My British humour again. I was in no way offended.
Over here the comparison on basic motors is Ford vs Vauxhall (GM). I have owned both and they are equally ‘OK’, IMV. Still prefer my BMWs I have owned in the past, but I have spent too much on HiFi, so will have to slum it with my Focus for a while!
Anyway, enough thread drift.
Next time, maybe just stick to the Trigger’s broom analogy if you want an easy life!
Vauxhall is now Peugeot (PSA).
Nigel, if you don’t want your car spinning of the road because of too much power, it’s easy: put some wings on your focus!
Cool!
Although I believe that is an old Peugeot 405 with the wings!
Ok, from your discussion I realize it’s not that easy I thought it would be some days ago… I will go into my thoughts/conflicts a little bit deeper now, just for disclosure of my conflicts of interest:
My box count is really limited to 4 (it was hard to stretch myself from the 1 box solution Nova to 4 boxes).
For some reasons I love the NAPs, especially the 300DR, and I do not find the Supernait 2 as attractive as the former, all the same to the (old) NAC Pres.
When I think about a 372 I do think/hope/expect a two box solution with a seperate PSU necessary and a SQ close to NDX2/282(252).
I like the new streaming platform, the new display, AirPlay2 (for party multiroom), etc. all the new stuff introduced with the new Uniti range and new streamers.
The 500DR was never on my shopping list (because of the price point and lack of synergy a bit to the rest of my system I had in mind). The offered 500DR is really a bargain and the dealer is just next door. Good pre-loved 500s are a rarity here.
Because of my Nova I do not have to hurry and in theory I can wait until the release of a 372. But I also could sweeten the waiting time with an additional NAP connected to my Nova.
At the moment I got the feeling I distance myself from the idea of buying the 500DR. On the other hand I still balance the pros and cons for the following setups:
372/PSU/500DR.
372/PSU/300DR.
NDX2/252/SuperCap/250DR.
NDX2/(PSU)/SN2/(PSU).
yes, from the film Taxi, very funny french film.
i would go for the 3 option personally. The 372 will perhaps never be produced. It’s completely hypothetical.
If you went for 1 or 2 and the 372 never appears, what would you do then?
I would go for option 3 if you don’t want to wait for a 372 to arrive, which may never happen of course.
Life is too short!
I have owned option 3 (with a NDS/555PS rather than a NDX2) and it is a belter of a system. Only improved upon by the addition of a 552. I do like a monkfish though!
The problem with option 3 for the OP is that you really need to add a decent power supply to the NDX2 and then you are into 5 boxes.
If you have your heart set on an updated 272 throwing yourself into options 2 to 4, you really need to very sure that you will be happy long term. There is option 5 which is do nothing of course and wait, or add a NAP which is what i did. The difference being i knew the new streamers were to be launched a year down the road. Knowing myself, buying something different to what i have set my heart on is the most expensive outcome…as i will always end up buying what i originally wanted, eventually!
At the moment 2 has the edge. I would skip the 500DR from my dealer and would look out for a pre-loved 300DR which I would connect to my Nova while waiting for a 372. I think that’s where my heart is on. There are some people here in this forum who live very happily with a Nova + NAP250/300DR while waiting for a 372 too, like you @Gazza (btw which NAP did you add to what?). The 500DR is probably too much for a 4 box setup…
@anon4489532 if the 372 is never coming I have to rethink my strategy, balance the benefits of the 300DR on a Nova (perhaps I could keep that) or move further on to option 3. Perhaps something unexpected will happen like new Pres or a Supernait 3 and I have to rethink anyway.
Here is another question: what’s wrong with a 272?
I added a 250 dr to my Nova, then an ex demo 300 dr whilst waiting for a nd555/252/supercap. It was a lot of fun and i lost practically nothing when after a year i traded up.
This whole thread is predicated on a fantasy product!
Just make sure that you’re not going to join the ranks of people who have spent loads of money on a power amp, only to realise that they can’t afford a source and preamp at the same level. The forum seems to have had a few of these recently, so I would go back to the dealer who wanted to sell you that 500, and ask him (or maybe a different dealer) if he can help you choose a balanced system. Some dealers are very good at this.
Old streaming board and technology (e.g. AirPlay 2, display, etc.)… But I don’t doubt that it sounds fantastic (!) Just want to buy into the “new” generation.
Nice way to upgrade! That could be me 
Can you please describe your insights with Nova/250DR and Nova/300DR shorty. I would appreciate that a lot!
I promise I will not join them!!! 
I will let you know…
You get an increasing level of control over the speakers which for me gave a more insightful and musical experience. By comparison the Nova at the same highish volume levels could sound a bit fatiguing, by comparison.
