Power Amp Question

@randym860 you can put dual mono power amps right next to the speakers so the speaker wires are short.

True. But then you will probably need longer cables to connect them to your pre-amp so I guess there is some give and take. As they say there is no free lunch.

Focusing on speaker wire length is just plain anal (and irrelevant) when in comes to answering the OP's question.  Feel free to experiment with (probably class D) more powerful amps, but you may find that they don't give you significantly better (only different) sound than your NAD.

@fatdaddy2 @randym860 @pennpencil @pennpencil 

Thanks for your input. I feel much more informed as I go forward. Looking forward to being an active part of the forum.

G

I once owned the NAD C256BEE. Regarding needing a more powerful amp I have two questions. What is your room size and at what position is the volume knob when listening at loudest levels. In my experience when volume knob for this amp is at the 12:00 o'clock position the gain from the preamp stage is driving the amp as hard as I feel comfortable (for amps sake).