First views on Nad 320BEE

thanks for the offer Prithvi. will take u up on it. however, i will be dropping by ur place tomorrow if that's not too much of a bother. will call u before dropping by.probably come by around 4-5 pm.
Benks

Sure ben, no probs, pls call me before you come as I will be off to do another LINN instal with Acoustic Portrait spks. THe customer liked the combo of the LINN CLASSIK with Siva's top of the line spks.
Rgds
PRithvi

hey Prithvi,
is the Linn Classik the same CDp that u have in ur demo room. the one that i have heard. how much is it?
Thanks, will definitely call before coming.
benks

i don't know. i think i better do a test with me Harman Kardon cause there is not that big a difference between the Nad and the yamaha. u see the things that really stand out are the highs and the mids(vocals). the nad just excells in the vocals and the highs are more detailed than the yamaha. but the bass seems to be lacking in the nad compared to the yamaha.
u see when i listen to the yamaha i put it in 2 ch stereo mode while this is supposed to be processed the direct stereo mode is unprocessed. so is the direct stereo mode equivalent to the tone defeat mode on the Nad. if so then the Nad beats the yamaha. but in 2 ch mode the bass seems to be more so in the yamaha. keep in mind that i am using digital interconnects for the yamaha and analog for the Nad. i wonder if this makes a difference?the one thing i' m impressed about is the highs.it has really opened up(in the Nad). i wonder if prithvi is willing to run a test for my Harman kardon at his place to sort this out.
Benks

Gen , the Bass problem of the NAD CDP is also due to its transport & casing. Once you dampen it, the bass improves
(I have put Caulk & Cork on the insides of the casing. also Blue tack on the underside of the drawer.
the authority of the Bass inproves considerably.

Someone I know puts a 1 mm cork sheet (Around the same size/shape) over the CD in the drawer and apparently that also helps although i have never tried it

arj,
i'm referrring to the Nad 320Bee. i don't have a Nad cdp,.. yet.
Benks

BTW which do u think is better.MArantz 6000 ose or the Nad c542.

guys, i have listened to quite a few speakers in the 20-30 k range. among all of them i just have to say my diamonds are the BEST.better than the sonodyne than the Kef cresta 30 and Kef coda 90.and even better than the mission m74i.
but there are some speakers i have yet to listen to. like the athenas, acoustic energy and now the polk. but it definitely is quite a tall order indeed foer them to impress me over my Diamonds. . after having them for over 7 months now tthey keep getting better and better.
regds,
Benks

that's right i'm in love with my Diamonds.

so is it "Diamonds are a Benks best friend" ?

Benks, IMHO the Nad 542 is better in terms of detail,..but from what i have heard the Marantz might be the better in terms of musicality (Although it has a grainy treble..it offers itself for modding). If you want to do some modding choose the Marantz..there are even case of putting atube output stage into it like the Heart CD6000