Speakers for Naim set up

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Im using Neat Motive 2 speakers with my Naim set up (Nait XS, CD5x, Flatcap2x, NAT05, NAC05).
My room is 4x6 meters and pretty well damped. I bought them 3,5 months ago. They sounded pretty good to my ears for a while. The sound is tight and lively. I use the flatcap for the cd5x and Nait XS. The Nait XS without flatcap has a slightly more rich and darker sound. At the end i prefer the sound with flatcap. But my main concern is the bass which doesn't have much color and sounds a bit rubbery/lumpy and has a one tone character. The mids and highs are pretty good but a bit more detail is welcome. So i need some new speakers. Speakers with a more natural and colorfull but still sound lively. I like standmounders, so no small monitors with no bass for me.

Do you have suggestions?

Greetings,
Robin
Netherlands.

 

[CnoEvil]

Hi LPL

Look at speakers from Proac and PMC (along with any other suggestions).
Can you give details of your budget.

 

[Anonymous]

max about 2000 euro's.

 

[CnoEvil]

Proac....Response D1 or D2; Tablette Aniversary

PMC......Twenty 21 or 22 (latest model); TB 2i

 

[plastic penguin]

Definitely PMC GB1is or TB2is, MonoPulse 32S, Spendor or even Dynaudios. Recently heard Dynaudio Contour 1.4 which sounded fantastic with the Naim XS.

 

[Dan Turner]

Neat Momentum 3i - bass is their speciality and they wok great with Naim.

Make sure whatever you go for you get a home demo - what you're getting is not just the speaker but the speaker and room interaction, which changes with every room.

 

[Anonymous]

one other thing. Is it normal that at very low volume levels channel balance is a bit uneven? With my Nait XS the left channel has less output at low volumes than the right channel, especially with the tuner. But if you push the volume a bit higher channel balance is even????

An other funny thing is that bass has a different character when the cd5x is not connected to the flatcap. But overall sound has less momentum. Oh i also have a record player, a Clearaudio performance and Naim Stageline. Bass is fuller and more organic with vinyl. So im not sure anymore if the Neat Motives 2 are to blame????? The Motives have probably enough insight and transparency to let me hear the quality of the recording.

Okay PMC (not very popular in Holland!) , Spendor, Dynaudio, ProAc, Neat are the brands to go for. Will Monitor Audio and Dali be any good with Naim?

 

[altruistic.lemon]

Mate, you should contact your Naim dealer or give Naim a call thenselves. Sounds like you have a problem with the amp. There's also a Naim forum which might be able to help.

I wouldn't consider new speakers until you've got that fixed.