millennia_one said:
272 i believe is considered a natural partner to the 200/200DR by Niam i believe, in fact more so i believe than the 250DR which would be more of the 282 and NDX. The reason for not purchasing the nap 250 was the fact i felt it was to much of a good thing for the Revels, they're just so sensitive the 200 provids ample grip and power in my room. In my room the Revels far outproformed the PMC 2023's with the Uniti it was a case of less was certainly more. In regards to the V1, it would replace the uniti 2 all together i would have no need for it with the V1 in place as it would be replacating functions of the uniti, i would use a laptop or similar as the streaming source and make use of the USB. I guess the only to way to find out is to go and have a listen.
Hi. First of all, you need to audition for yourself. Preferably in your own room, maybe you can get the stuff on loan from your dealer.
Secondly, the DR of the 200 only works if you use it to power one of Naim's classic pre-amps - like Nac 202. The power amplifying section itself is not DR'ed - unlike Nap250DR and the others above, on which the DR is on their power section. So basically, with either Dac V1/Uniti2/272/172 there would be absolutely no difference between Nap 200 and Nap200DR (either than the fact that you know for sure the 200DR is of recent production). So basically, you could "downgrade" to a bare Nap200 with absolutely no loss in sound quality. Either that, or upgrade to 250DR if that tickles your fancy.
Thirdly, I envy you, since I don't have the option of hearing those Revels (I read a lot of good things about them), only heard their F208 model, and it does indeed sound stunning.
Now, in a room of that size, if you don't have neigbours and if it's a dedicated listening room, where you can keep tose Revels far into the room, you can upgrade to whatever power amp you wish. Otherwise, my assumption is that the 200 is more than enough, since there is such a thing as "too much of an amplifier" for any given system/rooom/etc.
I used to own a Dac V1 a while ago, paired with SN2. It was a nice combo, but missed something. Also, I like the Nap200 more than the SN2. I haven't heard Dac V1 + Nap200, but some on Naim forums use that combination, since they don't need analogue inputs and stream via laptop. Of course, they are happy with the sound, but only YOU can decide if it's your cup of tea. I myself prefer the convenience and low-box count of the 172+200.
I also heard the 272 + 200/250DR and, Imo, it's a pretty noticeable upgrade from 172XS +200/250DR. So the 272 would be my option (it is currently my endgame, along with XPS2 and Nap300, but that's another story). Also, since you already have the 200, the 272 (or even 172) are the obvious choices - don't discount the 172, it's a great sounding preamp, and it is much better than the Uniti.
Another thing, I suggest you consider changing your speaker cable to 3.5m Naca5 or Tellurium Q Black 2. Even TQ Black 1 might be worth a shot, lots of Naimees like it, but I found it too lean in my system. It does very good separation, but at the cost of coherence and lack of bass oomph and PRAT. The TQ Black 2 is completely different (I have a pair on home-trial) and I'm having a really hard time deciding between keeping the Naca5 or switching to the TQ - because the TQ does almost everything better, soundstage, fullness, smoothness, timbre, sybilants, whatever, it's just slightly less energic sounding than the Naca5 (which does have a bit of a bass hump and compression to manage it's PRAT).