Metal cased amp vs wooden cased amp

[chebby]

My two remaining upgrade options - mu-so by Naim and Quad Vena - are rapidly becoming one choice ... the Quad.

I was partly tempted by the optional 'jackets' especially the wooden one. However, i found out that if you buy the basic (£599) option, with it's gray metal case, you need to plug in the Bluetooth antenna. If you buy any of the optional finshes you don't need an antenna.

This means the optional 'jackets' (or whatever) do not slide over a metal case but replace it completely. Now, I don't want any RF spilling in (or out) of this new box and prefer to leave everything to metal (and Faraday) to keep everything in it's place.

That saves me £100 by not buying an optional finish but makes it a grey metal 'lump' with a Bluetooth antenna sticking out the back. Hmmmm.

Anyway it's much smaller than the (too long) mu-so and - now - it'll be £296 less.

I am no electrical or radio engineer so I can't really comment on whether a metal Faraday case is better than a wooden case in this application. (Amp and DAC and wireless.) I still use FM and the unit will be very close to the TV as well.

 

[drummerman]

My two remaining upgrade options - mu-so by Naim and Quad Vena - are rapidly becoming one choice ... the Quad.

I was partly tempted by the optional 'jackets' especially the wooden one. However, i found out that if you buy the basic (£599) option, with it's gray metal case, you need to plug in the Bluetooth antenna. If you buy any of the optional finshes you don't need an antenna.

This means the optional 'jackets' (or whatever) do not slide over a metal case but replace it completely. Now, I don't want any RF spilling in (or out) of this new box and prefer to leave everything to metal (and Faraday) to keep everything in it's place.

That saves me £100 by not buying an optional finish but makes it a grey metal 'lump' with a Bluetooth antenna sticking out the back. Hmmmm.

Anyway it's much smaller than the (too long) mu-so and - now - it'll be £296 less.

I am no electrical or radio engineer so I can't really comment on whether a metal Faraday case is better than a wooden case in this application. (Amp and DAC and wireless.) I still use FM and the unit will be very close to the TV as well.

It looks much nicer with the wooden sleeve.

You seem to be very influenced by vision and function by all your purchases ... ie. less cables, less boxes etc rather than hung up on pure performance (you probably wouldn't have a 610 or Vena if you were) I'd continue the theme and go with the wooden option.

 

[lpv]

a lovely alternative. a lovely...

 

[Superaintit]

It looks better in wood.

I don't think it matters in distortion if you take the one with wooden outer casing and metal underneath or metal with a wifi antenna. In my system wifi gives a little bit of noise that you wont notice during normal listening. In fact its so insignificant that you only notice it switching to wired.

I would choose wood