Thanks @rick_n i knew i was being a bit unfair in the wording, but I figured to keep it very open ended so people could use their own subjective sense of what they think is good/better. I think there is a Hegel dealer near by; so i will try to hear that; A/B is of course tempting
A thank you @lanx0003 both the RS520 and Naim Uniti Nova seemed like contenders. Some reviews noted the RS520 sound as a bit “dry” though and that gave me pause. (I don’t know anywhere i could go to hear it for myself.) The Gato uses Pascal amp modules and I’m very tempted by those.
Does anybody have views on the Naim Nova?

