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NAP 300...

Posted by kuma (A) on August 9, 2005 at 19:30:32

In Reply to: Re: Almost all music sound great on SET amps... posted by Budrew on August 8, 2005 at 21:41:08:

This amp has the similar transparency and agility similar to my Jota. It does not hit the mark dead on especially when used passive, but, I think it comes lot closer than many solid state amplifiers I've tried.

The 300 is an odd bird in the Naim stable in that it came out after the 500 intro unlike other Naim amps with revision history. I've a feeling that die-hard flat earthers would have problem comprehending this amp. It is pretty *round-eathed* for Naim amplifier meaning sounding natural and even attempts at the soundstage thing. It does not have the typical fat and fuzzy 250 voicing. ( I can say this out loud here without being clubbed to death! :D ) But it sounded more lucid than the 500 where you can't help thinking the 500 is a solid state amplifier whereas the 300 has a gentler touch similar to the Jota monos albeit less bass grunt and overall authority. I think it's probably the most well-balanced out of what they offer currently and past. ( it sort of shares the similar traits as the CDS3 )

I suppose, the *delicious* midrange that many SET users crave can be had with using different preamps or at least I could come close when the amps are used with the 552 + an active xover with multiple 300s. Interesting!

I haven't tried any valve preamps with my 300, as my current preamp is sufficient enough. But I was told that in general, Naim power works ( meaning, they are less likely to blow up the amp ) better with a valve pre than a wide bandwidth solid state design.

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