Presentation of 250.2 DR

Posted by: best_jerry on 15 February 2016

Actually I prefer the presentation of both 200/300,  the 250.2 non DR is not my favor. Can anybody share if the presentation of 250.2 DR is closer to 200 (lean and fast), or 250.2 non DR (fat/slow/bassy)?

Also, if i will not consider to upgrade the preamp to 282(I really like the presentation of 202), is 202 will match with 250.2 DR if I already have HCDR & NAPSC ?

Posted on: 20 February 2016 by Pawson6844
analogmusic posted:

so now finally I have tried 202/HCDR/250DR against 282/HCDR/250DR

I was quite pleasantly surprised by the 202/HCDR/250DR combo it didn't sound slow to me at all, but the bass was a bit too much in my room and with my speakers and the 250 DR. It wasn't bloated or unpleasant at all, and if you feel your speakers need that bass boost then 250DR seems to work well with 202 (just as I thought it would)

But putting the 282 bring the bass back into balance, so it is a matter of taste and perspective.

 

In some ways, the 202 sounded smoother to me than the 282 with vinyl as the 282 exposes the poor quality of my vinyl player too ruthlessly, I guess the better preamp opens with window of the source even more.

I like this post. This is exactly as I hear my system with a 202, little bit too much bass at times but still musical. I've just arranged a home demo of a 282 with my dealer so looking forward to the comparison. 

Posted on: 20 February 2016 by Chris Dolan
analogmusic posted:

it is called 250 DR (not 250.2 DR)

I think an upgraded one should should be referred to as a NAP250.2 DRug

Posted on: 20 February 2016 by Twinslaver

I've owned a 202, 282,200,250.2 and 202/250.2 can be fat and slow, but a key factor here is a power supply you feed your 202 with. With a HiCap DR is neither slow nor fat. Actually i prefer 202/HiCap DR/250.2 to 282/Hicap2/250.2. A NAP 250.2 is a very "bassy" beast so it needs lower noise power supply to be well controlled. 

Posted on: 21 February 2016 by best_jerry
Pawson6844 posted:
analogmusic posted:

so now finally I have tried 202/HCDR/250DR against 282/HCDR/250DR

I was quite pleasantly surprised by the 202/HCDR/250DR combo it didn't sound slow to me at all, but the bass was a bit too much in my room and with my speakers and the 250 DR. It wasn't bloated or unpleasant at all, and if you feel your speakers need that bass boost then 250DR seems to work well with 202 (just as I thought it would)

But putting the 282 bring the bass back into balance, so it is a matter of taste and perspective.

 

In some ways, the 202 sounded smoother to me than the 282 with vinyl as the 282 exposes the poor quality of my vinyl player too ruthlessly, I guess the better preamp opens with window of the source even more.

I like this post. This is exactly as I hear my system with a 202, little bit too much bass at times but still musical. I've just arranged a home demo of a 282 with my dealer so looking forward to the comparison. 

This is actually what I'm looking for, thank you Analogmusic!