New to naim

Posted by: Stephanie Gelder on 21 March 2015

So... I have an arcam avr400

My plan is... A secondhand unitiqute and if it sounds nice run my fronts through it, then at a later date add a nap250, then a pre, so the qute then becomes a source then eventually replace it, and make it a very nice second room system.

Dos this seem ar ask a or path?
Posted on: 21 March 2015 by Stephanie Gelder
Annoying autocorrect on phone!! Sorry about all the typos! oh well to late to worry now I have the qute thanks to Nottingam Hifi
Posted on: 21 March 2015 by Bart

The Qute will always make a nice second system.  I wouldn't ask too much of it as a source for a higher end system, fronting a NAP 250 and nice speakers.  But if you need to just add a piece at a time, your path sounds reasonable.

 

Welcome to Naim!

Posted on: 21 March 2015 by dayjay
Originally Posted by Stephanie Gelder:
So... I have an arcam avr400

My plan is... A secondhand unitiqute and if it sounds nice run my fronts through it, then at a later date add a nap250, then a pre, so the qute then becomes a source then eventually replace it, and make it a very nice second room system.

Dos this seem ar ask a or path?

Put a Hugo in the middle and it starts to get really interesting

Posted on: 21 March 2015 by Dave***t
Depending on your sources/tastes/budget, you could add a 272 (or even a 172, various members have reported good results with a 250) and skip the qute source/conventional pre stage.
Posted on: 22 March 2015 by Sloop John B
It seems a bit of the wall to me to be buying a uniqute and then to consider your first upgrade to be a 250 power amp.

They really are from two different parts of the Naim ecosystem.

However it is very Naim to be considering an upgrade for a product you haven't even bought yet!


SJB
Posted on: 22 March 2015 by Bert Schurink

I would suggest you think we'll about this. Apparently you have a certain endgame in mind, which might lead to starting better off with a 272 assuming it's a great device (we haven't heard it so far). If you stay with your path it looks a bit like a potential range of lost investments...

Posted on: 22 March 2015 by ChrisSU

A 250 is a big jump up from a Unitiqute, but if it gets you to the level you want to reach without several costly intermediate upgrades, I can see the sense in it. It does, however, go against the 'source first' principle - but then, rules are made to be broken, so if it works for you, fine. As the UQ has both digital and analogue inputs, it would, I think, also be possible to follow a 'source first' upgrade path: for example, add an NDX, then a NAC 282, then a 250. Then, if you still want to go further, add power supplies and a DAC. Then when you're bankrupt, sell up and get a Superuniti!