Review NuPrime Ida-8 integrated amplifier

Set-up and installation

We streamed primarily through the Ida-8’s built-in dac. We connect our Sonnet Hermes to the Ida-8 via a Ricable Magnus coaxial cable. In fact, with the matching NuPrime Stream 9, you can put together a compact and affordable system to listen to hours of carefree music. We tested mainly with the Vienna Acoustics Haydn Jubilee but also with the Bowers and Wilkins 606S2, Q Acoustics 3030i and Elac Carina BS 243.3 it went fine. As mentioned, this is not a difficult partner for speakers.

The test system

Hardware:

• Vienna Acoustics Haydn Jubilee
• Sonnet Hermes
• Audioquest Powerquest 3

Cabling:

• Ricable Magnus (analog, digital, power)
• Ricable Invictus (speaker)

Software

• Roon on a Nuc