Before you pick the naim, I think that you should try to demo it if you can. You mention that both amps are noted for being bright. You can argue that the naim may be bright and forward. I thought it sounded ok on naim speakers and a pair of BW lm1's on my computer. But when you put it on a better speaker like the one that have, it falls apart. I thought it did not have a clean sound. It is hard to explain, that's why I say listen to it first. The creek is just the opposite. It is more powerful and just as lively as the naim. The top end, though, is in a different league altogether. The reason that I went into the passive pre amp section in my first post was to stress this point. In my opinion, a good active line stage will cost a lot more than the type of components we are talking about here. I this case, the passive pre will work greatly in your advantage in that you are eliminating a large bottleneck in sound quality that an active line stage will create at this price point. The reason that I would not chose a tube amp in this setup is that your speakers, with a good british amp, will give you that propulsive sound that the british electronics are noted for. (although I am sure that tubes will be ok as will; just not my first choice. Hope that helps.
Amp recommendation for RS6
Hello everybody,
I am searching currently for a new amplifier for my Monitor Audio RS6.
I have narrowed my options to the next amplifiers:
-Primare I21
-Creek EVO
-NAD C355
-Roksan Kandy mkIII
-Unison Unico
-Naim Nait 5i
but I also consider a tube amp (based on numerous suggestions that RS6 sounds best with tubes).
What do you think?
Any other options are welcome.
My source is NAD C542.
I am searching currently for a new amplifier for my Monitor Audio RS6.
I have narrowed my options to the next amplifiers:
-Primare I21
-Creek EVO
-NAD C355
-Roksan Kandy mkIII
-Unison Unico
-Naim Nait 5i
but I also consider a tube amp (based on numerous suggestions that RS6 sounds best with tubes).
What do you think?
Any other options are welcome.
My source is NAD C542.
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