Naim NAP 250.2 Power Amplifier (2008)

Here we have a “Classic” finish power amplifier from British specialist NAIM Audio. Our example of the amazing NAP 250 was produced in 2008 and comes in very good condition with a couple of minor blemishes – please see photographs. It is supplied in its original factory packaging, with mains cable, XLR – 4pin DIN cable, manual, and our usual three month warranty.
The NAP 250 must be one of the longest running power amplifiers still in production today, Naim’s website quotes 1975 as its year of introduction. In all that time, the NAP 250 has had three makeovers at long intervals, and only one major internal upgrade, which happened in 2015 and warranted a slight name change to the NAP 250 DR. It started out life with the classic “chrome bumper” look, then in the early eighties came the “Olive” look before it took on Naim’s “Classic” look, and of couse we now have the “New Classic” style.
Naim Say….
Few components in the history of hi-fi can match the pedigree of the mighty NAP 250. First introduced in 1975, its regular updates – both aesthetic and technical – have kept it at the very forefront of power amplifier performance for more than three decades, creating unforgettable musical experiences for countless music lovers worldwide.
The latest NAP 250 lives up to the challenge set by its predecessors and uses a circuit design with an improved earthing arrangement, built on a high-quality, anti-resonance main audio circuit board, all housed in the low resonance, anodised aluminium enclosure of the Classic Series, it delivers 80W per channel (into 8ohms) with all the speed, power and agility needed to unleash your music.
Features:
80W per channel output into 8 ohms
Large custom-designed transformer providing 400VA of transient power
Specifications:
Input Impedance: 18kΩ
Analogue Input: 1 x XLR
Audio Outputs: Minimum Load Impedance 2Ω
Frequency Response: -3dB at 2Hz – 65kHz
Voltage Gain: +29dB
Finish: Case: Black powder coated; Front: Brushed and black anodised
Dimensions: 432 (W) x 314 (D) x 87 (H) mm
Weight: 15.8 kg

What Hi-Fi? magazine summed up its review by saying….

“A superlative power amp’ well worth the time and effort it takes to make it really sing. Magical”

To read an interesting article about the history of the NAP 250 Power Amplifier from Hi-Fi Choice please click here