It happens that to me and my needs in peculiar setup the old Naim sounds better. I'm talking budget Naim. Having lost hope on selling old Nait 5 for any sane money or money worth the bother I "butchered " it with components Naim using in higher series. I replaced all Elna electrolytic coupling caps ( over 20) with NoS NEC tants and put bakelite ROE caps in feedback positions . I increased filter cap in preamps PSU from 4.7k to 10k uF ( that's what caps do ,don't they ? ) I kept Samwha meaning I sourced equivalent NOS Samha SD series because I didn't see the reason to upgrade since they are good enough. I think the amp sounds quite a bit better or more to my liking now. Still would prefer 3R to match the rest of gear . I used preamp section of Supermait
( power section is busted ) and to me its pretty abysmal. Good enough for Taylor Swift crowd to be sure. I think I will "butcher " it too
( power section is busted ) and to me its pretty abysmal. Good enough for Taylor Swift crowd to be sure. I think I will "butcher " it too