hey guys, any of you own the NAD320BEE? i was looking at it just now, retail is S$520, but the guy there quoted me S$440. just multiply 2.27 for RM price. issit a good amp, as compared to others? or would you suggest something else at that price range?

also, the headphone out is rated 200ohm in the spec sheet, but im not sure is that the minimum/maximum value.. any ideas?

i'm trying to decide whether i should go with the wharfdale diamond 9.1 or some other set, possibly quad 11L which is considerably pricier or the Eltax Liberty. anyone have comments on these? probably going to get a ok amp like the NAD (cant afford much else) to go along with it.

i just splurged on a cambridge azur 640c cd player.. there goes S$730 i made sure it was the version 2 with the 2 wolfson dacs. i was not intending to buy this cd player.. went to the shops with the NAD player in mind, but when i asked them to do a side by side shootout, no contest whatsoever..

the NAD 542 was paired with the C352 amp, the Azur 640c with the Azur 640A amp. after a while, the separates got interchanged to pair NAD with Cambridge and vice versa. speakers used were Wharfdale 9.1, Elac (cant remember which model) and Quad 11L (note all bookshelves as thats all i can even think of affording right now)

the azur sounded much more detailed and full bodied. soundstage seems a tad wider and bass is a whole lot tighter. female voices sounded particularly sexy haha! the hell freezes over cd, wow. makes everything sound much better than my dinky ol marantz cd5400. all in all, i would say the best combo had to be the azur amp and cd player. surprisingly, the Azur cd player and the NAD amp sounded better than the NADs being paired together.. better synergy i suppose.

damn this hobby.. seriously.