Hello there, feeling like this might be embarrassing but I’ve just bought a second hand NAP300 to replace my NAP250 and I can’t get it to work with my NAC 272.
While I have a complicated set up with AVR pre-out into NAC 272, i can’t even get it to work playing FLAC over UPNP from the NAS. The NAC says its playing the music but no sound.
The NAC and NAP are plugged in. both have separate power supplies (XPS for NAC and 300PS for NAP) I’ve double checked the connection diagrams. The NAC is not on mute. The speakers do make the usual thump when you switch the power on an off (300PS).
I’m at a loss, seeking local expertise to help, potentially thinking that perhaps my NAC DIN output is broken or perhaps the NAP 300 is broken.
Hoping nothing broken and I have missed something obvious.
My next steps will be to plug in headphones to see if i can hear anything, and to plug the pre-out from the NAC back into the AVR and plug the speakers into the AVR running UPNP source on NAC to test is the NAC is working.
I thought about not using the DIN to XLR cables that came with the NAP 300, instead using RCA to XLR cables but I’m nervous this may not work or break something as the DIN to XLR i have was to connect the NAP 250 which only has a single XLR input instead of the NAP 300 having two…
were you using the DIN output from the 272 before? If not you may want to check in setup on the NAC272 (via the spanner button on the remote control) that output to DIN is enabled.
Everyone, thank you so much for your quick responses. It was the fact that i had the red and green interconnects between the NAC and NAP the wrong way round. They were ‘handed’… Incidentally when putting things together i also experienced a NAC blackout which was to do with the other suggestion in making sure the burndy is correctly located. So thank you ALL. I am a very happy NAP 300 listener. Woo hooooooooo…!!
Hi Musta
Please let me know the difference in sound from 250 to 300 when you’ve listened a bit more. I have 272 to 250 myself. And of course congratulations to you on your 300, I wish you good listening
Peter
It’s a relatively easy mistake to make with the banded cabling, as quite a few seasoned 300 (and 500) owners have found out. It’s a pretty regular topic on the forum !
Listened to Brothers in Arms (Dire Straits), Kodachrome (Paul Simon) and Rumours (Fleetwood Mac) before getting busted for being ‘too loud’…
The first thing you notice is the bass. Not raised or loud just more present and controlled. The second thing you notice is the presentation is more forward. Then you sink into the more clear separation of the guitar, the bas, the vocals. Then you realise for the first time in a while you foot is tapping along to everything.
It felt like the very first time I heard my superuniti with my D18s all over again.
My session got cut off. Still had Daft Punk, Queen (with Lambert) and my digital test tracks to go. Sorry if not hugely analytical. I will get to it.
When reading the reviews and trying to read into any bias, I could not find any. The 300 was a clear step up, literally. I can now, atest from first impressions at least, it is true.
I am hoping this step sets me up for a transition from the Focal Aria 948 to the Proac D48. Fingers crossed.
Thank you NAIM for the 2015 NAP300. It is a GREAT.
Glad you resolved the wiring issue and are enjoying your 300 now.
I went from 102/HC/180 to 102/HC/300 initially and immediately noticed the leap in bass presence. even in what was then a somewhat imbalanced set up it was obvious what the 300 brought to the party.
Soon after the 102/HC became a 282/HCDR which is hierarchically a better match for the 300. Sound was more balanced, better insight, placement and soundstage. Better clarity to the bass as you’d expect from 282 over 102. Now have a very addictive combination which im really enjoying, despite moving away from the olive boxes.
