Amp rec needed for Quad 21l2

In the same general price range as the Naim new or used:

Exposure 2010S
Cambridge Audio Azur 840A v2
NAD C-375BEE (have not heard but good reviews)
Rega Mira 3
Peachtree Audio Nova
Rotel RA-1520 (have not heard this either).

I think they would work well together, but haven't heard that combination so can't say for sure.

-Rega Mira (if you can find it at this price)
-Music Hall A25.2
-NAD C-372 or C-352/C-355BEE

An old Moon I3 or Naim Nait 5 would be nice if you could find one at near this price.

Those amps because they are on the neutral to warm side for solid state - versus say Cambridge or Rotel which I think are on the neutral to bright/forward side.

Naim is in a whole different ballpark, playing American football to the other's cricket. It is a simply wonderful match with the 21L's if you can swing it.

Marty,

I would say the Creek is very neutral and accurate, but perhaps a bit dry. The Naim is all balls and PRAT - heavy on the foot tapping quotient, but not the most precise device out there. I think of the Naim as the solid state amp for tube people who still crave overt musicality but seek a bit more boggie and low end bite, while the Creek would never be confused with tube gear to the tube-tuned ear - if that helps.

Ever since the dawn of the Nait integrated, it has been a special sounding unit - but some of the older ones, at least the Nait 3's and maybe the early 5's, don't have RCA jacks and will require a converter for Naim's preferred connectors. The 5i and 5i(talic) have RCA jacks. Naim also suggests using their speaker cable which is impedance matched with their amps, but I think good quality cables 8ft. or longer should work fine. YMMV.

One last point. If you happen to see one available used, jump on it.

I find Naim musicality to extend to lower volumes, but this depends on your speakers as well. I honestly can't remember how the Quads sound at lower volumes - but I don't recall a significant loss of low end presence at low volume as can sometimes happen with sealed box speakers.

PS - Naim actually says this about their speaker cable:

"NACA5 is our multi-strand loudspeaker cable, consisting of two separated 4mm square conductors. Its design is optimised for use with Naim amplifiers and loudspeakers by ensuring that its capacitance, inductance and resistance are entirely compatible."

Impedance is not the proper concept applied here...