Scaling down 3700$: Transaudio N2 Clone Amplifier Review!

--------------------------------------------------------------------- Remote beer tap control :D https://paypal.me/hfzytreviews Behind the scenes photos:   / hifi_zone_yt   --------------------------------------------------------------------- I was thinking about getting back to smaller cheaper clones as these may be accessible to more people: large, expensive clones are killers when it comes to sound quality, but they are also pricey and sometimes for just a shipping price of such a beast you can get one or two small guys :) And, honestly, there is a limited number of super expensive amps I can buy for a review - they also take a lot of storage space and my wife's patience is already wearing thin. So the first one is small, pure and very simple NAP200 based build. Its Transaudio build called N2, so all previous ones were quality stuff, starting with D5Pro. Can we have a Transaudio builds as a subscription service? :) This one is pretty new, wasn't available earlier, I've noticed it just recently. You can get yours in the same shop I got mine from, so tested as safe and reliable - and the same build as I reviewed, as sometimes same chassis hold slightly different internals. Its available in black, silver or with simple volume control (just a alps pot in line with RCA inputs): https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oni... -------------------------- Audio setup used in my listening sessions (you can find reviews of most of these in my channel): FLAC/DSD files - Foobar2k - Fully passive 11th gen Intel PCwih LPS - AQ Jitterbug - Chord USB - X30 - Dragons RCA - N2 amp - AST Silver speaker cable - Oatlons (M3 and M10) ML 15i, ML 35Xti, ML XT B100, ML Ascent I speakers. Power: two Pavalle power strips with additional DIY EMI filters, power cords: fk AQ Dragons Source (DAC) fk AQ Dragon HC (amplifiers) and RCore LPS with Sonic Scientific Hades 12V for Su-6 and OCXO power supply. Vibration isolation: AUVA pads from Stack Audio (sets for DAC, amp, speakers) and granite plinths (speakers) ------------------------- SUMMER SALE SPECIAL VALID STORE WIDE (EVERYTHING!) FROM JUNE 1st to JUNE 10th ONLY! These codes unlock an extra 20% OFF on top of the sale price — yes, they stack! US Codes: $15-3: 【USSU3】 $49-8: 【USSU8】 $99-18: 【USSU18】 $159-29: 【USSU29】 $249-40: 【USSU40】 $339-58: 【USSU58】 $499-75: 【USSU75】 $599-93: 【USSU93】 $700-120: 【USSU120】 Global codes - slightly lower discounts: $15-3: 【GBZ3】 $39-6: 【GBZ6】 $69-10: 【GBZ10】 $99-15: 【GBZ15】 $139-20: 【GBZ20】 $169-25: 【GBZ25】 $249-35: 【GBZ35】 $359-50: 【GBZ50】 All earlier sets are gone, this ones will be valid until 10th of June for most countries. Grab them while they are here, as there are some big changes coming and this may be the last set I will have access to. There is also another generic set for US only, these should be valid until 2026-06 (but may already be dead, I have no way to check that): $39-5: 【ZONE】 $89-10: 【ZONE10】 $149-25: 【ZONE25】 $259-45: 【ZONE45】 $349-60: 【ZONE60】 $459-70: 【ZONE70】 $599-120: 【ZONE120】 -------------------------