Thanks seandtaylor99. Are they less colored than Naim? That was my big problem with Naim, although I loved the dynamics. Sdcampbell I got enthused about this amp after reading about it in Whathifi?. They said the Creek 5350 was a four star, very good amp but the Cyrus was much better. The crown jewel of England? So I was interested in what people here thought.
As I mentioned, I liked they dynamics of Naim but could not live with this amp because of the colorations. It wasn't till I switched to Jeff Roland that instruments sounded like themselves. That was too pricey so I got Musical Fidelity. But they tend to sound smooth and somewhat dull albeit with low coloration, distortion, and good transparency. Better for classical orchestra than rock music.
One dealer had an interesting way to evaluate a stereo. he said listen for two things. First how natural and uncolored the sound was. Second listen for PRAT, I think. He said if you get these two things right, you could satisfy most listeners no matter where they were in the room.
Soundorganisation is importing this amp and they are lining up dealers. Only one in VA right now. I'd want to know what they will do for service if they break.
The add-on power supply seems like a marketing gimmick to me. I mean, if you buy it, you are in effect paying for 2 power supplies (one in ther original amp) and 2 cases, power cords, RCA's etc. They could probably just put a better power supply in their existing box (make a standard size box) for half the cost of what they are selling the external power supply for.