Good advice @RackKit ā¦ My current plan is to continue with the 300Dr at least for this year. It suites my needs very well and allows me to enjoy my relatively new ND555 and 552. Maybe I have a look into a 500Dr next year
Iver
Good advice @RackKit ā¦ My current plan is to continue with the 300Dr at least for this year. It suites my needs very well and allows me to enjoy my relatively new ND555 and 552. Maybe I have a look into a 500Dr next year
Iver
Great to hear youāre loving your 552, but sorry to hear about the relay, it seems to be a bit of a recurring theme.
Looking forward to mine arriving. Iām trying not to count the days, which is quite easy as thereās no proper delivery date set in the current situation š„²
Yeah, no rush. Think it was a few months before I went for 500 too. I thought the 500 had more impact than the 552 from a 252 non DR. I wouldnāt get too hung up on this talk about 'my speaker are an easy load etc, the 500 is a lot than extra power. A lot more.
Well @Monkey_Jim and @RackKit ; got a call today that my 552 is repaired and ācoming homeā this Friday, together with a fully serviced 300Dr. I used this repair as a moment to also service/recap the 300Dr. My distributor said I may expect quite some of that recap. Another things I am looking for is that theyāll lend me a SuperLumina Mono-din-xlr pair. I have a Morgana pair now, but they said that - given I do have SuperLumina speakercables and superlumina interconnect - a āfull loomā would be beneficial.
Youāll understand that Inmade no appointments this weekend, since ālistening timeā
Iver
Thatās great news. How long was it all away in total?
Itās a little early to wish you a great weekend, but have a great weekend!
Hi IvdZ, great news and make sure to stick a lot of music through those Din-Xlrs, as they take a long time to run in. The SL cables make a lot of sense once the full loom synergy is allowed. Good move Peter
The BeNeLux distributor Latham are fantastic. This Friday it is two weeks since they took the 552 and 300
Iver
I was perfectly happy with my Rega Isis & P9/Atheta with the 252/300. When the 552/500 came in I wasnāt quite so happy. A CD555 & Klimax level LP12 restored the balance. Iād definitely upgrade your sources before a 500 or youāll be back here saying how dissatisfied you are with the pairing. They really are a great pairing. Like a decent tightrope artist says, āitās all about balanceā.
Well, maybe we can team up and be bank robbers so I can get my 552 and 500DR. Maybe ND555 and a few more 555PSs. All for Naim And of course whatever you need @RackKit
Iām up for that! Iāve watched the film āHeatā a few times so have an idea how pull off a bank robbery. Iāll bring the masks, you can supply the rest.
I can only compare the SuperLumina Mono-din-xlr pair to the supplied leads but they were a really good improvement along with the speaker cables over NACA 5 and SuperLumina v the Highline din-din for the CD555.
See how you get on.
Well thereās no shortage of masks!!
All racked up and ready to go @RackKit. Got the arms and ammo. Naim robbers Just need a Statement from you and your full Naim in case thereās any come back. Am on the case. Just donāt Fraim me up on this job @RackKit
What are peopleās thoughts on stacking? Still waiting for my new (to me) 552 to be serviced but wondering if my current stacking will be optimal.
NDS 555 DR
252 SC
300 300 PS
My burndies touch the wall and floor, donāt think thereās a way around that. Doesnāt help that I need to limit space behind to stop my pesky catās getting in there and causing havoc with the cables.
Would the 552 be better on top? The top shelf isnāt open itās enclosed if that makes a difference.
I donāt like having anything digital just above the pre-amp, whether it be CD player, CD head unit, Network player etcā¦ As such, I would have the NAC552 on top here.
I have
252
NDS
300 Head
Supercap
300PS
555 DR
None of the Burndies touch the floor or wall with this arrangement
Iāve put my 552 on the top of my rack, with the NDX2 below it. So the stack is:
552
NDX2
300
552-PS
300-PS
Iāve not bothered to experiment whether it sounds better with the 300-PS or 552-PS on the bottom - Iāll probably give this a a go when I pull the Fraim down for an annual dust and re-tighten
Thanks all. My rack isnāt a Fraim and the 2x3 configuration canāt be changed to 1x6 so Iāll have to live with non optimal cabling sadly
What about the SN3 Richard
On top shelf with digital gear below such as CD5XS and nDAC ?
Advice greatly appreciated
Bevo
Iāve never experimented with a Supernait on this one but it would definitely be worthwhile trying.