Stereo Amplifier suggestion for Dynaudio Audience 72?

Ditto ROC! NAD pre is avg. you should do better.

if we use nad 372 as a power and use pre amp of other brand did nad sound good?

Abhijit,

Without prejudice to anyone else's opinions..

DO listen to the NAD with the Dynas - you may be very pleasantly surprised!!

NAD is warm and smooth, and shines particularly on vocals. Many amps may claim to be 'correct', 'detailed', etc. etc. but may not have the emotional impact you desire.

Sure, the 372 not perfect, but then nothing is in that bracket. You just need to take a call based on your tastes.

Regards,
Persiflage

I could not get to listen to Krell (in Delhi) despite calling the distributor several times. I think he was not able to arrange for a demo of Krell KAV 400 model.

Not able to listen to NAD combo either since distributor (and local dealer) has no stock and no demo piece left. He does not appear to have any intention of importing C172/272 combo since NAD is coming up with C165/C275 (BEE) combo sometime in this month. The distributor says he will have newer NAD range sometime in January.

Would it be worth waiting for this new combo? It will definitely cost more (1 lac +) than old combo (87K MRP). I am otherwise planning to go with New Classic Parasound range (2100 + 2250) without having any listen to them (just relying on few reviews and posts on various forums). It will cost around 1 Lac and has 3 years warranty in India. What do you guys say?

Hi Tarun
You have already tried some extremely well reviewed components for yourself, yet werent convinced, why now go in for a combo that you havent tried at all? Why would you even look at the NAD for that price when there is better stuff (by almost all aspects) around? Cant you listen to the Parasound before you plunk money down? what about the McCormacks?

Separately, in about 3 weeks we will be getting a new amp that has had a great debut in the US a few months back. If you still havent finalised anything by then, you are welcome to come and check it out.

cheers

Sighh. Another product revision. Why do most mainstream audio companies feel they have to make these 'new improved' noises every 2-3 years? Esp. when there is no tangible improvement? That certainly was the case with C172/272 - I didn't feel it was better than anything produced in the golden age of NAD, say the trusty old 1600/ 216 combo that now does duty in my second system.

Hope the next upgrade is better, but I doubt it somehow.

The parasound should be ok, but i would'nt buy b4 giving it a listen. What is the excat price break up of the combo?
All the best
Cheers

Hi Shridhar,

Nice to see you again.

You are absolutely right. I should (or rather must) give a listen before deciding to buy. I was planning to go to Mumbai for listening to NAD & Parasound; but that option does not look good now (since NAD cannot be listened to).

I thought 2250 being a beefy amp (250W @ 8 ) would be able to drive the speakers easily. I had inquired on other forums as well. I have not heard anything bad about Parasound so far. Lastly, it fits well in my budget.

Can you tell me more about the new amp you are going to have in three weeks? I can hold on my Parasound decision.

Thanks,
Tarun

Parasound with a 3 year warranty is an excellent choice. Parasound has a long life of creating audiophile products that have been praised around the world. Though I will never ask you to buy anything without a personal audition, if that is what you have to do, then the risks with Parasound will be much less.

Check with the distributor and see if there is ANY Parasound amp in your home town. If you can request that owner to let you listen for a few minutes, you will get an idea of the sound signature of the Parasounds. That was you have removed the risk completely.

Cheers


Cheers.

I'd like to say Tarun that don't go by paper specs. There are many amps which advertise very high specs but clip way before what they are rated for. Doesn't mean they can't drive tough loads or sound great. However one must audition the amp with *your speakers* before deciding anything. I've seen many amps sound heavenly with a certain speaker while sounding just ok with others and this is completely unrelated to power.