I’ll probably change my mind again tonight.
The joys of upgraditis
I’ll probably change my mind again tonight.
The joys of upgraditis
Hi Stu, why not start your own thread and the boys can join in ATB Peter
It does make a lot of sense though. My 552DR is from 2012 but only serviced last year.
By getting this serviced I’d have my amplification sorted for a decade at least…
Plus my tax bill has come in a lot lower than I was expecting
Stop dithering man. Only two questions. Do you want a DR? Is this the right one?
Re the servicing. Is it needed right now. Could it wait for another 5 years or so when the DR upgrade comes to its servicing interval?
I’ve also just added the Superlumina cables between the 552 DR PS and the NAP 300 DR, reinstating the full loom I had with the 252/250 set up. I just love what the SL loom brings to my system - so clean and organic, just bringing it all into a wonderful focus.
I’ve ended up using a pair of stereo leads in the mono configuration, as I had a spare stereo lead that I had trouble selling, so went for the cheaper option of getting a second stereo lead and run them as monos (the NAP 300 only has one channel wired, for each mono channel, so it works fine).
Great Scott! How did you manage to get a 3 year old 552 for under 20k? You must produce some fantastic garden vegetables as part of the trade. Well done Sir!
It that an attempt to help it look like an LP12😉
Well, I guess I could take a router to the platform and give it a good go!
I know, right? I saw it advertised along with the 300, and when I learnt the age of it, took the plunge. I was only going to buy the 300.
Nice to hear that there are still some great bargains to be had in this day and age (and kind folk who provide the bargain).
Does anyone have experience of running a Stageline on a 552? I currently have a Rega Fono MM for a Rega Planar 3 with an Exact cart. Would there any benefit in trying a used Stageline to benefit from the 552 power supply. @frenchrooster, I think you’ve run the Exact and a Stageline N?
I have a Stageline N that I used with a step up transformer for a while and was quite pleased with it.
I ran the Stageline N from the 552 DR and from a SuperCap non DR - could not really tell if there was a difference.
I had the impression though, that other inputs on the 552 were sounding better when the Stageline was powered by the Supercap.
I used a Naim Prefix K powered from a Nac 552,sounded nice and together but the sound lacked dynamics both with the LP12 and other sources connected to it.
A Hicap fixed the dynamics but lacked in sophistication ,then I added an Olive Supercap to the Prefix and wow fantastic everything sounded superb with an amazing boogie factor .
Absolutely sweetie. At that time it was a Stageline into 202 if I remember well, with a Rega Exact . Was sounding pretty good. Then I had a Koetsu cart, so ordered a Stageline S and added an olive Hicap to it.
There seems to be a lot of second hand 552s out there. I wonder how many 552 non DRs there are
There are also a lot of second-hand minis out there. Are you making some kind of point?
Yes I suppose so. If the right one came along then maybe I would not mind getting one. Also I wonder if non DR are more rare than the DR
So I just bought a NAP500 non DR to partner my 552 non DR + NDX2 + 555PSDR from a kind naim gentleman on this forum. An itch I had to scratch. Delivery to be made. 300DR to hit the road. Wish my nerves good luck.
Congratulations!