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LK20 is more or less identical to Naca 4 and not unsimilar to Naca 5 in it's presentation. So: no surprise here. I am delighted to have discovered Kudos KS1 cable (also relatively cheap) which bettered several Nordosts, Naca 5, Audioquests tonally. Can really recommend them.

I found Audioquest 33/44/88 to be excellent – also to tame excessive treble. And I second the recommendation for futureshop, they also offer a 96hr burn-in-service for nada. Excellent telephone service as well if you are undecided about what is what.

No it can not. NAP 150 or 140 could power the 282 as well.

https://www.analog-forum.de/wbboard/cms/index.php?attachment/386862-img-5281-jpg/ ...Boazu warming up at this very moment. The dutch distributor was so nice to also supply Linn silver interconnects. It will have to stand up against Naim 202/200DR/Napsc. I will keep you posted.

My loaner Boazu will arrive tomorrow so I will write somthing up after the weekend guys – comparing it towards my 10yr old Naim 202/200DR/Napsc with Raven 1 and DV20X2 as the only source.

You could buy a Hana EH (High Output) which would better the AT95 me thinks. On the other hand a decent phono pre like the small Moon is a good recommendation as is a better and bigger integrated – which would be the most expensive of these options.

...also NOT uninterested in this amp and will get one for demo next week (against naim 202/200dr/napsc). i just heard that a mk2 version is coming out in the next months – which won't be 3000k any more. @spanna which amp did it replace?

... one quick question: closing the backports of the speakers with dedicated foam plugs: what's the benefit? Good night!

e) buy a SET amp :) PS. I do have other carts – Shelter 301, Denon 103... Problem remains. I know that it's a bit unlogical to tackle it from the cable side but when I put in the Rocket cable for a couple of days it was like the mess was ALMOST solved... That gave me a bit of hope :)

Thanks pfbaat – NAPSC is installed (for over 10 years I think). Kudos KS1 is on my demo list (as is Audio Note AN A and AB as well as Phonosophie and Atlas Hyper.) The one to beat is Audioquest Rocket 33. They also make a dedicated Naim configuration – also for Bi wiring imho. I will get new...

I don't find my approach so random :) The issue here is the room so I'll check that out but as I have to live with it I'll now look deeper into speaker cables and the interconnects... Thanks for your thoughts.

PS. The Moonriver 404 (ref.) looks very nice!

;) Regarding amps – this would be the natural choice: https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/audio-note-oto-phono-se-signature-integrated-amplifier/ But don't ask me if I like the looks :)

Thanks Moog – helpful as well. Thing is I am not really too free to move stuff around. Also the whole thing sounded pretty decent with the NAP140 in the system. Will have a look into the PEQ thing :=)

Thanks hifinutt – I do have the dedicated stands for the Js and some audioplan Antispikes beneath it. Also played around with room positioning. Was more concentrating on the amp / ls cable side of things...