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Anybody tried Naim integrated with ATC speakers?

I have a pair of ATC SCM 19 stand mounted speakers, said to be rather less sensitive. I wonder how would they sound with a Naim integrated. The last model of Naim, XS, is rated at 60 watts per channel, quite a lot for a Naim, but would it be enough for ATC?
Although I don't listen to high decibels, I need a good resolution, for my large collection of large orchestral works.
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skipclemmons
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Take a chance on it. The Naim will be easy to sell if you don't like it. It will sound great, likely as not.

Might do a search at the Naim forums.

http://forums.naim-audio.com/eve
waynefia
156 posts
 
Hey some nice comments on the M3. Seems every time I see anything written it is not positive on here lately. Usually somebody has some issue. I am glad to see a few nice comments. I is an integrated I thought about. Seems quite a few for sale lately.
hoggshead
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I once owned ATC SCM 12's and drove them with a Naim 112/150 combo (50 watts/channel). There was not enough oomph to really make the speakers shine. I changed to a LFD dual-mono 90 watts/channel. The difference was quite noticeable with much more authority, impact and bass.

Jim
wireless200
415 posts
 
How similar is the M3 to their regular products? I owned the c272 amp and the c162 pre a while back, wasn't impressed. Not that bad in sound but nothing special either. Best thing I can say about the pair was they didn't have the irritating etchy highs like a lot of equipment but they didn't seem to have a lot of ooomph either. Most disappointing was the quality. You could tell everything felt kind of cheap and flimsy. For the price they're ok and I've certainly heard worse but I wouldn't get excited about NAD master's series line if it's similar to their regular stuff.
waynefia
156 posts
 
Wireless, I do not own the M3 but thought about it. It certainly is not priced as standard NAD at 2999.00. It certainly looks and feels high end, and it is raved about by the press. So if you average everything I have said so far it certainly sounds like something to look at.

As far as what people say on the forums, they are either loving the M3 and matching M5 SACD/CD/HDCD, or have some audiophile complaint. BUT is there ever a product, that somebody on here or other forums discusses that is loved by some, and has some complaints from others ? A total opposite opinion ? That is the audio world.

But I find if you take out the extremes you can decide if something is a unit worth considering, which I believe this one is.
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