I had an NAD 2200PE for a few years, along with an Audire Model 2. In comparing the two, both are exceptionally clean, but the NAD did not separate the instruments in space, at all. The Audire did.
When I found an Audire Forte, I got rid of the NAD, which had just been repaired again. The tech, the well known McIntosh factory warranty repairman Terry Wyrick, told me the NAD had owners that have two great days, the day they buy it and the day they get rid of it. I replaced the NAD with an Audire Forte, and later replaced the Model 2 with a second Forte, both of which now drive my B&W 803's (Audire Diffet 3 preamp).
Don't waste your money on the NAD. It is better than a lot of amps, but not a big deal, and certainly not worth paying anyone to repair it.
When I found an Audire Forte, I got rid of the NAD, which had just been repaired again. The tech, the well known McIntosh factory warranty repairman Terry Wyrick, told me the NAD had owners that have two great days, the day they buy it and the day they get rid of it. I replaced the NAD with an Audire Forte, and later replaced the Model 2 with a second Forte, both of which now drive my B&W 803's (Audire Diffet 3 preamp).
Don't waste your money on the NAD. It is better than a lot of amps, but not a big deal, and certainly not worth paying anyone to repair it.