Hello, I’m in need of some advice. My setup consists of a Supernait 3 with HiCap DR, Sonus Faber Cremona Auditor speakers, and a Mac Mini as the source for Qobuz. The whole system sounds really good.
I have the opportunity to purchase a non-DR Supercap at a very good price, with the future goal of upgrading the preamp section with a 282.
I’d like to know if it’s possible to connect the Supercap to the Supernait 3, and whether I would get any real benefit from doing so.
Thank you very much.
Yes you can.
You can also power a 282 with a hicap or with a supernait by itself.
In your situation: go for a 282 (and a snaic 4 cable).
A supercap is mandatory for a 252.
You’d also need an extra Snaic to connect the Supercap. Not sure whether the cost would be warranted given it’s a non-DR SC??
When powering a Supernait from a Supercap you will only use 1 of the Supercap dual rails which is the equivalent of a Hi-Cap. Therefore you would effectively be moving from a Hi-Cap DR to a Hi-Cap non-DR which you may consider a downgrade until you get the 282 and 2 Snaics. I think the approach suggested by @robert_h would be better. @Svetty is also correct that if you intend to move on the Hi-Cap-DR the new owner would expect the Snaic to be included so you will need 1 Snaic for the supernait and 2 for the 282.
Thank you for your input and explanations — everything was very clear and made a lot of sense. I was planning to go ahead with the purchase, since, as I mentioned, the unit is being offered at a really good price. But maybe it’s better to wait and go for a 282.
As suggested above, a 282 used with your existing Hicap DR, and with the SN3 as a power amp, could be a good move.
Out of interest, you mention the Mac Mini as a source. Is this the only source and are you using a DAC between Mac and SN3 at the moment? If so you may want to consider improvements here first so that changes downstream don’t expose the limitations of the source.
My fault… I have a DAC with a dedicated power supply
Ah ok - that’s good 
FWI Worth we went from olive, 82 hicap, to 82 olive serviced SC, wow is all i can say, took a few days to settle but very worthwhile
Martin
I believe it, but maybe I’m not ready to see the two series mixed… from a strictly economic point of view, it would make sense considering the price differences.
That would probably make the most sense, and instead of getting a SuperCap I would rather get another HiCapDR when the time comes, which will allow you to feed the 282 with a dedicated power supply per channel, as opposed to a shared configuration with the SuperCap.