Hi all,
Anyone got anything to say about the Naim Nait 5i integrated amp?
Is it a good thing?
Cheers,
Martin
Hi all,
Anyone got anything to say about the Naim Nait 5i integrated amp?
Is it a good thing?
Cheers,
Martin
Martin
Source: Sonos CONNECT DAC: Rega DAC Amp: Rega Brio-R Speakers: Neat Motive 2.
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Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
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I'm Dave.
Very good.
Can't you plug it in and hear for yourself ?
Location: Devon
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I'm stu.
I preferred the 5.
Not sure how it would sound with MA speakers though.
301/Puresound 2A3/quite large Grf cab horny ones.Eminence/Coral/Le cleach
Hi Dave,
No, I'm putting together a short list of amps to try in my system.
Unfortunately, my local naim dealer, PJ in Guildford doesn't offer home demos, so it's all a bit of a shot in the dark.
They recommend the nait or exposure 1010 or 2010 and can dem them in the shop, but not at home...
Maybe I need to travel further afield to find another dealer or is this common?
Martin
Martin
Source: Sonos CONNECT DAC: Rega DAC Amp: Rega Brio-R Speakers: Neat Motive 2.
My system photos
Martin
Source: Sonos CONNECT DAC: Rega DAC Amp: Rega Brio-R Speakers: Neat Motive 2.
My system photos
The Exposure 2010S is a far better amp than the Naim Nait 5i & will also be a great match.
It has all the pace and drive of the Nait but with much more naturalness & superior imaging. It's a fun and musical amp, sweet and rocking at the same time, and great with all types of music.
EDIT: just found this: http://www.sonicflare.com/archives/h...e-the-cake.php
and this: http://www.bluebirdmusic.com/ultimate_budget.htm
Last edited by Yomanze; 15-05-2012 at 22:02.
Location: Devon
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I'm stu.
Martin
Source: Sonos CONNECT DAC: Rega DAC Amp: Rega Brio-R Speakers: Neat Motive 2.
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I haven't heard the 1010, but they look to be a budget version with less power. I would definitely go for the 2010 series...
The difference between the 2010 and 2010S is an extra 25W power. The S2 version has relay-based switching instead of a rotary switch, which will likely give a touch more tranparency.
Location: Troon
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I'm tony.
Martin,
I had one for a couple of years and traded it about a year ago. It never lived up to my expectations sonically, I found it overly bright and very flat imaging wise. I tried numerous cables and configurations to try to get it to work but got converted to t amps.
I couldn't fault it for driving hard without getting flustered, it looked fabulous and was built like a bank vault, I was over the moon at having finally owned some top notch hi-fi BUT in the end it wasn't very enjoyable to listen to. I kept blaming recordings as being the problem....it couldn't be the amp!
Musically the mini t/ temple audio bantum original/gold and mono blocks will provide a vastly more enjoyable experience.
One of our members GAZJAM gave it a whirl in his set up against his bantum gold
he wrote up an excellent review of the comparison, the bantum came out ahead.
I haven't mentioned price. You could do a lot worse than trying a mini t....you will be surprised.
Regards Tony.