We had a 250DR with speakers, now have the 300DR with same speakers.
Would we benefit from more expensive speakers? Perhaps, but they sound fabulous in our room. The move to 300DR just brought extra detail and control, especially at lower volume levels.
All good speakers which were candidates for a 250DR will be candidates for the new 250. The extra oomph of the amp, plus other changes, will just mean the amp has even more control over them increasing listening pleasure.
Speakers are after all a very personal choice, or we’d all end up with the same models.
I think I have seen that the 222 can power the Solstice style Phono Preamp…? Similar to the way the Aux2 set up - on the 252, 282 - can power a Stageline or Superline…?
It would be different. There is no fixed line out on the NSC 222.
There is an RCA out but this is via the volume control. If you are happy with two volume controls it will will work (ergonomics aren’t that delightful with two volume controls)
I downshifted over time from DBL + Olive 6-pack due to space and WAF issues. Landed on the atom with third party amp. I’ve used the Atom as a streaming pre-amp due to it being the only option in the line up. I’d wondered at this omission. Though the Atom offers incredible price- performance, the 222 should be an auto buy for my use case. The 250 looks like a great one and done option too. I personally love the aesthetic.
Question would be what kind of SQ upgrade I would get for this option given the significant jump in cost.
You might remember we met last August at HQ (Rob). I was with Jas in the dem room (listening to Statement) and you popped in for a chat. Further to that conversation I wonder now how 3 x new 250 driving my Kudos 808’s compares to a single 500 passive. Might be a close run thing?
NAC is old Naim-speak, back to the ‘70s or ‘80s Naim Audio Control (amp).
NAP Naim Audio Power (amp), again very old abbreviation.
NSC I guessed above as Naim Streaming Control (amp)
NPX Naim Power X (as I said in an earlier post I’d never worked out what the X in XPS was unless it was connected to the CDX etc range which it was launched to power).
I’d hazard a guess that NVC is Naim Vinyl Control (amp), could easily be wrong.