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Description :
The Naim Audio NAC52 is the flagship preamplifier of Naim's Olive series. It requires a SuperCap or a 52PS power supply to work and matches together with the NAP135 monoblock power amplifiers. The Naim NAC52 is a no compromise remote-controlled pre-amplifier which is the result of years of research and development. It provides the finest and most musical performance available when used with the best possible source components. Each of its six inputs has fully independent listen and record facilities and versatility is further enhanced by three inputs and two outputs being configurable with plug-in modules. Nothing has been allowed to stand in the way of musical performance and the NAC52 sets new engineering standards in achieving this.
Internally the design features dual-mono construction, plated-through-hole high density printed circuit boards, highly refined circuitry configurations and time-aligned filtering. Precision rotary potentiometers with precious metal wipers have been used to ensure stability and preserve musical integrity. The dedicated external power supply is immensely sophisticated and is housed in its own full width extruded case. Its design incorporates a huge 530VA toroidal transformer with four very large smoothing capacitors and no fewer than twelve hand-selected and tested power regulators to supply separate sections of the pre-amplifier circuitry. A second, completely regulator system powers the digital switching network of the NAC52, and the clock needed in the decoding process is switched on only for the duration of a command to ensure that no noise is present during listening.
Just out of the box, the NAC52 is nothing short of brilliant. Everything has a great sense of depth and grace about it. What is immediately apparent is not only the realism and bass but also the tonal color and emotional impact. Every note and inflection seem to carry an underlying emotional message that hits the listener straight in the heart. Each musical instrument seems to be telling a story all its own. Even Dead Joe, a Birthday Party track design only to shock, annoy and intimidate, is suddenly involving. And the opening lines of the title track that go "One dead marine through the hatch..." has never sounded so wet, bilious, and seedy. The Naim Audio NAC52 seems to take the recording, consolidate and maximize everything that is good about it, and create a startling musical experience that is very difficult to describe. It is a wonderful pre-amplifier, designed to answer fully every demand the listener wishes to make of it.
Specifications :
Input Sensitvities.......................................75mV, 100 ohms
Cartridge and high level options...................MM (Type N) - 2mV, 47 kOhms
...................MC (Type S) - 100µV, 470 Ohms
...................MC (Type K) - 100µV, 560 Ohms
...................MC (Type E) - 400µV, 560 Ohms
...................Adjustable High Level (Type V) - 25mV-350mV, 47 KOhms
Overload Margin.........................................40dB
Output Level..............................................Tape - 75mV, 600 Ohms
Output Level..............................................Variable Tape - 25mV-300mV, 600 Ohms
Main Outputs.............................................0.775V, <50 Ohms
Dimensions(w x d x h)................................43.5 x 31.5 x 8.5cm
Weight......................................................6kg
Miscellaneous :
Matching...................................................Naim Audio SuperCap Power Supply
...................................................Naim Audio NAP135 Power Amplifier
Remote.....................................................Yes
Box..........................................................Yes
Made in.....................................................UK, England
Condition...................................................9/10
Product Information :
http://sites.google.com/site/unofficialnaimaudio/naim-specifications/pre-amplifier/nac-52
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