@mgrif104
Do you still have your PMC speakers?
PMC speakers have great synergy with Naim electronics. In the beginning you're looking for a single box solution integrated. I should have had pointed out and recommended you the Naim Uniti Nova ($7500). The Naim Uniti Nova is a all-in-one box or a single box solution. It is a streamer/DAC/integrated amp all in a single chassis. A highly musical sounding unit and will sound really good on the PMC speakers. Musically engaging and involving, smooth, refined and the music sounded very natural & organic and was so effortless and has very good drive, rtyhm, pace, speed & timing without straining or sounding forced. The tonality is on the warm side of neutral (but intoxicated warmth) and has punchy well defined bass.
I happen to own the Naim Uniti Nova paired with PMC standmount (bookshelf) speakers for my bedroom setup.
The Nova has built-in Tidal and is Roon ready. I also use the Naim Uniti Core music server connected to the Nova.
The streamer & DAC in the Naim Uniti Nova is really good. Naim is really good at and is very well known for making high end streamer/DAC, and their standalone top of the line ND 555 streamer/DAC plus an external Naim 555 PS DR power supply unit for the streamer/DAC retail for $32k. The standalone flagship Naim ND 555 streamerry/DAC and other Naim 500 series components don't have onboard power supplies and each component needs to be paired with Naim 555 PS DR external power supply unit for each single component.
Naim is somewhat or at least used to be Linn's direct competitor but Naim takes things a little bit differently. Both Linn and Naim believe in source first and your front end source components (digital or analog) are backbones of our setup/system.
Back to the Naim Uniti Nova. While the amp section of the Nova is only rated at 80 wpc @ 8 ohms it's capable to drive just about most speakers and is stable down to low impedance loads. The quality of current delivery that matters, not just mere power output ratings (wattage). All Naim amplifiers are very conservatively rated.
Regarding Linn, I also like Linn and in my main reference stereo setup/system I used to own all Linn Klimax DSM with Katalyst DAC architecture paired with Klimax Chakra Solo monoblock amps driving Linn Klimax floorstanders. All Linn Klimax setup. Later on I moved up to Linn Klimax Exakt system and got rid of the monoblock amps and upgraded to the Klimax DSM Exakt with Klimax active Exakt floorstanders. But I don't have the Linn anymore and lately have gone through couple different upgrades since the Linn Klimax Exakt DSM system.
As people mentioned earlier about Linn Selekt DSM integrated. I did get to hear the Selekt DSM at my local dealer and it was fine musical sounding unit.
Linn Selekt streamer/DAC is superior to that of the NAD M12 pre/DAC. Although the NAD M22 power amp is rated and is more powerful than the amp section in the Linn Selekt DSM integrated but the quality of the amplifier itself is superior with the Linn Selekt eventhough the Selekt is somewhat Linn's lower end series. There are two models above the Selekt, which are the Akurate and the Klimax.
In general, NAD isn't in the same league as Linn or Naim. Far from it.
Anyways, congrats with your new Auralic & Aurender purchases. They should be quite a step up from what you had previously.
Do you still have your PMC speakers?
PMC speakers have great synergy with Naim electronics. In the beginning you're looking for a single box solution integrated. I should have had pointed out and recommended you the Naim Uniti Nova ($7500). The Naim Uniti Nova is a all-in-one box or a single box solution. It is a streamer/DAC/integrated amp all in a single chassis. A highly musical sounding unit and will sound really good on the PMC speakers. Musically engaging and involving, smooth, refined and the music sounded very natural & organic and was so effortless and has very good drive, rtyhm, pace, speed & timing without straining or sounding forced. The tonality is on the warm side of neutral (but intoxicated warmth) and has punchy well defined bass.
I happen to own the Naim Uniti Nova paired with PMC standmount (bookshelf) speakers for my bedroom setup.
The Nova has built-in Tidal and is Roon ready. I also use the Naim Uniti Core music server connected to the Nova.
The streamer & DAC in the Naim Uniti Nova is really good. Naim is really good at and is very well known for making high end streamer/DAC, and their standalone top of the line ND 555 streamer/DAC plus an external Naim 555 PS DR power supply unit for the streamer/DAC retail for $32k. The standalone flagship Naim ND 555 streamerry/DAC and other Naim 500 series components don't have onboard power supplies and each component needs to be paired with Naim 555 PS DR external power supply unit for each single component.
Naim is somewhat or at least used to be Linn's direct competitor but Naim takes things a little bit differently. Both Linn and Naim believe in source first and your front end source components (digital or analog) are backbones of our setup/system.
Back to the Naim Uniti Nova. While the amp section of the Nova is only rated at 80 wpc @ 8 ohms it's capable to drive just about most speakers and is stable down to low impedance loads. The quality of current delivery that matters, not just mere power output ratings (wattage). All Naim amplifiers are very conservatively rated.
Regarding Linn, I also like Linn and in my main reference stereo setup/system I used to own all Linn Klimax DSM with Katalyst DAC architecture paired with Klimax Chakra Solo monoblock amps driving Linn Klimax floorstanders. All Linn Klimax setup. Later on I moved up to Linn Klimax Exakt system and got rid of the monoblock amps and upgraded to the Klimax DSM Exakt with Klimax active Exakt floorstanders. But I don't have the Linn anymore and lately have gone through couple different upgrades since the Linn Klimax Exakt DSM system.
As people mentioned earlier about Linn Selekt DSM integrated. I did get to hear the Selekt DSM at my local dealer and it was fine musical sounding unit.
Linn Selekt streamer/DAC is superior to that of the NAD M12 pre/DAC. Although the NAD M22 power amp is rated and is more powerful than the amp section in the Linn Selekt DSM integrated but the quality of the amplifier itself is superior with the Linn Selekt eventhough the Selekt is somewhat Linn's lower end series. There are two models above the Selekt, which are the Akurate and the Klimax.
In general, NAD isn't in the same league as Linn or Naim. Far from it.
Anyways, congrats with your new Auralic & Aurender purchases. They should be quite a step up from what you had previously.