What products you would love What HiFi to review? Some suggestions?

[Dom]

Naim are among the worst for screwing their clients.

I still want one.

 

[jjbomber]

Naim are among the worst for screwing their clients.

In their defence, I recently replaced the screen on my Naim Uniti and managed to damage one of the 28 way ribbon cables. I emailed Naim to see if I could buy a replacement. They sent me one free of charge and added in a blazer badge as well.

 

[plastic penguin]

In their defence, I recently replaced the screen on my Naim Uniti and managed to damage one of the 28 way ribbon cables. I emailed Naim to see if I could buy a replacement. They sent me one free of charge and added in a blazer badge as well.

Good they replaced it free of charge, perhaps they are realising customer loyalty is everything in business. They were never always so benevolent.

 

[djh1697]

Naim is not the same company since they merged with Focal, which made some people quite a bit of money with that transaction.

I wonder if "employee owned" Richer Sounds will remain just that when Mr. Richer passes away? These "employees" could become quite rich when they sell the company to venture capitalists.

 

[Navanski]

They, like all manufacturers, price their equipment by whatever they think they can sell it for and unfortunately they appear to be right.

So that's where the expression 'Naim your price' started.

 

[Jasonovich]

I was on the Focal website checking out the Focal Sub One and I couldn't understand why they were promoting Naim products. I thought they were mighty generous with competitors products.
Thank you for the tidbit, now I know!

 

[djh1697]

The price is determined by marketing. Linn was giving away their Karousel upgrade if you spent enough money on any Linn product; now they sell it for £100's.

 

[podknocker]

Can WHF review the Hegel Viking CD player, through a Hegel H590 amplifier? Thanks!!!

 

[Jasonovich]

Can WHF review the Hegel Viking CD player, through a Hegel H590 amplifier? Thanks!!!

That would be absolutely grand if they did.
I've ceated a new word, it's geoaudiolitical, some products don't get mentioned because WHF is stuck in a vacuum, it prefers to wear the same suit because it's a tried and tested formula.
All our suggestions on this thread, I hope it is reflective of the wider readership and this becomes the impetus for change 😊

 

[podknocker]

My only real gripe with WHF is the reference system, Yes, I know there needs to be a baseline, in order to test individual components, to see what they are capable of, but nobody owns a £50k+ system and if they do, they probably don't get their advice from this site.

If you are reviewing a Marantz CD6007 then listen to it through a Marantz PM6007 because that's what people will buy. I'm not going to buy a BluSound node and see what it sounds like through a Burmester 218 amp, for example.

Marantz CD6007 and PM6007

Cyrus Stream XR and i9 XR

Hegel Viking and H590

This is what people buy, so they need to know how it sounds before a purchase.

 

[Jasonovich]

My only real gripe with WHF is the reference system, Yes, I know there needs to be a baseline, in order to test individual components, to see what they are capable of, but nobody owns a £50k+ system and if they do, they probably don't get their advice from this site.

If you are reviewing a Marantz CD6007 then listen to it through a Marantz PM6007 because that's what people wil buy. I'm not going to buy a BluSound node and see what it sounds like through a Burmester 218 amp, for example.

Marantz CD6007 and PM6007

Cyrus Stream XR and i9 XR

Hegel Viking and H590

This is what people buy, so they need to know how it sounds before a purchase.

Yes absolutely, it makes perfect sense.
WHF not very good at managing ones expectations.

 

[SR-91]

Can WHF review the Hegel Viking CD player, through a Hegel H590 amplifier? Thanks!!!

Or the new model the Hegel H600.

 

[Al ears]

Yes absolutely, it makes perfect sense.
WHF not very good at managing ones expectations.

Ones expectations are exactly that. Unless manufacturers send in equipment for review then they are unlikely to be reviewed, simple as.
There are other publications that are accessible but in most cases it's simply one person's opinion as usual.