Looking to upgrade my 15 year old Yamaha receiver. Down to two Arcam or NAD. Both are good, looking for outside input to decide on one. Also leaving my Polk 8Ts behind for a set of Dali Icon speakers.
Personally I would choose the Arcam over the NAD for its more balanced and musical approach. The Dalis are easy to drive so the Arcam should not have problems there.
The Arcam is a great unit. You should be very happy with it.
Liv4cycling
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I've had the AVR300 for a month now and it is outstanding (driving Gallo Ref 3 speakers). In making my decision I compared it primarily to units from Rotel and Denon. I have a lower quality CD player (wife insists on a carousel changer) so I rely on the DAC in the Arcam and I'm extremely happy with its two-channel performance (particularly in "Neo6 Music" mode). From my earlier audition, I can tell you that the Arcam's stereo direct mode is also outstanding (but do use a good source).