Moved from 252/SCDR/250DR to Dev.
After 20yrs of Naim, I fell in love with the Dev sound, dynamics, spatial/presentation, handling of bass, and last (but not least) the simplicity. No PS hum, no cable mess either.
However the Naim combo had more presence (oomph?), and seemed to drive my speakers a lot easier than my original Dev 200. Within a month of trial I switched to 250. And now 250 Pro, I think I am done for a few years.
I don't dig the dual dev setup. It seems to defeat the purpose.
Contrary to the absurd (IMO) preferences on the Naim forum on (a) the Hugo DAC, and (b) the Naca5 cables, I used Weiss DAC and Nordost cables, and definitely felt I had the best Naim could offer at a "reasonable" amount...
After 20yrs of Naim, I fell in love with the Dev sound, dynamics, spatial/presentation, handling of bass, and last (but not least) the simplicity. No PS hum, no cable mess either.
However the Naim combo had more presence (oomph?), and seemed to drive my speakers a lot easier than my original Dev 200. Within a month of trial I switched to 250. And now 250 Pro, I think I am done for a few years.
I don't dig the dual dev setup. It seems to defeat the purpose.
Contrary to the absurd (IMO) preferences on the Naim forum on (a) the Hugo DAC, and (b) the Naca5 cables, I used Weiss DAC and Nordost cables, and definitely felt I had the best Naim could offer at a "reasonable" amount...
Mac Mini + Matrix X-SPDIF2 + Echoes Music 1 | Pro-Ject CD Box RS2T ⏵ Devialet Expert 250 Pro ⏵ Boenicke W5 SE, B&W ASW 608 Sub
