The Naim 323 phono cards parallel 4 input devices for lower noise, no dull, lifeless sound coming from that circuit- quite the opposite.
Yes, the Naims are famous for foot tapping rhythm.
There are so many factors at play. I think Martin Colloms was involved at one stage in the design and he is a timing freak.
There are so many factors at play. I think Martin Colloms was involved at one stage in the design and he is a timing freak.
The base spreding resistance of this succers is not better then our BC327, 337 BUt they are on one chip. Poor Hfe.THAT Corporation 300-series Low-Noise Matched Transistor Array ICs
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and the THAT's does not HFE match, only NPN match NPN and PNP match PNP, not between genders. HFE is low(ish) too
I owned one of those for sometime... and I decided to start building riaa amps because the Naim was not much better than my stock Meridian 101 phono preamp.
Yes, Naim is not for everyone. Some love it some lose it.
I do not know. It just does not cut the mustard when somebody puts up his strong opinions here without any prove. Circuit diagram, picture of the build, measurements ? Fehlanzeige.
I do not know. It just does not cut the mustard when somebody puts up his strong opinions here without any prove. Circuit diagram, picture of the build, measurements ? Fehlanzeige.
There you go! Self explanatory..
To also comment on the phrase that paradise had great acknedgment here among users on the forum, an important factor has to be taken in consideration: 99% of the people here own a $200 cartridge and a cheapo table arm cabling and rest of audio gear.
This condition limits value to all sonic impression.
In short you cannot declare paradise a cutting edge sounding phono unless you put it on several top quality sound systems and collect critics for educated crew who is used to deal with the pinnacle of audio.
Also silence is yes very important but I heard several dead quit Phonos that sounded like crap.
Boulder might not be a standard for noise floor but it is surely a reference soundwise no doubts about that!
Technology wise the Boulder is based on a worked over version of the Dean Jensen J990.
That is hardly SOTA. That does not imply that it does not sound great and
build quality is first rate.
I never said that the Pardise is cutting edge. I get tired to repeat my claims like a praying mill.
The Paradise in the hands of the geniussed, the experienced, the average DIYer and the downright foolish. So what ?
That is hardly SOTA. That does not imply that it does not sound great and
build quality is first rate.
I never said that the Pardise is cutting edge. I get tired to repeat my claims like a praying mill.
The Paradise in the hands of the geniussed, the experienced, the average DIYer and the downright foolish. So what ?
And in all modesty, little me😀, and as i have said earlier, you can hear the singers breasthair scratching against the shirt when he moves.🙂
I had enough play with a 2008 in an expensive installation I was doing some work on few yrs ago. Hiss was audible on 89dB sens speakers at 2-3m distance when the MC phono was switched in at most gain. Build quality was first rate, the user interface very nice also. High industrial quality machine in other words.
Do you mind if I ask you what is your full set up and what is your reference phono?
Was it still audible in your set up when a vinyl was playing at normal listening volume? Did this distract you from the overall musical event?
This opens up a can of worms. NOISE FROM THE PHONO STAGE IS NOT ALLOWED.
It swallows up the micro details. Noise from mechanical problems of vinyl tracking is very different from electronic noise that simply limits dynamic range. Also why should a noisy stage sound better then a clean one ? That really does not make sense to me plus where is the problem ? Phonos can be designed for minimum noise so why not do it ?
Incompetence ?
It swallows up the micro details. Noise from mechanical problems of vinyl tracking is very different from electronic noise that simply limits dynamic range. Also why should a noisy stage sound better then a clean one ? That really does not make sense to me plus where is the problem ? Phonos can be designed for minimum noise so why not do it ?
Incompetence ?