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
It will work and of course sound excellent but to get the best from the 300s using a 272 a 555dr gets you there.
rather than a 300 you would do better to trade in the non naim XPS for a PS555DR
In the Naim world source first
that, and of course, use a real naim PSUā¦
Heard a 272/XPS with a Nap 300. Itās great, source first is at best a guide, not a religion. You can seek out a 555 at a later date.
Might agree on source first. But this has something to do with opportunity.
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.
Speakers are a pair of PMC twenty.25 23ās.
With a 300 you really want a 555PS. With the 25.23 Iām not sure Iād go beyond a 250DR.
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.
Iāve read somewhere the 300 can be overblown in some occasions? Is that true?
No!
Well yes, and half of a 555PS is not used with a 272, even though it sounds better according to reports (itās too rich for me to tryā¦).
It depends on what you mean by āover 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.
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.
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!!
Does the XP5XS add clear benefits on the 272? If yes, can you elaborate a bit in which way? Itās 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.
Absolutely, itās a bargain (more or lessā¦), if you can get oneā¦second hand? The 272 is top in my opinion, but with the ācheapā xp5xs itās performance is a class higher, especially the bass profits seriously from this PSU