DaveBk;329658 Wrote: > The debate seems to be whether a Naim power amp delivers a flat > frequency response when driven direct or whether the Naim preamps > compensate in some way for inherent colourations imposed by the power > amp. Frequency response and colouration isn't the issue. Naim power amps can be driven into instability if they receive lots of high frequency energy, so their preamps bandwidth limit the signal to avoid this. But they are still essentially flat within the audible range.
It strikes me that with modern digital sources playing 44.1kHz material, there is unlikely to be any high frequency energy to worry about, so perhaps the need for bandwidth limiting is no longer relevant? -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50893 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
