Originally Posted by ncpl
Crikey….post that in the wrong forum and you’d start a war !!!

Haha, this whole thread (MQA being a good thing) would be like lighting a fuse on most audio forums!

Having heard the Atom HE, I can understand that impression. I thought it sounded quite “old” Naim - PRaT, but surprisingly unrefined/a bit blunt by today’s standards, perhaps? And that was through HD650s which are super-smooth, I wouldnt want to hear it through Focals. Compelling in its own way if you like that kind of house soubd, but 180 degrees from Meridian.


HC: 861v4/ID40/LPS, DSP5000, DSP5000VC, DSP3100, SW1600, HD621, Oppo BDP-105, Sony VPL-HW55ES
2-Channel: Oppo BDP-105, TEAC VRDS-7/Trichord Clock 3/PSU, 551, Quad 303, Harbeth Compact 7ES-3, Kimber cables, Russ Andrews mains and supports.
Previous Meridian: 5000C, 5200SL, 7200.2, 6000, 562V.2, 568.2mm, 800v4, 808.2i, 818v2/v3, 861v8, 502