I have been using a 252 with system automation for over five years and used as described by HH I find it a very precise way of controlling the volume.
Iāve I have said before for me 252/300DR are 4 boxes of black musical magic
I too was going to go 250DR with then 282/HCDR - dealer got 300 non DR about the same price with out DR - DR back at NAIM
250DR is a lovely amp - for me the 300DR is my end game, and will drive your B&W !!! like a dream
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@Antz
Iāve taken the first step in broaching the change with my wife ( over a nice meal and good champagne. Cunning eh?)
Sheās OK with it as long as the box count doesnāt increase, which it wonāt as I plan to run the Superline on Aux 2 so the 300PS will take the current SC2 shelf. I think/hope the Aux will not be too much a lesser power source than the (getting on a bit) SC2. May even be better?
Now to have a chat with my lovely dealerā¦
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Iāve found it not as easy to regulate as the 272 but like most things itās got easier with constant use.
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I work for a Champagne house so very good idea, I had the same plan it worked !!
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all this talk is swinging me to take plunge and try the 252, rang dealer and got price for trading in my beloved 282 vs a new 252
was looking at innuos pheonix next but think 252 may be a better step to get system synergy with the 300 DR 
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That temptation is always easier,if ( and I see) you already have the SC.
So, will be interested in the changes from 282/SC to 252.
I bought the 282 with a SCDR into a 300DR.
My original intention was a 282 with a 250 as replacement for an SN3.
I didnāt think the 250DR was a sufficient step up from the SN3 but was more than impressed by the 300DR.
For some reason I didnāt think of the 252 at the time.
Shortly after I had the opportunity to buy an ex demo 252. The 282 was good but the 252 was well worth the extra expenditure. More detailed and refined producing a very enhanced musical experience.
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well just pulled the trigger on a new 252 with trade in on my 282 should be arriving thursday with a Sarum T cable for my NAP 300ā¦
my savings feel like i have just melted the polar ice caps
now have some explaining to do with the wifeā¦
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I found it took a few days to settle in and has continued to improve thereafter. I hope you enjoy the combination as much as I have mine.
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Just use the HIFI currency.
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in terms of taking a zero-0 off the end of what it cost u mean 
Indeed 
The good thing about Naim kit is that the 282 looks similar to the 252, looks similar to the 552 for when they come back from servicing. Just sayinā.
Enjoy.
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Get back to us once youāve got 100 hours on it.
will do
@anon4489532 sorry to tag this into here and so late but I couldnāt remember where you posted your concerns about WAV files Naim style on NAS. Iāve just managed to play from my NAS and stream to all 3 devices. As per the photo below you can see that itās a WAV file and all the meta data is in tack, no problems at all and I havenāt changed anything (well knowingly anyway). Not sure why itās ok but I did purchase a storage system that had a music friendly menu and it was setup by a professional.
Sorry for the thread drift.
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The issue is with CDs ripped on a Naim CD ripper and stored as WAV due to the way that the metadata is stored outside the music files.
The results will also depend on what UPnP server you are now running, and on whether you are using folder view or tag view.
There is no issue with the music files themselves, just the metadata (including artwork) not being accessible by most non-Naim UPnP servers.
Itās obviously true, HH brought it to my attention in a post a few months back. Luckily for me I appear to have purchased a NAS that can handle the data from a WAV file as mine are completely intact including cover art.