I am about to buy a CD5/NAC112/NAP150/FLATCAP2 system and have auditioned these with Wilson Benesch Arcs which are fantastic (transparent, exciting, with great presence and precise sound image) except in one respect - the depth of their bass. Would the Orator (with the new upgraded units) be better? Does anyone have experience of this set up, and if so, what are your thoughts?
With anticipation, Marcopolovitch
Posted on: 08 July 2002 by David Hobbs-Mallyon
Marco....
I don't have experience of your exact system, and haven't heard the Orator, but I do use the WB Actors in a mainly Naim system.
If the Orator is like the Actors, then I would expect that the Orator will give you more scale as well as being more exciting than the Arcs (with a matching amp), but perhaps less transparency.
Not sure that the 150 is really a good match for the Orators, and ideally a power amp with a bit more power would suit. Given the choice, I would probably spend a little less on the speakers and spend the extra somewhere nearer the front-end of your system.
David
