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The guy who is electronics design director at NAIM is called Steve Sells. Way back, I recruited him from University into Cambridge Audio, when he was already a power amplifier designer of some capability. After a short while, we moved that into Wharfedale, where we planned to re-launch the LEAK brand. I asked him to design the best power amp he possibly could, price no compromise. I told him that we had to out-Krell Krell, and if he felt that silver wired mains power transformers were essential, he could have them (he didn't - phew!). This was a superb animal, balanced input, bridged FET output monoblocks that would push 800W into 2 ohms, each with three mains transformers (two huge ones + and - for power transistors, and a single higher voltage one for the input amplifiers). Fast forward three decades, and NAIM told him the same thing, best possible no holds barred - Statement was the result. Not for those with less than seven figure salaries. An awesome audio tour de force. Have a look at this:

Chicken schnitzel becomes chicken tonkatsu with rice and broccoli.

PJ Harvey Rid of me

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Shit happens.

An onion by any other naim smells just as volatile

Spent two hours with my arm elbow deep in a 100 year old drain clean-out trying to dislodge a clog only to discover that the drain stopper had been engaged.

Yes yes, but which portable amp should I get to power my new Utopias -- the minifartZ XT2.2 or the Happystyle Pooku Yay? Opinions appear to differ on HF.

What's in a Naim?

Only hips don't EVER lie!

You say, 'schnitzel', I say, 'tonkatsu', Let's call the whole thing off...

I left out the middle pivot that you participated in -- chicken cutlet sandwiches on baguette at the Sound Summit!

Improvise..

Man, thank goodness it's a hoax. Besides, "they" keep saying marijuana helps cancer, he should be clean as a whistle!

Knowing Focal, probably Naim DAC-V1 (Focal and Naim merged in 2011, and Focal always use Naim gear to demo their speakers)

Gerry Mulligan Meets Been Webster. Reissue DMM

Just put a deposit down on one of the aforementioned "announcements."

Finished season 1.

I should listen to those more too!