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Upgrade from Naim Nova

Hi

I am looking at upgrading my front end from Naim Nova to one of the following;

Naim NDX2 with XPS DR and EtherRegen
DCS Bartok with EtherRegen
Brinkman Nyquist2 with EtherRegen
Lumin X1 with UniFi Switch8

I use Tidal HiFi/Masters as source

Any opinions great fully appreciated
Regards
rgmd11

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chayro
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I don't think you'll find much info on Naim around here, but as an ex-believer, I think that before you do anything, you should try adding an external power supply if the Nova will accept it.  I remember adding the XPS to my CDX2 and it was transformed. Every aspect of the musical presentation was elevated to another level.  Good luck.
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rgmd11 OP
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Hi chayro

Sadly there is no option to upgrade the Nova with one of the Naim separate psu’s.

regards
rgmd11
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audiotroy
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If I had the Nova I would look to trade it in towards an even higher quality integrated amplifier or separates. 

The Lumin X1 is really remarkable  streamer and you can use a switch which has optical ethernet output which will dramatically improve the performance of the X1.

The other thing is that Lumin makes a very nice matching amplifier which might also make a nice package.

What is the rest of your system? 

The Lumin is way more transparent and holographic then the Naim NDX combo, the Naim does have a nice warm full bodied sound however the new NDX is much less of the sound of the older Naim gear which isn't as transparent, but has more of the midrange bloom of yore.

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ Lumin and Naim dealers
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