• Musically and dynamically wonderful
• Excellent detail resolution
• New Naim look may not suit all tastes
$13,500
In Naim’s 50 years, it undoubtedly hasn’t produced anything more iconic than the NAP 250. This stereo power amplifier was introduced in 1975, just a couple of years after the company was formed, and somehow managed to encapsulate everything the brand stood for.
The design has not stood still, of course. It has evolved both electrically and cosmetically, starting with Naim’s original ‘chrome bumper’ look through the ‘olive’ phase of the 1990s and into the less distinctive all-black look that has dominated for much of the last couple of decades. This new sixth-generation model doesn’t deviate too much from the established template, but there are
