Hi-Cap DR - For Supernait 2 - Damn It !

[Ninanina]

I have mentioned before that I would never add a power supply to anything Naim.... I just didn't like the idea of it and it all sounded a bit of a 'con' to me

However I was just too curious so I've just purchased a like new and lightly used Hi-Cap DR to try out on the Supernait 2

Some people actually prefer the SN2 by itself but others have mentioned it does wonders for it so we will see

I don't normally change my mind but who knows

I got the Hi-Cap DR at a super price so if I don't think it adds anything to the SN2 then it'd be no problem selling it on so nothing to loose by trying it I guess

[hifinutt]

Sn2 was my first naim amp and very impressive holographic sound I must say. Be interesting to see is psu makes much difference

[Ninanina]

Sn2 was my first naim amp and very impressive holographic sound I must say. Be interesting to see is psu makes much difference

Thanks Phil

I also love how the SN2 sounds. I reckon that it probably doesn't sound like Naim of old as there is absolutely no harshness to it's sound like I remember previous Naim amps

I know a lot of people on the Naim forum prefer the SN2 without the Hi-Cap but I just could not resist the temptation to try it out

I will report back next week once I've tried it out, can't wait... how sad is that

[Riislingen]

Good call I think. I run a SN 2 with a Teddycap and the Naim DAC with Teddycap XPS.

I like the addition of External PSUs very much. Tighter, deeper and more calm, along with increased and very smooth resolution.

Curious how you'd find it.


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[Sherwood]

I have mentioned before that I would never add a power supply to anything Naim.... I just didn't like the idea of it and it all sounded a bit of a 'con' to me

However I was just too curious so I've just purchased a like new and lightly used Hi-Cap DR to try out on the Supernait 2

Some people actually prefer the SN2 by itself but others have mentioned it does wonders for it so we will see

I don't normally change my mind but who knows

I got the Hi-Cap DR at a super price so if I don't think it adds anything to the SN2 then it'd be no problem selling it on so nothing to loose by trying it I guess

If it improves on current delivery and power output it will be worth it when you get your new Maggies!

Geoff

[Ninanina]

Good call I think. I run a SN 2 with a Teddycap and the Naim DAC with Teddycap XPS.

I like the addition of External PSUs very much. Tighter, deeper and more calm, along with increased and very smooth resolution.

Curious how you'd find it.

Hi Mikkel
I've just looked at the prices for Teddy Pardo PSU's and they are much lower than the equivalent Naim version. The Teddy version of the Hi-Cap is only £350 compared to the Naim at £1,400. I have no idea how the Teddy would compare to the Hi-Cap though but there is certainly a big difference in their weight as the Teddy is about 2kg compared to the Naim at about 7kg

I also own the Naim Dac and hadn't thought about a PSU for that

[Ninanina]

If it improves on current delivery and power output it will be worth it when you get your new Maggies!

Geoff

I actually don't know if the Hi-Cap improves on current delivery etc but I'm sure it can't hurt

[Riislingen]

Hi Mikkel
I've just looked at the prices for Teddy Pardo PSU's and they are much lower than the equivalent Naim version. The Teddy version of the Hi-Cap is only £350 compared to the Naim at £1,400. I have no idea how the Teddy would compare to the Hi-Cap though but there is certainly a big difference in their weight as the Teddy is about 2kg compared to the Naim at about 7kg

I also own the Naim Dac and hadn't thought about a PSU for that

Hey Bev,

Yeah, he is aggressively priced. Teddy's PSUs were always built with DR technology, where Naim only started implementing that over the recent years.

There are folks that prefer either, as well as preferring no external PSU. I believe they perform at par and add similar changes to the sound signature.


After all, it's just a transformer, couple of caps and a discreet regulator. Considering that, Naim's retail price seems steep indeed - then again that was always the case.

[DSJR]

If I read that Naim was possibly to be used with Maggies, I'd say not to unless you play at very low volumes indeed or believe harshness and hard clipping is 'loud.'. All the Maggies I've ever known EAT power amps for breakfast and an experience last year confirmed to me at any rate that nothing's changed here. It's my still current view that the more hundreds of clean Watts you can give them the better - totally the opposite of the Klipsch once owned, which go loud on the end of a transistor radio... Naim NEVER did loud and still don't in my opinion without hard distortion coming in, even the more refined current crop - again as of a year ago...

[Sherwood]

If I read that Naim was possibly to be used with Maggies, I'd say not to unless you play at very low volumes indeed or believe harshness and hard clipping is 'loud.'. All the Maggies I've ever known EAT power amps for breakfast and an experience last year confirmed to me at any rate that nothing's changed here. It's my still current view that the more hundreds of clean Watts you can give them the better - totally the opposite of the Klipsch once owned, which go loud on the end of a transistor radio... Naim NEVER did loud and still don't in my opinion without hard distortion coming in, even the more refined current crop - again as of a year ago...

I am using 290w per channel monoblocks with my Maggies and that works well though they could clearly take twice that output without difficulty. I agree with your "current view".
Magnepan have gone for a numerical naming system for their panels. They should consider naming them as the Audrey series. Mine are definitely as hungry for "juice" as Audrey II!