There's just 2 boxes in my system, running into Shahinian Arcs: Transporter - NAP250. Nothing else, no preamp, no Hicap or any other power supply. Very minimalist and sounds great.
Although I do wonder whether not using a good Naim preamp (82, 52 or higher) is reducing the sound quality of the power amp. I have read many times and it's also stated in their own manuals that Naim power amps shouldn't be used without their preamps, but if you've only got one source and that source also has attenuation control and a volume control, then why not. I would love to hear from anyone who has 82, 52 or higher preamp and has done the above comparison. By the way TurnipMan you would need a 2x phono to XLR cable if you had the NAP250 - Chord company can make them for you and can probably make any other connection you may need if you tell them what amp you end up with. Hope this helps, Craig. -- coop250 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ coop250's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8217 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31865 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
