Prior to the 500 I would have said my 606 were the strongest link in the chain. They were effortless.
Now they feel, dare I say it, the weakest. They still sound amazing, but they’re earning every penny. It sounds like every last drop is being squeezed out of them, in a good way.
I’ve been watching your system build in awe. When do you think it will be ready???
You will always have something thats a bottle neck in a system, unless you go straight in with a very large wallet.
Yes you could say your speakers are, but then after that its your 500 amp, then after that its your 555, then after that its, well it just keeps on going don’t it.
Enjoy it, i bet it will soon warm up, hours not days or weeks, as its already burnt in.
TVs between speakers aren’t the best sonically. Of course I have my TV between speakers. It’s how it is for most of us, unless we have a separate listening room, which isn’t always practical.
I run the 606’s with 552DR & 500DR, IMHO no way are they the weakest link. I demoed 707’s…didn’t work for me, and listened to 808’s…very good however silly money…
The 606’s are the Goldilocks of the range, enjoy them !
Take my advice and ignore how things sound right now. It will take around 10 days for the 500 to settle in and your speakers will sound fine. I used my 500 for a few days recently (when my DBL’s were down) with a pair of old Warfdale Diamonds and they (surprisingly) didn’t sound out of place.
Currently, I keep the hifi totally separate from the TV. I have a separate AV amp and surround sound system. I have a Beresford amp/ speaker switch which enables me to use my speakers on either the Naim system or AV amp. Then the centre and rear speakers are permanently linked to the AV amp. I would like to know how I can use the NDS to improve my TV sound set up with existing system.
Would welcome any suggestions.
Glad to hear about that smile on your face. Enjoy the journey.
Some would say that the boxes between the speakers is not the best place, indeed nothing at all. It just depends on how much feedback to the boxes there is. Let the system warm up for a few weeks though.
I was just about to post something similar and say suddenly all that live feeling disappeared.
Also with all this posting I wonder if you are really engrossed with the new musical experience