I appreciate the NDX 2 will benefit from a full Fraim, but is it the case for the 282 and 300 as well?
All the Naim boxes will benefit but Iād max out where you want to be with them before adding Fraim. Skip the XPS & do the 555 even if it means missing out on Fraim for a short while. Thereās a few Fraim sets available on eBay at the moment or see if your dealer has some ex demo in to avoid new cost which was mad enough when I got mine 15 years ago but seems crazy now.
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You can easily pickup a pre-loved Burndy on the well-known auction site to use with the 555PS - should save you a few '00 pounds.
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Initially I was definitely focused on 555 PS. But after reading dozens of threads re XPS or 555 PS. Many say, āfantasticā, but a tad overkill for the NDX 2, and that the XPS gives 70% of what the 555 PS can give.
Itās nearly Ā£3,000 more, plus the Ā£538 Burndy.
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Donāt know what it is, but Iām a tad nervous about buying High End gear on auction sites. If it develops a fault, youāre cream crackered! 
Having used an XPSDR on my NDX2 for some time and then moving to 555PSDR Iād strongly urge you to aim for the latter. It simply transforms the NDX2 into an altogether more capable machine.
G
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Yup. This with a XPS DR on a NDX 2 is an immense upgrade. I donāt hanker after a 555 DR, even though iāve heard what it does to a NDX 2 on a few occasions.
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Thanks Stephen.
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Thanks Graeme 
Normally Iād say itās all about priority, but not too sure on this one.
NDX 2/Fraim/FramLite, or NDX 2/555PSā¦Then Fraim later?
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I recently did exactly the same and fully agree.
Paul
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Might be worth investigating dealers for ex demo / used gear to help make things more affordable. Probably pay more than an auction site, but a safer bet if youāre uncomfortable (as I am ) with auction sites. I bought a used full Fraim last year and this year a used 555DR to power my NDX2. Both from TomTom audio, very happy with both.
Paul
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Agree 100%
Iāve had xpsdr on my ndx2 and subsequently 555psdr.
More organic, more everything-
David
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My two Target racks wonāt die either. I will eventually change them for full Fraims however Iāve had them so long Iām kind of attached!
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Wow! Amazing 
When did you get yours? I got mine around 1990-1991 from a well know hifi dealer in Kent, who are still trading!
You canāt smash them up, weāll need an angle grinder!
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That picture brings back memoriesā¦ I also had a Target rack before I upgraded to full Fraim.
Claude
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Iāve bought a fraim lite for my
Ndx2
300 dr
252
It sounds amazing just couldnāt see the point in a full fat fraimā¦ ?
Surly better isolation for the speakers is the way to go. Anyone got the isoacoustics Gaiaās ?
Also the ndx handles digital files they donāt skip or jump like CDs or vinyl? Sorry to sound like a noob but does a digital source need so much isolation?
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Iām still on the fence about buying a Fraim, or FraimLite. I may decide to have a mixture.
Had these been black boxes, one would obviously take them home for a demo. A logistical nightmare trying to demo the stacks at home! Itās not as if you can break open the box, fit it all togetherā¦and decide, No.
I have one Fraim for TT and another for CD player
Rest of Naim gear I have the fraimlites
Works for me DJM. I think worth getting , they do isolate each piece of equipment very well
Cheers
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Trusting the dealerās view, I have split the difference between a Fraimlite and a Fraim and ordered a Simrak. Will know whether it works when it arrives which, with luck, will be by the end of the month.
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