Active nap 300: connection dilemma

studioagm62 posted:

Dear friends,

I'm upgrading my system (555; 552; SNAXO 242; SL2) from 250.2 to 300.

My dubt is connected to the best way to use the 300 in active.

As you know 300 has dual mono structure and is possible to connect it to snaxo output using one ampli for bass and the other for high frequency (benchmark) or (and probably in this way the ampli ought to work better) is possible to connect it sending to the same ampli high and low frequancues related to the same channel (left or right)

What do you think about? Ideas, impressions or (preferred) direct experiences.

Regards

Alessandro

as far as i know, with the snaxo242, you an only connect it "using one amp for LF and the other for HF'. That is certainly how i have my 2xNAP500's configured with snaxo242

enjoy

ken

Thank you Ken,

but you can also connect the hf and lf for one channel to the same amp. It seem to me, that in this way the current absorption required from LF may be distributed on two different transformers. Obviously this is my opinion, but I need to know what the forum thinks about.

warmest regards

Alessandro

It should be possible to connect each 300 to only one speaker, driving both treble and mid/bass.

However I think most users have one (the better) amp for both treble drivers and one for both mid/bass drivers. The reason being that if the amps are slightly different (due to different age e.g.) it should be less noticeable this way.

Agreed with Ken & I guess  you will need 2 units nap300.. Wish can have them��

Cheers

The original SNAXOs did indeed send the two signals, HF and LF, from one amp to the same speaker, but this was changed to the current arrangement & it's a far better idea.  There is no merit in trying to use the older method.

Are you sure? I did not find this changed arrangement on my documentation. Perharps a Naim official opinion could be very useful for me (and for the others Biamplified sistem owners)

Regards

Alessandro

On the SNAXO 242 you should connect one NAP300 on HF L & R and the other NAP300 on LF L&R.  Older SNAXO 2-4 is different.