I totally agree with you 
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252ās are rare where I am too so adding/trying a 332/NPX was easy as my dealer made me an offer I couldnāt refuse.
The 332 sounds like a perfect match with your ATCās.
The nDAC is special especially with a PS. Iād still have mine but the box count got to be too much as my LP12/Radikak/Aura already take up too many shelves.
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@Bevo @Pete_the_painter thatās a great idea. A NAT01/NAT2 would match great with the Nait50.
Plus, the new Nait is based off the new 250
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I thought the 332 brought more in terms of bass and imaging. On some tracks the bass can actually be a little much and Iām wondering if the NPX would clean this up, but overall I prefer the 332ās presentation on the low-end. Put me in the camp of those thinking the NC has a warmer sound than the OC. I have a difficult room (open floor plan, speakers firing across at one end) so imaging will never be ideal, but the 332 made the speakers ādisappearā a little more. The only differences in the system for my listening test was the cabling to the speakers, Chord Shawline SNAIC/XLR from the HC to the ATCs and Chord Clearway XLRs from the 332 to the ATCs. All the usual caveats apply - my ears, system, canine placement, weather, alcohol consumption, etc. Your mileage may vary.
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How long have you had it? Iād let it settle 4-5 weeks and then play with speaker placement
Thank you for the detail. I have heard the 332 with a 250 on several occasions but not back to back with a 282/HC. As always, a bit more nuanced than A is better than Bā¦
If I remember correctly from a post in the ālistening experienceā thread, it was your 252 that I was hoping to add into my listening test, but the dealer in Seattle sent it out to get serviced I and decided to just go with the 332 once I heard it.
Just a few weeks, so things are still settling. Was letting it go into āstand-byā too, but decided to just leave it powered up for a few weeks at least. I remember a discussion on this somewhere buried in a thread and need to re-read it as I think this makes a difference, but canāt remember.
I thought it was based on the Statement. 
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Didnāt think the new 250 was only 25 WPC. 
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Donāt forget that active speakers like ATC will sound better with XLR cables, as they carry better long interconnects. At least I believe itās true because have read it several times here.
So not surprising that even a 332 bare sounds better vs 252/supercap.
If I wrote something wrong, please, tekies, correct me
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Weird. The one I had was just serviced before I bought it
In 20 years time most of us old classic guys will be dead or deaf.
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Iām half way there already 
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You are having a wine cellar I hope?
That might fry your local councilās brains a bit
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I was under the impression that anything appearing on YouTube is either there to make visualizations = money, or to promote silly, dangerous or stone-age ideas.
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What did you say?
And , unlike the Naim kit, not able to be sent back to the manufacturer for a service and returned as good as new.