In Reply to: You can nominate low-priced gear for coverage in my column in Stereophile! posted by John Marks on June 21, 2003 at 08:54:34:
If you have electrostatics on hand, let the Naim Nait 5 sing through them - I promise it will fill your heart with joy, no matter how jaded by the prospect of "budget" equipment - you'll cut a cheque when the review is done, and a small cheque at that (by audio standards).I'm a low volume listener forever in love with the Quad ESL 57's (10 years total use) and now enjoy identical low volume ecstacy with the Naim Nait 5 + 989's, without even buying the flatcap outboard power supply in my large-ish apartment living room.
For "normal" (or loud) level volume listening, try the Nait 5 through a pair of Reference 3A DiCapo's (92 db efficient I believe) - haven't heard it myself, but guarantee a stunner of a budget system!!!
The Nait's a stunner!
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Follow Ups
- Naim Nait 5 - longtimequadowner 11:04:49 06/21/03 (12)
- Re: Naim Nait 5 - John Atkinson 11:40:35 06/21/03 (6)
- What happened to Monitor Audio speaker review you mentioned? (nt) - chuck55 17:47:45 06/21/03 (2)
- Re: What happened to Monitor Audio speaker review you mentioned? (nt) - John Atkinson 19:37:58 06/21/03 (1)
- Thanks (nt) - chuck55 20:09:28 06/23/03 (0)
- Cool. I bet he's enjoying the audition. (nt) - Langdell 17:36:08 06/21/03 (1)
- Just wait... - John Atkinson 04:26:39 06/22/03 (0)
- Good enough for me! <nt> - longtimequadowner 11:52:56 06/21/03 (0)
- Thanks <nt> - John Marks 11:26:24 06/21/03 (3)
- Sony CE775 SACD Player $250, leaves $750 for speakers - longtimequadowner 11:52:01 06/21/03 (2)
- Longshot for $750 speakers - Ohm Microwalsh? - longtimequadowner 13:54:16 06/21/03 (0)
- Re: Sony CE775 SACD Player $250, leaves $750 for speakers - longtimequadowner 13:52:09 06/21/03 (0)
- Nait 5: $750 preamp, $750 amp - under $1,000 each!!! - longtimequadowner 11:08:43 06/21/03 (0)