If your 802Ns are new, let it break in with 200 hours of playing music before you do any real auditioning of new pieces at home. Use the XLO CD with the burn-in track to accelerate the process.
If your 802Ns are not new, start upgrading a piece at a time instead of replacing the whole preamp/poweramp setup all at once. The goal is to find a power amp that works well enough, in terms of power and control, with the 802 and then search for a new preamp to "fine tune" the setup.
Determine if the Arcam FMJ integrated can be used as separate pre or power amps by simply pulling out some jumpers or switching. If so, use the Arcam as a preamp first to drive a new power amp.
The 802Ns have a detailed but slightly sweet/warm (euphonic) character, so I am concerned that the Cardas interconnects and speaker cables will accentuate the "mushy romantic" character too much. A Krell poweramp using Transparent Music Ultra MM speaker cables is worth considering. Silver content cables may over accentuate the "metallic" quality of the Nautilus tweeter.
Feel free to email me if necessary.
Aaron
If your 802Ns are not new, start upgrading a piece at a time instead of replacing the whole preamp/poweramp setup all at once. The goal is to find a power amp that works well enough, in terms of power and control, with the 802 and then search for a new preamp to "fine tune" the setup.
Determine if the Arcam FMJ integrated can be used as separate pre or power amps by simply pulling out some jumpers or switching. If so, use the Arcam as a preamp first to drive a new power amp.
The 802Ns have a detailed but slightly sweet/warm (euphonic) character, so I am concerned that the Cardas interconnects and speaker cables will accentuate the "mushy romantic" character too much. A Krell poweramp using Transparent Music Ultra MM speaker cables is worth considering. Silver content cables may over accentuate the "metallic" quality of the Nautilus tweeter.
Feel free to email me if necessary.
Aaron