Thanks Doc,

it sounds much more straightforward than my convoluted thinking. I will revisit this after Christmas and be in touch.

I loved my 'Bolt-up' NAP250 and of the later CB and Olive eras, the 135's came closest and for most purposes and after countless dems I've done, they were limited by the preamps used with them (compare a 72 with a 52 to get the idea). Now, in theory and given a clean source, a passive SHOULD be far...

Good shout Geoff.
My plan was to get a DAC and then look at the amps, and my original post was a sort of "thinking out loud" thing.
I will need to get cabling anyway as you say (either with a passive pre or no, so that's certainly food for thought.

slinger wrote:I'd be interested to know if you perceived any marked difference in atmosphere so soon after the death of Castro.

Good question: As would I.

Here's the thing. I'm not going to throw money at my system like I did before I had kids and responsibilities and I asked *if it was possible* to mix and match as this seemed like it could be an easy win if there was a gain to be made. The thing is I'm pretty sure my power amps aren't "crap&quo...

TerryMadher wrote:DSJR, are you Noel Keywood in disguise? Your grammatically poor sentence construction is very typical of his often published style.

Thanks Terry but this person gave me open advice: I will listen and take my own council.

What is your contribution to my enquiry at this stage?

My Dad said the same to me on my wedding day.......

Is it possible to use an NVA pre amp with, say, a pair of Naim NAP 135s?

The Naim cable routing through the HiCap is what makes me wonder (star earthing? Is that a thing?)

Anyway I would like to try maybe a P90 in there instead maybe with some special cabling?

Thanks in advance.

A very sordid family feud between siblings has followed the passing of Mrs Z, who clearly had her favorites - Poor old Dweezil not being one.

Hard to hear George. Wishing you all the best.