25-May-2016, 18:04
(21-Mar-2016, 09:40)DVLA Wrote: Lots of interesting suggestions here. I'd like to throw another one into the mix - Naim's NAC A5.I'd like to share this : I switched from NAC A5 to Atohm Zef Max and gave it a try for a month. The white cables were aesthetically more acceptable than the black stiff naim ones. One day my wife told me out of the blue : "dare I say you've lost something in the SQ since you changed your speaker cables ?" Honestly I'not sure I could tell the difference with a blind test but the NAC A5 is back on our white tiles !
Upside - pace, punch, detail and body. Also, it's cheap.
Downside - it's stiff and difficult to site properly. Its very cheapness counts against it since many might think it doesn't have sufficient hifi credibility.
My experience ? It's really worth taking a chance sometimes.
Bruno
Auralic Aries g2.1 / Chord Qutest / CLEARAUDIO Blackmotion - cartridge Clearaudio Virtuoso V2 mm/ /Gryphon Diablo 300 / Blue jeans cable / Apertura Edena Evolution
Auralic Aries g2.1 / Chord Qutest / CLEARAUDIO Blackmotion - cartridge Clearaudio Virtuoso V2 mm/ /Gryphon Diablo 300 / Blue jeans cable / Apertura Edena Evolution