Hi Ian, thanks for the detailed answer. It is very helpful. It shows that the Nait50 with a suitable streamer can be an alternative to the Nova that is worth trying. Your situation and usage is different from mine (I listen to 90% Qobuz/Webradio, 10% CD from Audiolab 6000CDT and I have no vinyl). I currently use the Uniti Atom, but plan to upgrade. At my dealer I heard Atom, Nova and the new 200 series (full set) compared. The Nova was better than the Atom, but not in a drastic way. The difference between the Nova and the NSC222/Nap250-3/NSC300, on the other hand, I experienced as huge (night and day) (Click here). At the moment I am setting up a personal listening room (Click here). Once the room acoustics are optimised, I will try different combinations there. A 200 full set would be a dream, but a big investment financially. Nait 50 with ND5XS2 or NDX2 (second hand) would probably be an alternative. Here in Switzerland, however, not many dealers offer the Nait50 so far for testing.
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