Been through hell with mine lately
My Nad C320 amp seems to be on it's way out so I've tried some new kit. First I got the Audiolab 6000A and 6000N to replace my amp and chromecast audio. I found it was a bit too 'boomy', and as you can't adjust the bass had to send it back. iItested the Audiolab 6000N against my chomecast and couldn't tell a difference most of the time so that went back too.
I then got a Naim Nait 5si amp to run with chromecast and that's going back too. Can't stand it. Sound is clear but it has no body and is far too bright. Going to book a slot with Audio T in town and try some stuff in the flesh there to get it sorted.
What is it with the hifi world though? This fucking Nait amp - why the hell do the speakers connect the wrong way round on the back of the amp? Why the hell do you have to solder the fucking speaker cables into the Naim speaker adapters? Why isn't their the ability to tone the bass down a bit on most amps? I can't even adjust the balance so unless you're bang in the middle of the speakers in a room that revolves around them it's off balance. It's an incredibly pretentious, nerdy little world at times it really is, but you need your tunes to sound good and it's a case of trying to fumble through all the bullshit to find something that sounds great and has a reasonable level of practicality that doesn't cost about 15 grand.
Even the streamers that cost hundreds/thousands and don't have gapless playback. How poor is that? Dark Side of the Moon? Last 7 tracks or so of Abbey Road? Forget it. And loads don't have common features like the ability to play spotify connect. It's painful. It's so, so painful
Thing is I was happy with my old NAD amp, CCA and Tannoy Revolution DC speakers so I'm not keen on splashing thousands on something that sounds the same as a 30 quid CCA and NAD amp I bought for 180 quid 15 years ago. Hopefully I can find a solution for less than a grand