improvisato;274627 Wrote: > I haven't had much luck finding a used studio amp yet, but I'm going to > keep looking. Thanks for the tip, AJones. > > I did, however, have a chance to audition the NAD 352 with my speakers. > Doing a blind test between my 50watt Denon 275 and the 80watt NAD 352 > was certainly reveaving. I think that the NAD 372 is going to be a bit > overkill for my setup and room dimensions, but I was very impressed with > the sound of the NADs. I'd be interested in any other SB owners with > positive or negative experiences with the 352.
I have 352 running a set of Magnepans (86 Db sensitivity, 4 Ohms) without any trouble. It's good work horse, lots of current, NAD is pretty conservative with their ratings. I seldom go over 9:30 on the volume knob. Decent sound too. I'm not going to state that all amps sound the same, but I have compared it to 372 and the only difference was that I achieved desired volume level earlier (8:30), which is not good actually, since there's less granularity in selecting the volume level within optimal range. 372 can be bridged into 250W mono if that's what one needs. Both 352 and 372 have lots of inputs including tape in/out, preamp out and main amp in separated. Additional AC out, controlled by the main switch. 352 has 2 good features, tone control with tone control defeat (bypass that is) and anti clipping circuitry. The only thing that I don't like about 352 is a fact that volume knob has hardly visible marker, so it's hard to tell where it is (it's motor driven by the remote). And, fringe benefit, 352 comes with very good remote which is way better than the original one that comes with the SB. So, when used with the SB, it reacts faster, more reliably and has plenty of buttons (meant to control CD player and tuner) to re-program. As always, trust your ears, but 352 is an excellent product for the money. K -- slimkid The sound stage will open up, bass will tighten and the imaging will improve. DVD performance will also increase substantially. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iAj2aPdQnk or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvMNuuFSvN0 or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDRhRv4q_SI ------------------------------------------------------------------------ slimkid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8881 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31843 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
