Couple of questions for those familiar with Naim.
When I increase the volume I’m noticing a couple of things:
- some hardness/glare in the mids (upper)
- busier sections become a little congested, for want of a better word
We’re only talking 65db peaks here, so nothing absurd. Is this typical of the Naim sound, or more specifically the 5i sound, or is the amp struggling a little with the speakers?
Any thoughts?
Couple of questions for those familiar with Naim.
When I increase the volume I’m noticing a couple of things:
- some hardness/glare in the mids (upper)
- busier sections become a little congested, for want of a better word
We’re only talking 65db peaks here, so nothing absurd. Is this typical of the Naim sound, or more specifically the 5i sound, or is the amp struggling a little with the speakers?
Any thoughts?
That’s worrying.
Your only using about 0.01 watts to achieve 65db at 1 meter.
Are you measuring this correctly or are you getting 65db at the back of a hall?
You could pick up a Quad QSP or 909
I’m sat about 2.5m from the speakers & used a dB meter on my phone, so hardly a faultless/accurate setup, but provides an idea I guess
Seriously in that room i doubt you would be using more than 10 watts.
Maybe its just a crap amp?
No idea. I’m aware I’m hardly pushing the amp, but something’s not right, even accounting for the ‘quality’ of some of the music I listen to.
i take it the ATC’s are brand new?
They may need running in a bit.
I’ve seen a few posts mentioning 500 hours.
Did the rega have similar issues?
I noticed this when auditioning a Naim Atom.
Aware you don't like the Brio-R but i think they are quite different.
Interesting that you noticed a similar trait, I wonder if the 5si’s additional power helped a little?
I’ve got the Brio back in just now & I don’t dislike it, just a few things about it that don’t work for me, notably a lot of mid-bass (overpowering at times) & a rolled off treble (drums aren’t all that prominent as a result), hence it feeling a little ‘soft’.
Can you elaborate a little on the differences you noticed with the Elex?
That's an interesting bit of kit. Looks smart and good price for the features.To the op, how about a new integrated amp under £700 with enough power to control ATC SCM7, SCM11, SCM19 & SCM40 (if you want to upgrade ATC speakers in the future), obviously you will need to do your research, but atleast it may be a interesting diversion... Here is the link
https://www.nordacoustics.co.uk/product-page/nord-one-int-c-nc252mp-integrated-amplifier-in-black