It would be a good idea to track down a dealer who can demo both units for you as Linn and Naim have a very differnet house sound. The opinion seems to be polarised.   I prefer a Naim digital source as I find Linn digital to be too laid back. YMMV.   Naim NDS sound wonderful in friend' rig...

Quote: Originally posted by cello anyone know of a type of headphone that's less bright than grado, but still punchy and great for rock. It turns out that my grado SR-325s simply hurt my ears, regardless of what I do (i've tried using different pads, different sources, etc..., and the...

Quote: Originally posted by usc goose i just remember people saying they were more neutral but looks like ac1 says they're more painful than rs1s. interesting...[/URL] neutrality and percieved brightness are two different things. Any transducers can be on a neutral scale yet...

Quote: Originally posted by usc goose edit: oh yeah, they tell me the ms series is a lot less bright but i haven't heard any. who's saying that? From what i'm hearing so far MS Pro has a silvery edge over RS1 which can sound metalic and bright on some program. Definitely a...

Still yet to be released in the wild. I have heard a proto type and sounded good using a bare X2-2 and HDX. ( with and without 555PS ) Haven't played around with it but got the feeling that it had a different presentation from their CD players.

All Naim products are single ended and the DAC is equipped with a set of DIN and RCA analogue outputs.

Finally heard the DAC at the Rocky Show. It's very nice.

Oh dear. A poor Nait 3.

Oh dear. Does the Uniti have a digital input? I am leery of All-in-One type of unit ( for one thing I would think it's noisy ) but at least it should retain the Naim voicing.

I haven't dealt with a Uniti, but was it at least on par with Nait5i-2/CDi-2 ?

Just to get a taste of a Naim DAC, you can try a DAC that's in the SuperNait. Altho, I assume a stand alone unit would be even better considering the price. I preferred it over the Lavry DA10. ( playing HDX ripped files via an HDX )

FYI: Din4/Naim XLR cables The preamp end is still DIN.

A NAP 300 is a dual mono inside, IIRC. So you get ch1. ch2. XLR for each channel.

Naim power amps from NAP 250 and up always have had XLR outs to the power amp.

Quote: Originally Posted by SleepyOne According to Naim rep at the demo, only their pro-equiment use XLR. Their XLRs are single-ended anyways. All of their kit are single-ended.

well, it's a wrong source for a NAHA for sure because the set up didn't work.

Quote: Originally Posted by yossi126 The Naim and GS1000 was the worst pairing I have ever heard, considering their total cost (with naspc). Sound was grainy, edgy and ear bleeding. Don't get me wrong, the headline is a great amp, just not for grados. It probably driven by a...

DeJanM, Nice to see you again. GS1000. I had a brief listen and didn't much care for what it did. Not sure if it's worth the extra over the RS1 to be honest. I actually prefer the 325i over them. :x NAHA/NAPSC does work with the RS1, but I highly recommend getting the HC2 for the pair. (...

That's a very nice set you have. Btw, transparency issue is somewhat misleading as it improves with the source and PSU upgrade amongst other things! I do wish they will come up with a Reference Series NAHA someday. ( the one with floating brass circuit board )

Quote: Originally Posted by nigeljames I briefly heard the Naim headline v1 when I auditioned CD Players and was not particularly impressed. I have also owned expensive Naim kit in the past ( > £10000) and I don`t recall it being as rythmic or involving as my current much cheaper...

Quote: Originally Posted by fkclo Probably the Flatcap2 should be more than doing justise to the Headline2 ? From my experience, it depends on the cans you use. A Hicap is probably a mandatory for me, with the RS1. It's good with a NAPSC, but a HC can control the notorious...

The best PSU you can use with a NAHA is a SuperCap2. A better supply certainly gives a good performance boost but maybe depends on the 'fones you use. Whilst I heard a goodness of a SC2 with a RS1, I would have had a hard time justifying 6k on it. Switching 'fones to AT W5k, I still miss...

Quote: Originally Posted by mark_h I use a linto or modded 640p. Cool. A Linto works good with DL103s.

A NAHA doesn't work that well with AKG K501. :x

It would be interesting to see how you get on with the G1000. Which I have not tried it with mine but I loved the RS1 with a Krell kps25s.