Pre or active

I am running

SN1 >> hicap >> hicap dr >> snaxo >> nap 200 into Ovator S600 in my home office.

The snaxo also feeds back into the SN1, so I use the dac, pre and poweramp of the SN1 to drive them.

I do prefer this setup over SN1 >> hicap >> snaxo >> nap 200 (x2).

I think one of the dealers showed the SN3 / hicap dr / hicap dr / snaxo / NAP250DR into Kudos on the Bristol show. According to this forum it was a very good sounding system.

The benefit of this setup is that you get a very nice active system without many boxes.

Oh, in my living I run Nait 5 >> hicap (olive) >> ixo >> Nap 140 & the ixo back into the Nait 5 >> SBLs. Sounds fabulous too.

I think I just like active setups …

Edit, here is the link: