Any comments on Nagra amp/preamps


I am considering the purchase of a Nagra Amp/ Preamp combo has anyone had experience with these components? I love to have some feed back. I am currently using Verity Parsifal Encore speakers. CEC TL0 transport and dCS Elgar/Purcell DAC
barrysmithafa7
Haven't had any experience with the Nagra amp(s), but I did do a significant demo with the Nagra PLP preamp. It's a beautiful piece and remarkably small, "jewel-like" is an apt description - BUT, I must say that I was not impressed, especially for the money. With my equipment (all tube phono stage and amplifiers), the Nagra acquitted itself well in the soundstage and imaging department, but tonally, I thought it was very "white" sounding and "threadbare" in that it did not capture instrumental timbres. Quite a surprise for a tube preamp. My phono stage through it's line stage was much better than using the Nagra's phono stage, at least so I thought. Maybe different tubes would allow the Nagra to produce the fullness, complexity and character that music has, but Nagra's stock demo unit did not do it for me.
I must agree with Oahuan. I auditioned the PLP and the VPA units. I was not the least bit impressed. The music on the disc (played via a Naim CDS player) just didn't seem to make it to my ears, thus my brain could not enjoy any of the music I know the pits on the disc contained. I am not knocking the gear, I am simply saying it did absolutely nothing for me. The speakers were Dunlavy SC-IVA. I am not sure of the cabling/IC. I will say that it would be improbable to impose the absolute lack of musicality I encountered on cabling. I suggest you try perhaps a Joule Electra of CJ 17LS with the Art Audio Jota monoblocks (newer Jotas with the larh