Integrated Amps - Ayre vs Pass Labs
Jafant, did our first shoot out vs the Naim Uniti Nova, fascinating demo. Both were awesome, however the demo wasn't equil, we had the Nova plugged into an Audio Magic Oracle with a Combaix Power Cord with Isoacoustics footers vs the Krell K300i on a Isotek Sigmas, with an Audioquest power cord and no footers, so it wasn't an apple to apples comparison. However, the Krell has a more depth to the soundstage, seemed a bit clearer, the Naim sounded Naim like puncher and more dramatic in its phrasing with a bit more midrange bloom, overall felt like the Krell was even better. The tale of the tape, Krell 150 watts vs Naim 80 watts Krell Balanced ins Naim None Krell MQA Naim None Krell display ok Naim 2.5 inch LCD Krell none Naim Headphone amp Krell Aptx Naim Aptx Krell None Naim airplay Krell None Naim Chromecast Krell app ok Naim app better Soundstaging more depth Krell Bass control tie Clarity a little better with the Krell Krell HDMI in and out Naim only in Krell 3 rca in Naim 2 rca Krell coax and opt Naim 3coax 2 opt Summation two early to tell, both of these integrated amplifiers are awesome in terms of both features and sound quality. The MQA decoding, plus the extra power and clarity makes the Krell very compelling, If you use Roon as your control interface then the quality of either the Naim or Mconnect app is moot. If you choose via jus the app the Naim app is much better. Dave and Troy Audio Doctor NJ Krell and Naim dealers |
(((Legacy is very similar to Vandersteen. warm rich and laid back in the treble.))) I think that's wishful thinking, but are your speakers out of time? Phase and time correct is not easy to substitute. Since you continue to think you know a lot about what you don't know a lot about. Here you go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8A6hN8kgC4 Best JohnnyR |
