As I said it was plain vanilla, weak, wishy washy and well plain vanilla
There are comments on the Harbeth website that suggest the P3 is the hardest speaker in the range to drive. I like them very much but it was not an inspiring pair up. I have had Naim amplification for over a quarter of a century
No reflection on both products , just horses for courses or good ol’ fashioned synergy.
Nothing wrong with plain vanilla.
You could get sick and tired of having to make your way through minted choc chips, coconut nibs and cookies everyday.
You mention that your HiCap isn’t DR? Is there an issue with using a H/C DR with the XS3?
I only ask as I’m starting to thing about adding one to my system (XS3) and will be going down the second hand route to save cash, so obviously want to buy the right thing!
There are no compatibility issues with using DR power supplies with any Naim gear. I haven’t heard a Hicap on a NaitXS, but generally, I would say the DR version is worth getting.
I know that if I were starting with a “clean slate” and able to buy a new system for the cost of my existing system I would go for the full XS range as the core, with more efficient speakers