As said each to their own.
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With the non-suspended sub-chassis stuff pre-DR the 10mm works well and gives an airy open sound on Fram glass shelf.
With any item with suspended sub-chassis and DR supplies this can sound over-bright and lost detail.
In my system I could not use it 10mm back. Moving to 1mm back (just level with the glass shelf bevel-edge) gives a fine performance and loses the brash sound, gets all the deatil back and has far more solid bass.
But that is how I hear it - reported for info.
If you try it and do not hear any difference and prefer it farther back for looks, then that is obviously better in your case.
When the DR upgrade came out I have several friends with high-end Naim referance systems that had the DR done and were then complaining their system was now too bright and fatigue listening long sessions, alsthough the HiFi details were otherwise better it was just shouting a bit more than pre-DR.
Moving the item to nearer the front shelf fixed that for everyone and then the DR update was just better without reservation.
Just try it and listen and decide.
DB.
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Awesome, my ND555 is up to the side edge of the Fraim too so that the Burndy hangs nicely.
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Indeed Dunc, each to their own.
As I said in my initial post; ‘Whether you can hear a difference or care enough to try it, on the other hand…’
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I see Ian,
That is why he lined them 10mm back!
Makes sense now.
That will keep us all busy fiddling!
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I had a discussion about FRAIM set up with Peter S. I related the Roy George story, told to me by Jason Gould, where Jas had watched Roy at a hifi show setting up a FRAIM. Jas said that Roy’s neck veins were bulging as he tightened up each FRAIM level before assembly. Peter agreed with me that this is a very important part of set up. Finger tight just doesn’t cut it. As usual though DB’s pedantic attention to set up has some merit IMO. The front glass margin is another one of those small incremental improvements that when compounded with many like it create an optimised set up.
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Fully agreed!
I also tighten with high pulse.
What I learned immediately with full 500 is, that tiny things have a much more prominent effect than before.
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When do you expect the nd555 to come? 
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I sent the TRex CD with MetalGuru back and the Hummingguru came this morning and I have cleaned a few records that had previously been OkkiNokkied and there are audible improvements even with a 2 minute Auto clan and dry,
FF
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Bought some wine yesterday when being away from home and HIFI and not having to think about NACA5 and such.
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You definitely made the impression to be in a resort not thinking about hifi 
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Next Monday we will have the second real 555 dr 
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If you use a few drops of surfactant, it will clean even better. And dry better too.
I use the Degritter fluid with my HG.
I do not get it… 
Got it… damn Greek alphabet… and as a pharmacist… oh dear …
Good one - as ever
You French guys like champagne…
You may join
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Good one too👍
But what wine or champagne for Lucifer? Neotech, must be difficult to find.
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Tomorrow! 
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Good!
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Last night of NDS into ND5XS2. May keep ND5XS2 as it’s a good piece of kit, possibly use on my son’s system.
Not sure yet. Pretty much all my old stuff has been sold to part fund upgrades. Pretty much all my boxes are new to me. Not a lot remains of the old!
I think that’s a good thing though. Out with the old and in with the new!
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Next Monday, more like friday.
But Dan you may find that your other power supply does not work with the ND555, as it has an extra clock power input that the NDS doesn’t, and mine didn’t work with it when i only had that one power supply.
It’s probably all sorted now as i was the one that highlighted the problem, but then it depends on how old yours is maybe. But it’s worth knowing if it doesn’t work depending on which power supply you use on connection 1 and 2.
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