Peter Stockwell
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Yep, I remember the demo when I decided to buy my 282, demoed with HiCap, 2 x HICAP & Supercap. It does sound mighty fine, but at what price ?
From Naim 200 + HiCap to 250 or HiCap DR
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Yep, I remember the demo when I decided to buy my 282, demoed with HiCap, 2 x HICAP & Supercap. It does sound mighty fine, but at what price ?
Thanks again for your thoughts. The division of opinion on the 250 is something that I've also seen on the Naim forums. I suspect though that it's as much about speakers and rooms as any intrinsic characteristic of the amp itself. Although it's also true that there's a lot of subjectivity involved in listening.
What I hear now at home is far superior to anything I have had before - the latest addition was the Harbeth speakers and they really made a major difference - a difference that was superior in my view. However, the thread has helped me focus on what I think is the big question for me at this stage and that is whether to try further to improve the Naim element or try valve based amps - e.g. Croft. This may be a prompt for a new thread.
What I hear now at home is far superior to anything I have had before - the latest addition was the Harbeth speakers and they really made a major difference - a difference that was superior in my view. However, the thread has helped me focus on what I think is the big question for me at this stage and that is whether to try further to improve the Naim element or try valve based amps - e.g. Croft. This may be a prompt for a new thread.
The 250.2 really needs a Supercap attached to the 282 to sound it's best. It totally changes character.
I would recommend doing nothing at the moment. Naim will bring out a new range of separates fairly soon, and that will set the stage for the next 10 years. I would wait until the dust settles.
The safes thing to do, IMHO is to either get a HiCapDR or a SuperCapDR.
I would recommend doing nothing at the moment. Naim will bring out a new range of separates fairly soon, and that will set the stage for the next 10 years. I would wait until the dust settles.
The safes thing to do, IMHO is to either get a HiCapDR or a SuperCapDR.