Where to listen Naim

gopi · #1 11th July 2008, 06:04 PM

Folks, All the reading has led me to believe that Naim sound is something that I want. Where can I hear this in Bangalore/Hyderabad.
Urgent reply would be helpful as I have a trip to Bangalore this weekend.

dinyaar · #2 11th July 2008, 10:22 PM

Hi Gopi,
To the best of my knowledge Mr Marbin Colah( 91 9819257839) is the only importer of Naim gear. Dont think u will find naim in bglore/hyd. Call him and take it from there.
Regards

awedeophile · #3 12th July 2008, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by gopi

All the reading has led me to believe that Naim sound is something that I want.

Please tell us what you have deduced from reading about it!!! What is your current setup?
There's no distributor for Naim in India at the moment.

gopi · #4 12th July 2008, 01:55 AM

dinyaar, thanks for the number. I'll contact him asap.

awedeophile, the main difference I see between what I want and what others typically seem to speak about is that, when I listen to the music I want to feel like dancing or tapping my toe. For me its not about how close it is to natural or if all the details are there. Don't get me wrong that I need tons of bass or listen to high volumes. Normal insane pure music that I can totally get immersed into completely. Somehow, after listening to the usual suspects for a year under the lakh category, I never once said wow for anything. On reading, the PRaT made me feel as though it was behind that I am for. Not sure. So, wanted to check out.

odyssey · #5 12th July 2008, 10:35 AM

Hi Gopi
Do let us know if you get to listen to Naim. I am out of touch with Naim products now but the last I knew about them (many years back), the price points are much higher than what you are looking at.

cheers

dinyaar · #6 12th July 2008, 11:17 AM

Dear Gopi,

Please post after u have spoken to Marbin. He has been selectively importing and selling Naim in bbay but never seems to have much gear to audition!
Regards

arj · #7 12th July 2008, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by gopi

awedeophile, the main difference I see between what I want and what others typically seem to speak about is that, when I listen to the music I want to feel like dancing or tapping my toe. For me its not about how close it is to natural or if all the details are there. Don't get me wrong that I need tons of bass or listen to high volumes. Normal insane pure music that I can totally get immersed into completely. Somehow, after listening to the usual suspects for a year under the lakh category, I never once said wow for anything. On reading, the PRaT made me feel as though it was behind that I am for. Not sure. So, wanted to check out.

gopi if you are talking about the PRAT factor , NAIM and Linn used to eb the "flat earth" manufacturers who used to be different from the usual "soundstaging" world like the rest and focus on what they called PRaT. but over the past 4-5 years the lines have really blurred. a lot of equipment manufacturers have also brought in the "PRaT" factor in theor designs.

i would advise you not to get carried over by these reviews now ..Naims might just be a bit more expensive for the value you might expect from it... these days the choices are many and would suggest you look around !

do remember more than half of what you hear as sound quality is due to the recording quality as well as the room !
from what you are telling, you could try out some of the SET based setups....

gopi · #8 12th July 2008, 05:31 PM

I spoke to Marbin and he said he currently he will get a Naim Nait5i this week , but the price was slightly above a lakh making it out of my budget. Also, there doesn't seem to be a place where i can audition it.
So, I am considering the following then:
1. Creek Evos or Creek Destiny
2. A nice deal on Roksan Kandy L3
So, can we categorise these as amplifiers with nice PRaT.
SET amps I thought were more for nice slow songs. Am I incorrect.
I am not really keen on sitting on one place and see the pin point imaging and also probably soundstaging. For me its about filling of music. Something like you hear in headphones.

arj · #9 12th July 2008, 06:15 PM

that is a misconception about SETs... they can have a slam factor too.in fact there is an audiophile in bangalore who is all into floyd et al and has settled for a SET

imaging is more to do with the speaker and its placement in the room (contribution of electronics is comparatively minor..unless it is of the destructive nature via distortion !)..but having a nice soundstage also means that the electronics are doing its job (although in the end it is all about how the recording engineer visualised the music !)

but considering your tastes, tubes very well might be what you are looking foe..so do try out the Prima Luna etc of the world too..

neo · #10 12th July 2008, 06:22 PM

You should give creek 5350se a listen, should be around 70k.
The evo is decent but i'm not sure if it will be to your liking the destiny i resume will be over your budget.
As for roksan & SET i can't comment.
Ditto arj on the spk placement, Infact the whole chain is imp. Your source & pre stage of the amp is critical for the kind of sound you wan't.
Cheers

Quote:

Originally Posted by gopi

I spoke to Marbin and he said he currently he will get a Naim Nait5i this week , but the price was slightly above a lakh making it out of my budget. Also, there doesn't seem to be a place where i can audition it.
So, I am considering the following then:
1. Creek Evos or Creek Destiny
2. A nice deal on Roksan Kandy L3
So, can we categorise these as amplifiers with nice PRaT.
SET amps I thought were more for nice slow songs. Am I incorrect.
I am not really keen on sitting on one place and see the pin point imaging and also probably soundstaging. For me its about filling of music. Something like you hear in headphones.

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