Please Explain: HiCap vs. SuperCap?

Posted by: DynFan160 on 04 January 2016

I have an SN2. Can someone please explain the differences / pros & cons of the HiCap vs. SuperCap?

By chance can the SuperCap "power" both the SN2 and nDAC, simultaneously? Which PS works with the SN2? The HC, SC, or both? What about the nDAC? The HC, SC, or both? Or can one (SC) be bought to power both SN2 and nDAC? 

Thanks

Posted on: 14 February 2016 by analogmusic

I had the recent opportunity to test the NDAC with new firmware

I find it to be quite musical.

Naim sources (both DAC V1 and NDAC included) do have a dynamic and exciting  "live music" aspect to them.

 

 

Posted on: 14 February 2016 by J.N.

John.

Posted on: 14 February 2016 by jon h

"Brands like Schiit come to mind"

Unseemly giggling in the fens...

Posted on: 14 February 2016 by Don Atkinson
Don Atkinson posted:

I will ask the OP again,

"Why not come clean and tell us what really pisses you off about Naim ?"

The Op seems to have gone quiet.

Not sure if my initial comments were helpful to him.

I accept that my later comments were made on the assumption that it was a troll.

Posted on: 16 February 2016 by Singslinger
feeling_zen posted:
catalinmetal posted:

you can put a supercap on a SN (1 or 2). but with the relative same amount, you could get 282/200(DR or not) which is WAY in another league...

i even used a SC2 with a 202 once, knowing that 282 is superior, but the speakers at the time and my own taste favored the presentation of the 202 instead of 282... yes, adding the SC2 to 202 made some improvements, but would have worth the price - i guess not.

so i would recommend get the next step of amplifier instead of spending on PSUs... sorry, it is just me... a PSU is merely fun for a testing session, and not worth the investment, no matter which PSU we are talking about...

Cannot agree with that. The difference between a 282 fed by a HC vs. a 282 fed by a 200 alone (or even a dedicated FC) is such that I would question even owning a 282 unless it was powered by at least a HC (preferably a SC).

Each to their own I suppose. Have to to start thinking that if PSU are perceived as a waste of money then, given Naim's importance placed on them, I have to wonder whether Naim is the right product for you.

Having just added a Supercap to my SN2, I have to agree with Feeling Zen. The jump in sound quality is huge. The same applied when I added a second HC to my NAC 82.