I’ve narrowed down my next upgrade to either a Unity Nova or SuperNait + HiCap + ND5 XS2 streamer.
Does anyone have experience with these as far as audio quality preference?
The Nova is a very good 1-box, but that separates line-up will be audibly better.
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…my vote would be SuperNait + HiCap + ND5 XS2 streamer.
Best to demo at dealer, you may even want to try a NAIT XS 3 + HiCap DR + ND5XS2 vs. the Nova.
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To add food for thought; have you considered going Atom to 250DR? I’m running my Nova as a streaming pre, into a 250DR and have been really pleased with the sound. There’d be no need for the extra amplification of the Nova (over the Atom) if you’re starting from scratch.
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I take it you mean Atom HE
Sure
SN2 and NDX2 would be my pick.
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2 good boxes, though buying both new would cost rather more than a Nova.
Quite a lot of people seem to feel that ND5XS2 + nDAC is as good as NDX2 for sound and cheaper if buying a/h. SN3 +HCDR may well beat 202/200 too. However, it looks as if the consensus is with you in ranking SN ahead of Nait+HCDR.
I may not be the only one apparently stretching the budget and box count further than the OP is actually asking us to go. All too easy…
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Nova = 4800£
Supernait + Hicap + Nd5 xs2 = 8200£
Supernait + Ndx = 10000£
Very differently priced these solutions, aren’t they? The Nova shouldn’t come close to the other options, based on price only.
Please ignore this post. 
It may be worth looking at eBay. A Supernait 2 plus ND5XS2 has a total cost similar to a Nova (and I can confirm it sounds better to my cloth ears). A Nait plus that streamer should be cheaper than any Nova I have seen on that website.
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