incarnations of pre/power combos. The only one that didn't sound like fingers down a blackboard was the original XS connected to Dynaudio Contour S1.4. However, those standmounts are so ridiculously big, the average room can't accommodate them. They're like small floorstanders turned horizontal- you need to buy a bus ticket to get from front to back 😋
That’s what I’d thought too. Then a few months ago I happened to check their published manual, in trying to answer a query, and sure enough they still insist on their brand and 3.5 metres minimum. But cryptically they don’t say which models of amp it applies to. Not helpful is it?
I did amongst others, because, as I’ve written several times including in post #24, that’s what Naim say in their current manual.
Certainly doesn't encourage anyone who wants to get into the brand. I don't care personally, but unless they state which models, look elsewhere.
This confirms what I said a couple of posts ago, they over complicate their stuff when complication isn't needed.
That's one of the reasons I moved elsewhere; I didn't want have to 2nd guess, and throw in whatever cables I pleased. As noted; the manuals still state the requirement for NAC A4 or 5, but don't state that newer lines are fine with other brand cables.
Pleased for you. As I'm not a dealer I can be more honest towards different brands.
I am not a dealer and I have the same stance - most amps really struggle where Naim breezes through.
That's got nothing to do with their technical ability.
Wasn't questioning Naims technical ability, in a technical sense they are ballsy. The Leema does everything you expect from Naim without tearing your teeth out.
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