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Ninanina
Timothy I see you have the Naim XS3... what's it like? I had an XS2 for a while before replacing it with a SN2... I liked the XS2 a lot
Sorry for the delay Bev. I really like it a lot, I would guess not much difference from the XS2 really, but it does have a nice MM phono stage built in now, which is nice, as I do spin vinyl every now and then. It still has the typical grippy character, yet seems to be more neutral than the older Naims, especially the Olive series. I really kind of like all of the Naims for various reasons, have had pieces of their kit since early 80's in one shape or another. Not the end all be all, but good, solid gear.
I bought it along with the newer ND5XS2 media streamer, as I was looking to replace my aged Uniti1. I kept looking at the newer Uniti series and almost bought a Star, but in the end, I just didn't want to put that much crazy money into an all-in-one again, although it did sound really good. My dealer gave me a great deal on the combo, and it came in much cheaper than the Star to boot, and now as technology changes in the digital world, I just have to update the streamer, not the amplifier. Made more sense to me. I kept my Uniti1 though, will put it to use in the bedroom, it still sounds really great, just not upgradeable anymore, the platform is old tech.
Have only had it a bit over two months now, enjoying it a lot. Seems to work with most any speaker I have, so no complaints! I take it your still really pleased with your ML/Maggies?
Holbo TT-Nag 110-Croft phono/Innuos Zen MK2/LinnenberG Telemann DAC-Preamp/LinnenberG Allegro monoblocs/Duevel Venus/LinnenberG Maestro SE-Senn. 660S DH Labs cabling
Croft Series 7 amps, WLM La Scala, Naim Uniti1, Naim Nait XS3, Naim ND5XS2, Guru Junior
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