Nap140 to nap100

Has anyone moved from a 140 to 100 or has anyone done a comparison?

My 140 was serviced a couple of years back and sounds sumptuous, no problems at all, however I do wonder about it’s age as it’s an early olive version. Would a new 100 offer me more or less of what I have now?
I like the compactness of the 140 and 100 so moving to. 200 or 250 is not really for me at the moment.

less. The 140 is better.

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Hi Kompressor1,
Great though the NAP100 is, it will offer you less than your serviced NAP140 offers.

As @Richard.Dane once noted on the Naim forum, if the NAP140 was sold new today, it would have a UK list price of circa £1,500. The NAP100 is a super, yet more affordable power amp.

Enjoy what you have. I do the same as shown in my profile.

Best, BF

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I would keep the NAP140. A great little power amp.

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As I suspected, my 140 is greater than the sum of its parts and it never ceases to amaze me how good it is.
Thanks.

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I asked a similar question in 2019 - should I move from a 23 year old 140 to a 200. Most replies favoured keeping the 140 so I had it serviced and upgraded the pre. I love the result!

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Love my 140, and it is older than yours = CB.

I use it in a nearfield system and it gets constant use.

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I prefer the chrome look over the olive TBH

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The NAP 140 punches above its weight class. Keep it unless you find a Nap 200.

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I’ve had a 200 before I wasn’t too impressed TBH the 140 beats it easily.

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I have a 140… Love it… :smile:
Just need the Lockdown to allow me to get is serviced. Its well overdue… :thinking:

Don’t forget the 100 cannot power a pre like the 140

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I didn’t realise the 100 couldn’t power a pre, that’s useful to know.

140 all the way!

As HiFi man reports, you can’t power a pre-amp from the 100, so you would need a HiCap or source with its own power supply.

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Good job I’m using a 272, not that I’m giving up my 140 for a 100.

Thats good, although the NAP100 is quite a decent amp tbh.
I had a CB140 and despite several comments to the contrary here, the NAP200 did a much better job of driving my speakers, to my ears in my room.

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I have extensively compared the 140 and 200. The 140 worked better in my 72/hicap system driving SBL’s. It just had the magic, which the 200 did not show. I tried the 140 on my Ovators and on lower volumes it was ok. On higher volumes and more complex music the 200 was quite a bit better.

In general - exceptions are there for sure - I prefer pairing of amps from the same era.

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I don’t doubt your findings for one minute, but for me the 200 worked so much better in my system and I have no problem mixing olive with black as my 62/200 sounded amazing. A final change to a 202 followed by a HCDR was the icing on the cake.

Whilst the 62 / 140 continues to sound great as our son uses it in his system.

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My preference of the naim shoebox amps using a 72/HiCap is 110 1st, 100 a close second with the 140 in 3rd spot, never warmed to the 140 for some reason and I have owned two 140s over the years.

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Interesting conclusion, I had a soft spot for the 110, mine had Naims own output transistors.

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