NAIM Alternatives-from people who have switched.

When I sold my Well Tempered Record Player, the customer came for pick up, he didn't leave my living room for five hours, booked a hotel for overnight and returned the next day. He told me, he never heard anything like this, he couldn't sleep, it was the best he ever listened to. He told me, he has the full Naim line, everything from them and only their best, and full equipped Linn LP12 and he will sell ALL at once. He can't enjoy it anymore.
He sold all in 2 weeks, even his Naim 01 Tuner, he wasn't even interested in the price.
My system at that time was nothing extreme, in my opinion, Well Tempered Super, 2 Klyne preamps and 2 monoblocks from Jeff Rowland with a Speaker from Reference 3A and XLO cables.
He is happy now with his new line.

Hi,

I sold my SBLs and bought Dunlavy SC2avs...massive improvement. Sound better, easier to set up, look better...

I just sold my 52/Supercap/250 and will get the Magnum Dynalab receiver.

Tired of the edgy analytical Naim sounds and am enjoying the warm, clear, powerful sound of North American electronics (at a fraction of the price).

thers nothing as laike naim audio from all that i have heard befor.

Why don't you try Gryphon? Many consider it the best overall SS electronics. I really like Naim, but Gryphon is better though very expensive; and rightly so.

I had (still have, for that matter, gathering dust...) a NAIM NAP250, Hi-Cap, 72 Preamp and CDI player. I went to tube amps about 6 years ago, *huge* improvement in detail and realism, plus at least as good "pace" as the NAIM gear. (Electra-print single-ended amps, 28 watt monoblocks). I use a stepped attenuator for volume control. Since then, I've achieved further improvements with a Vecteur transport and Audio Aero Prima DAC, but the tube amps were the main gain.