seethroughyou
pfm Member
I'd have a listen to some other makes as well as the above.
I did this 18 months ago and ended up with a Denon - to my surprise. Can't always dem back to back and it took me some weeks of travelling and listening.
That said I didn't hear a 'bad' amp. Have fun.
I once was fortunate enough to listen and compare all the Naim preamps. There was a small but better difference as you went up to the NAC552 and difference was even more noticeable as you went back down the range. You notice the decline in detail, tonal colours, clarity going back down the range. What you lose becomes very noticeable. I then switched over to a NAD DAC with as digital control volume costing a fraction of the NAC552, on some same speakers, same power amp, in the same room a few minutes later and blow me away!!! The detail, tonal colours, clarity and pleasure was just as good perhaps even more PRATTY. Just goes to show you. The audiophile world never ceases to surprise.