Nap 300 on Nac 272/xps

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Will the NAC 272 with txps be a good enough source for NAP 300 (non dr) ?
No demoing possible but trade in of NAP 200 is

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It will work and of course sound excellent but to get the best from the 300s using a 272 a 555dr gets you there.

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rather than a 300 you would do better to trade in the non naim XPS for a PS555DR

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In the Naim world source first :slight_smile:

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that, and of course, use a real naim PSUā€¦

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Heard a 272/XPS with a Nap 300. Itā€™s great, source first is at best a guide, not a religion. You can seek out a 555 at a later date.

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Might agree on source first. But this has something to do with opportunity.

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I think it also depends on the speakers used. I went from 250.2 non DR to 300 non DR. The source and pre was a 272 with XPS DR. Speakers were the B&W 802 D2. It was a major uplift in sound quality. Deeper bass and much better control. I think when you have speakers that may benefit from more power it can be a very good step to go for the 300. It is a really impressive amp.

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Speakers are a pair of PMC twenty.25 23ā€™s.

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With a 300 you really want a 555PS. With the 25.23 Iā€™m not sure Iā€™d go beyond a 250DR.

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@anon4489532

Not up to the job?

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Look guys before Naim developed the 555PSU as part of the CD555 project their recommended top system was the NAC552/NAP 500 with CDS3/XPS.

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Iā€™ve read somewhere the 300 can be overblown in some occasions? Is that true?

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No!

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Well yes, and half of a 555PS is not used with a 272, even though it sounds better according to reports (itā€™s too rich for me to tryā€¦).

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It depends on what you mean by ā€˜over blownā€™, my experience is that the 300 manages to deliver more bass from my speakers than my SuperUniti and as a result it is easier to excite the bass resonances of my room.

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Room size is approx. 5,2m (length) and 4m wide at listening position. With open plan to kitchen/ dining area. Was wondering if this would give problems.

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Ofcourse it works!!!, I have myself 272 wit XP5XS PSU, NAP300 DR and PROAC Response K6 speakers combination and I am very happy. I changed a NAP 250DR for the 300 DR, it is a serious improvement in controlā€¦
Of course it can always be betterā€¦, the sky is the limitā€¦But I enjoy my combination!!

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Does the XP5XS add clear benefits on the 272? If yes, can you elaborate a bit in which way? Itā€™s a third in price of a XPSDR and some claim the XP5XS add 80% of what a PSU will do with the 272 and then you get the little extra with XPSDR and 555PSDR.

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Absolutely, itā€™s a bargain (more or lessā€¦), if you can get oneā€¦second hand? The 272 is top in my opinion, but with the ā€œcheapā€ xp5xs itā€™s performance is a class higher, especially the bass profits seriously from this PSU