A recent bout of upgradeitis has left me with a spare pair of speakers (KEF R100) and Roon capability. I’ve also got a hankering for a vintage chrome bumper Naim amp to fit into my smallish home office as a second system.
Looked at different options of streamers/ DACs and Auralic Aries Mini, DAC V1 have been suggested, and I like the look of the RME ADI - 2 DAC, but I think a Roon ready streamer is the way to go for me.
I have my eye on a Matrix Audio Element i which measures really well, frequency response as flat as a pancake with very impressive signal to noise performance. As it is also a preamp, thinking of partnering with a CB NAP 110. I also like the small form factor of the Element i.
As there is no way I’ll be able to demo this combo, wondering if anyone else has partnered MA kit with Naim, and if it works? I expect the MA Element i to be quite revealing and with aforementioned flat response, will it work well with the NAP 100, which I have no previous experience of.