Upgrading from Cyrus Mono X

Posted by: angelface on 31 October 2018

Hi- yes this is my first post. I once had 9 Cyrus boxes but have since swapped many of my Cyrus boxes for other makes. I currently run my DAC into a MF passive pre and then to my Cyrus Mono X using XLR cables.

I am thinking of upgrading my power amps. Mono X300 Signatures sound tempting but these are over 3000 quid second hand.

What Naim power amp should I consider second-hand that would be an improvement to the Mono X's?

I am sure you must all hate the sound of Cyrus so please be gentle!

Posted on: 03 January 2019 by Eoink

I think you might be lucky to get close to a 52/SC/250 for that, dealers tend to charge about £4k for the 52/SC pair alone, but the 82/SC is great value.

Posted on: 04 January 2019 by angelface

From your comments my ideal Naim system would be NAC282 with NAPSC and non-DR NAP250.2. Sounds like a Supercap would be good upgrade later.

I am sticking to Cyrus though as I prefer the sound.

It has been an interesting exercise hearing the Naim sound though.