ISSUE: Change your MONITOR speakers or change your NAIM electronics
Somebody gave you some dodgy and incomplete advice by ignoring key influencing factors and pushed their fave NAIM bias on you.:
All brand components have their own bespoke sonic signature , That’s why system synergy ( or conversely a lack of it …) is so important when cobbling together a full system.
NAIM electronics is a fine brand that is one that polarizes listeners. When you do your research , you may find that NAIM’s sound divides the listeners into either a love it or hate it camp. One size does not fit all ….Sure ….NAIM can sound lovely with certain speakers, but yours don’t seem to fit.
My personal audition experience with MONITOR speakers and also my observations with them at audiofests suggests MONITOR is a better suited to avoid NAIM ( see polarization divide above) . CYRUS and MONITOR were paired at an audiofest I attended a couple of years ago.
Others I would audition are
- Sim Audio Moon
- Musical Fidelity
- Cambridge Audio
- Exposure
- Arcam ( you already know how much you liked this ,,,)
Alternatively…. Yes …. NAIM can be a fine partner with numerous other Brit speaker brands . Think HARBETH, SPENDOR, ATC ….
TAKEAWAY
Go audition alternate stablemates to MONITOR , or conversely audition better pairings with NAIM . There is no singular silver bullet magic solution in these forums.
Some drive Fords….some drive Chevys.