No, it has nothing to do with the amplifier design circuitry (whether it’s class D digital design or class A/AB analog design). What I meant by an analog integrated amp was that I was simply referring to those integrated amps that do not have onboard DAC so they only have linestage analog inputs, no DAC thus no digital inputs.
That’s what I meant by an analog integrated amp. Cause many integrated amps these days come with onboard DAC thus have digital inputs.
Since the OP already has awesome Naim server/streamer and a Naim DAC so there’s no need to get an integrated amp that has an onboard DAC.
You can run analog out of your Naim DAC to analog linestage input on the integrated amp. Just get an analog integrated amp (no onboard DAC). Cause DAC or digital-analog-conversion or digital circuitry is noisy and will potentially inject noise & interference into critical analog audio circuitry.
So pure analog integrated amp (no DAC) would be a better choice if you already have an external DAC or digital front end source components.
That’s what I meant by an analog integrated amp. Cause many integrated amps these days come with onboard DAC thus have digital inputs.
Since the OP already has awesome Naim server/streamer and a Naim DAC so there’s no need to get an integrated amp that has an onboard DAC.
You can run analog out of your Naim DAC to analog linestage input on the integrated amp. Just get an analog integrated amp (no onboard DAC). Cause DAC or digital-analog-conversion or digital circuitry is noisy and will potentially inject noise & interference into critical analog audio circuitry.
So pure analog integrated amp (no DAC) would be a better choice if you already have an external DAC or digital front end source components.