After being a Naim fan for many years, I came across Croft amplifiers.
Wow. Never have my Harbeths sounded so good. They have the Naim drive and speed, but added detail and frequency extremes. Glenn Croft is obviously a very knowledgeable man.
I bought the Micro 25r and 7R pre/pwr combination. I considered the 'R' integrated but it just wasn't as good, and the 7RS/Monoblocks were not worth double the value, especially with sensitive speakers. They have ample power and sound very natural, detailed, dynamic. I never thought there would be such a difference to the Naim kit. Naim sounds thuddy, congested and veiled in comparison. They're quite good value when you compare to the mainstream brands. I would put the Croft set up far ahead of the 282/250 but quite a lot cheaper.. more than 60% cheaper actually. It makes Naim look like very bad VFM IMO.
Anyway, I just wanted to report that I have found an excellent system... I'm very happy indeed. If you have good british loudspeakers such as Harbeth or Proac, then check out the Croft stuff. Now it's time to upgrade the source!
Wow. Never have my Harbeths sounded so good. They have the Naim drive and speed, but added detail and frequency extremes. Glenn Croft is obviously a very knowledgeable man.
I bought the Micro 25r and 7R pre/pwr combination. I considered the 'R' integrated but it just wasn't as good, and the 7RS/Monoblocks were not worth double the value, especially with sensitive speakers. They have ample power and sound very natural, detailed, dynamic. I never thought there would be such a difference to the Naim kit. Naim sounds thuddy, congested and veiled in comparison. They're quite good value when you compare to the mainstream brands. I would put the Croft set up far ahead of the 282/250 but quite a lot cheaper.. more than 60% cheaper actually. It makes Naim look like very bad VFM IMO.
Anyway, I just wanted to report that I have found an excellent system... I'm very happy indeed. If you have good british loudspeakers such as Harbeth or Proac, then check out the Croft stuff. Now it's time to upgrade the source!