to be honest..the NAD is probably not the culprit...as good as Paradigm is...I found them to have poor off-axis response (small sweetspot)...Im not trying to be cruel...so please dont crucify me...but for added bass and a more "open" sounding system... new amplification is the last place I would look...dont get me wrong...Paradigm are a great value...but the money spent on a new amp...I would put towards new speakers...
nad 370 upgrade
looking to upgrade to a next level integrated...can spend up to $2K. Would prefer ss as opposed to tubes or hybrids. Will be using for mostly vinyl. I have a separate phono stage so i won't need one in the unit. im using paradigm reference studio 20 v2 speakers, a music hall mmf-7 turntable, a grado ph-1 phono stage. my room is fairly small, and i listen to mostly classic older jazz(with acoustic bass), blues, and rock. so far, based on what ive read here and elsewhere, considering creek 5350 se, yba integre dt, arcam 85, musical fidelity 3.2, lfd mistral le, and plinius 8200 mkII. looking for good, realistic bass response, open soundstage, and air. any and all advice very appreciated.