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RE: N core

Posted by cawson@onetel.com on January 21, 2018 at 09:54:41:
I think we're on the same wavelength on this. I possibly dwell less on the technology and just get on with listening to the sound I hear. To me (as you'll notice if you read my review), I was inclined to turn down the volume and maybe forward to the next track with the Benchmark, but to turn up the volume with the valve amps. To me that's a pretty useful pointer as to one's enjoyment of what one's hearing! At that time I had no other SS amps apart from the unsatisfying Red Wine.
Since Sugden have been selling various versions of their well regarded A21 23 watt Class A amp, I rather assumed you were using Sugden. The Parasound is a much more powerful AB amp (first 7.5 walls Class A?) and I know nothing of it apart from what I see on their website.
My speakers are 102dB so I really only need a handful of watts, but I've found that more powerful high quality amps add significantly to the depth and control of bass. I noticed this most with the Gamut D200 - an old design with single MOSFET per channel. The NAD offers as good performance and I'd recommend you try to get a home demo of the M32.
Since your profile has no system details (I wish everyone would include these details) I don't know what speakers you use or what you feed your amp. The M32 has a DAC built in and has the option of a streamer card allowing access to NAS, PC, Tidal, Qobuz, radio, etc as well as being an integrated amp.