Need help for shipping cost of a NAIM DAC V1

[amirm]

A member from europe has the Naim DAC V1 and wants to offer it for review. Alas, shipping cost from there to here and back will be about $250 to $300. Purpose of this thread is to see if there are a few people who want to help offset this cost. I am happy to still pay a chunk of it and I think the owner will too.

The Naim DAC V1 costs £1350 in UK and got a perfect 5/5 review from What Hi-Fi magazine. Wouldn't it be nice to see if they are right?

US price is $2,600 on Amazon. So definitely not cheap.

Alternatively if someone has it in US, we could test that one.

I am hoping efforts like this work so that we can test more gear from Europe.

 

[McFly]

Ooh that’s playing with fire. The naim loyal really think their sh** don’t stink.

 

[digititus]

Ooh that’s playing with fire. The naim loyal really think their sh** don’t stink.

I am a rehabilitated Naim owner. Climbed to the top of mount Naim and found there was nothing to see.

 

[soundwave76]

I'm in for $20

 

[Fonzarelli]

I'm cheap so i'd rather not chip in, but really would like to see this dac (or other Naim equipment) to be tested. So yeah.. where to donate ?
NAC-N-272 would be great to see tested also.

 

[Fonzarelli]

digititus

Really ? So top of Mount Naim.. like a NAP 300 or 500 ? You didn't like it ? I had a Superuniti before, it had it's quirks but did sound great at times.
Gr. Arno

 

[daftcombo]

Just donated a tiny bit. If the DAC finally doesn't ship, use the money for reviewsing something else. Cheers!

 

[Fonzarelli]

Just donated a tiny bit. If the DAC finally doesn't ship, use the money for reviewsing something else. Cheers!

Yeah, so i did just that a moment ago, This site / Amir's efforts a worth it

 

[Thomas savage]

 

[amirm]

Thanks guys. Let me circle back to the owner and see if we can move forward.

 

[amirm]

OK, we are going to do this. I appreciated the goodwill of the members who already donated. Hopefully we get a few more dollars as otherwise, I will have to go on bread and water for a while.

 

[GaryS]

Amir,

Just upgraded to the Extreme Patron. Hopefully, you can shuffle these funds through your internal accounting system to the shipping account to pay for the freight.

 

[Juwieh]

I've also just upgraded, albeit only the cheapest package. Feel free to use it for the Naim shipping.

I'm not into Naim, but would love to see your reviews on their products, as they make ridiculous claims and many Naim users are getting somewhat maniac about it.

 

[pavuol]

I suggest setting a european branch, I can be the first employee

 

[AudioSceptic]

A member from europe has the Naim DAC V1 and wants to offer it for review. Alas, shipping cost from there to here and back will be about $250 to $300. Purpose of this thread is to see if there are a few people who want to help offset this cost. I am happy to still pay a chunk of it and I think the owner will too.

The Naim DAC V1 costs £1350 in UK and got a perfect 5/5 review from What Hi-Fi magazine. Wouldn't it be nice to see if they are right?

US price is $2,600 on Amazon. So definitely not cheap.

Alternatively if someone has it in US, we could test that one.

I am hoping efforts like this work so that we can test more gear from Europe.

There are no Naim-owning members in the US? No dealers that will lend you one?

 

[Dialectic]

There are no Naim-owning members in the US? No dealers that will lend you one?

I don't think many dealers will let Amir near their audiophile gear.

 

[digicidal]

And Naim's domestic (no, that's geographic bias... their overseas) representation is pretty lacking overall. Not non-existent by any means, but they are definitely under-represented IME at least.

 

[amirm]

There are no Naim-owning members in the US? No dealers that will lend you one?

No, nothing is available. Fortunately enough money has been donated to make this loan happen. The owner has been ill but promises it will be sent soon.

 

[AudioSceptic]

No, nothing is available. Fortunately enough money has been donated to make this loan happen. The owner has been ill but promises it will be sent soon.

At least this Naim is not one of the models with an extra box for the power supply.

 

[Soniclife]

At least this Naim is not one of the models with an extra box for the power supply.

So therefore it cannot be any good

I do remember a long time ago a Naim CD player being tested by Paul Miller with and without it's optional PSU, the jitter was lower with the extra PSU.