Bargains on ebay?

**Rare Bird** · 24-12-2009, 13:53

This might go cheap ending crimbo day.
These are worth about 300 quid..Can be modded to near enough Naim '250' status, stick some regulation in it.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...STRK:MEBIDX:IT

**DSJR** · 24-12-2009, 23:18

They're a bit hard hitting (not harsh toned) and an externally mint one bought by a pal of mine had caps that had leaked all over the place. It sounded swell by all accounts once re-capped and re-setup voltage wise.

Those old bolt-up jobbies don't sound like "Naims" at all, the odd order distortion and crossover artifacts being seemingly different in character. The old NAP 250 could almost pass as a valve amp it's so sweet toned when working right..

**Rare Bird** · 25-12-2009, 01:14

Originally Posted by DSJR

Those old bolt-up jobbies don't sound like "Naims" at all, the odd order distortion and crossover artifacts being seemingly different in character. The old NAP 250 could almost pass as a valve amp it's so sweet toned when working right..

Don't like em as a rule but i used to own quite a few Naim's..I did like my Bolt down 160, 32 & SNAPS but never really appreciated em..Something about the bolt downs..I still have a little '110' power amp in the back room somewhere aswell as a 'Nait 1' intergrated i'm posotive i have, had a '42' with the '110' but i remember my old mate pestering me for the '42' so i let it go..I always thought the 'Nait' was the diamond! Owt with Naim plasterd across it certainly holds a good price. I was shocked how much an original 'nait' sells for on the bay.

**DSJR** · 25-12-2009, 21:32

The 110 was a scrappy little terrier of an amp, high on excitement, but this was caused by loads of odd order and crossover distortion as I recall - not a patch on a Nait 1 let alone 135's (done the comparison many times with many samples of each). I'm sure an Avondale makeover would transform it though... there's still something of a "greyness" to the sound of most CB style amps though, even when re-capped IMO.

I remember a mate with a bolt-up 250 'Brik tri-amp system sending his amps back for fettling (they all drift off after a few years). Julian himself did the setting up and we went to Salisbury to collect them.

Julian compared each of Richard's 250's to the CB version and it was most striking that Naim had traded musicality, space and "ease" for this rhythmic, hard-toned "slam" of the CB range. I didn't much care for it then and I certainly don't like it now, although their amps post 180 introduction did seem to calm down a little - could be better output trannies as I think they were changed around this time...

**Rare Bird** · 26-12-2009, 00:42

Originally Posted by Andre

This might go cheap ending crimbo day.
These are worth about 300 quid..Can be modded to near enough Naim '250' status, stick some regulation in it.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Went for £180.00, well cheap.

**Rare Bird** · 04-01-2010, 08:30

Diesis 'M25' cheap enough, i used to like Diesis especially the 'Solitaire', Stan Curtis used to give those good reviews..As you Know Diesis were pre Ruark Loudspeakers..

I'm not sure, i can't remember if these used Richard Allan Bass units.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pair-Diesis-Sp...item3358d8aaab

**hifi_dave** · 04-01-2010, 11:14

I did the first 'review' of a Diesis speaker for Hi-Fi for Pleasure I believe. They were a bit 'home made' but had a lively sound. Wouldn't take a lot of power though.

**Alex_UK** · 04-01-2010, 21:54

SP10 and Technics plinth looks like it will go for peanuts...

SP10 ebay

(A whole farm of peanuts, that is!)

**Dave Cawley** · 05-01-2010, 10:11

Hi Alex

It will go for a mere £1,200 as the arm is not original and it has not been serviced!

Regards

Dave

**Alex_UK** · 05-01-2010, 16:03

Oh, in that case Dave I won't bother then, if it's only a cheapo one!

(Nice to see you back posting, btw, hope you had a good Christmas & New Year)

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