(I was stuck on a broken down train with my iPad but no WiFi so thought I'd pass the time writing this - any typos blame Apple!)

Many years ago, before my Hi-Fi preferences took on a decidedly green hue, my wife and I had the dubious please of auditioning the Linn Karik/Numerik CD player. Sadly it was…

My Father always said that the art of gambling was knowing when to stop. I guess you could say the same about running a Naim System. Not the gambling aspect you understand but the ability to call a halt to the seemingly endless (and very well judged) upgrade spiral. Well I think that I might have finally reached that stopping point with the arrival of the NDS.

So 25 years after buying my first pieces of Naim kit (a second-hand 42.5/110), James arrived and set-up the 555PS and NDS to…

James: one day we'll actually be at the same motor festival at the same time!

Silverstone is a little less frenetic than Goodwood but there is nothing quite like seeing some old classics being rung out down hangar straight (and then having a devil of a job trying to stop!) A few photos for audiophiles with petrol in their veins:

Ferrari 246 (I think)…

James was after potted histories so here goes (though not sure I know what a blog is and I daren't ask my daughter!)

First Naim product: 2nd hand 42.5 / 110 (with 140 boards)

Current System (Deep breath): XPS2…