I will say that for the first time in a long while I am not missing an external PSU (222-250). I cannot remember saying this about any previous setup in recent history and then also not every PSU upgrade has felt worthwhile in terms of SQ and outlay (e.g. XPSDR or HCDR).
Only heard the NPX300 at the dealer while deciding on the 222 and later when adding the NC250 - it did seem to make a small difference in “calming” the sound overall but at home with my speakers and fairly optimised power and cabling I feel it sounds just right. May be a home demo some day.
Pictured here my SC and HC.
Transformers are same rated. 500VA
Big caps are same rated.
Main difference is the SC has 7 dr (edit 14 as per below comments) regulators.
So, I’m a day in. The SC is certainly better than the two HCs I had before.
I’ve been testing out some LPs I know well and am struggling to find fault with the sound.
When I looked inside the SC, I thought I was going to see more than two HCs. Actually, as far as a 282 is concerned, there is less. Clearly, to extract the best from an SC, a Burndy is required, but in my 282, I’m slumming it with two Snaic 5s. And still feeding the Superline via the 282 Aux2.
So that’s two PSU upgrades this year. A CD555PSU on the NDX2 and now a Supercap on the 282. Both have been impressive and affordable as both were pre-owned.
A 252 is always a consequence of adding a Supercap to a 282. That we all know. The 282 is heading to Sheffield for a service, it’s a 2011 model, so it is sort of due. Sending it with the 555dr. That is only 10 years old, but its previous owner left it on 24/7. And in a few years service prices will be more !
I was going to pop the 72 in the 282s space, but to get any tunes out of the NDX2 would mean finding the plug thing to use the NDX’s internal psu.
Darran is cheaper than Naim. And turnaround is quicker. I can’t fault him. Service is impeccable and reasonably priced. Obviously Naim service will be good and they can service items Darran can’t such as 500DR HU. I am not sure what 500 series he services.