The bartock was also pre upgrade, since then it had the free 2.0 dac software. Just to clear that up.
Back on topic as they say
My thoughts are much the same, bruss. What I generally find is that I only notice an uplift in SQ after I have made 4 or 5 of the more subtle improvements/tweaks.
At that point there is no doubt that the reproduction is better that it was earlier on, but I usually canāt hear a noticeable improvement after each individual tweak, and I really donāt need to.
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Clearly Iām flogging a dead horse hereā¦
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A Cervelo will beat a Treck any day.
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Yea, but you canāt buy either from Ickeaā¦
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Systemdeck or Sondeck ā¦ such a conundrum.
Just went at my dealer place, to compare Nd555 vs Meitner MA3. The electronics were Gryphon Essence ( 40 k euros). Speakers were Apertura Adamante ( 11 k). Non Naim cables
Unfortunately I wonāt be able to save some money, neither space and diminish number of boxes.
The Meitner uses Mconnect HD app. Less convivial vs the Naim app.
The Meitner went lower on the bass. But the high frequencies were pushed more. It was less refined on top.
The voices were more natural with the Naim, the real big difference.
Globally the Naim was more analog, less digital if I may say. Less tiring after a long listening. The Meitner was more demonstrative, but quickly more tiring.
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I donāt get the bits of wood on top of the ND555
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There are bits of wood everywhere - Naim Jenga ?
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Does the case ring? For sure the 555ps casework rings like a bell. Maybe the nd555 is more like the CDS3 in that the casework does not ring.
Iām sure he not cutting meat on them 
No doubt something would be said if people saw hockey pucks all over the place
The ND555 cost Ā£16500 plus 555 PSU (or x2) if bits of wood are required to make it sound better thereās something seriously wrong with the design.
most likely to allow stacking of another bit of kit on top for demo purposes
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Thereās a Fraim to the right to properly demonstrate the ND555
I have a turntable puck on one of my boxes because it rings so I can here it 3m awayā¦
Woods everywhereā¦.I know. Itās ridiculous. But the dealer wants to put his brand on the front. ( Roboli). Canāt say if this decoupling is effective or not, but it looks weird, yes. Even the cables were Roboliā¦.
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What do You mean by the casework rings?
Iāve always wondered is the Fraim system popular amongst many non Naim users for other manufacturers kit? Presumably it offers the same sonic benefits.
Sonically you can hear them āringā without much damping in the case of the powersupplies and the head units as well, but not the cds3