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Naim NAC-N 272 with non-Naim power amp

I'm thinking of buying a streamer\pre\dac and using it with one of 3 amps I have in house. I was looking at the Naim NAC-n 272. However, I was wondering whether anyone has used this device with non-Naim amplifiers and has some experience to share. Can they work well with non-naim amps, anything other than impedance matching to worry about? The reason I ask is just about all my research on the NAC-N 272 has it paired with a Naim poweramp which makes sense given their preference for the din connectors.

lmartinez_02170
rickysnit
79 posts
 

Seems like a decent thing to me. It's like cooking, put all sorts of tasty ingredients together, get a tasty result. Probably the same with the Naim and some other decent amp. Like you say, it's just the dorky connectors they use.

agisthos
506 posts
 

I'm now doing just this, and using a power amp that is the complete opposite of the usual Naim amp such as a NAP250.

I use a Luminance KST-150, which is a high bandwidth, high slew rate, very fast and neutral amp. Pairs very well with the 272 using its RCA outputs and sounds excellent. This amp has a 20k ohm input impedance and does not like tube pre-amps, but works perfectly with this Naim.

The 272 does respond highly to quality isolation footers such as Stillpoints or Cerabase, or a recent cheaper option I just tried, Stack Audio AUVA EQ. 

lmartinez_02170 OP
27 posts
 

Thanks Agisthos. This is very helpful information! I just might look into the KST-150.

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