I have a SN3 and NDX2 with decent power supplies. I found a pre-loved NC NAP 250 for a good price. (I did not buy it yet.) Has anyone added a NC NAP 250 to their SN3? Did it improve the SQ significantly and was it worth it? If it did improve, how?
I see this as a transition to eventually moving up into the 300 series over several years.
There is a closed thread on this subject from about a year but I think it was too early in the release of the NC series for anyone to answer affirmatively. Just wondering if anyone has gone down this upgrade path.
Another interesting debate with the SN3. I was thinking 250 first, then 332, then NPX 300 then the 350s. I am very happy with my NDX2 so the 333 would be last and reason I am not interested in the 222.
Agreed. If you have a NDX2 or in my case the ND5xs2/nDac combo I think the 222 would be a sideways step. I heard it and liked it but not enough to trade in my front end.
I would consider a ND555 over the NDX2. I jumped a great deal more than you planned from NDX2/SN3. Demoed a variety of configurations and made the mistake of listening to 500 and was then plotting how to make it work. A much bigger difference than old classic 250 or 300.
The point being the first thing I did was switch NDX2 for ND555 and the change was stunning into the SN3.