Thank you soooo much
Will test as you suggested.
„Remote mobile detect“ is the analogue to chromecast?
Do you remember which one of the inputs brings more clarity and was less involving?
Sorry for asking, but I tend to get lost in this comparisons.
I approached this a bit simply - I use the Ethernet input on ND555 and then just played with all available settings to the ND555 via Naim App, once somebody else had mentioned there may be some differences in SQ.
So I just kept the Ethernet connected and off/on all the little green button lights on the App under settings menue without turning-off anything I needed until I was happy I got a better end-result than I began with the default settings. I did get a better result so that was a success - but it is a small worthwhile improvement and not massive, just a nice improvement to be had.
Some things like ‘Server Mode’ I did try off and it was clearer but less cohesive over time and I put it on and things sounded right again. I like to try things myself and trust my own hearing on this stuff so anyone that has an ‘all on/off’ approach without actually listening does not suit how I find the best results.
Easy to try - use music like pianio with lots of clean weaving note-structure that have transients and decay - plus in addition try some music with a good deep bass tune and note-shifts and it all becomes very obvious over a short time what is working best.
Have fun! 
DB.
Might be of interest. I did work out how to disable USB and not enable Chromecast eventually.
G
Listening again to nd555
Emiliana Torrini
Wow - What a miracle machine…
And a very fine match with olive / SBL 
Her album with the Colorist Orchestra is fantastic, even on a lowly NDX2 
Exactly this Album - Racing the storm
Fantastic
Nothing lowly on ndx2 
Perfect - had Not found this Post.
Listen and enjoy 
Keeping his Big Toe cool 
When I am going nerdy again, I need something to cool me down. Helps 
Honestly, I haven’t read the whole thread but Nd555 into Olive makes me cringe.
Keep it how it was designed to be imo.
Sorry
I was very skeptical (as ever). I can fully confirm that it works excellent with 52/135.
Why should it not?
Yesterday found a review in the web, where the tester used 52/PS/250 - he was stunned too
Modern naim streamers do work very well with older naim amps. Connected nd5xs2 nDAC to nait 2… very good.
Never had heared one, but think that nd555 will beat cds2. On the analogue side I did not found a match and preferred prefix over superline. But that is another story
Have you compared ND555/555DR versus nDAC/XPS?
Will you be comparing ND555/555DR with nDAC/555DR?
Yes have compared both…
NDAC / XPs was darker in presentation, and less detailed. Guitar strings had been by far not in nd555 range.
NDAC/555ps was a step up, but not as organic and transparent, fast and involving as nd555
There is still a good step up, but also sideways as the presentation is quite different
Have described it in detail above
Great thank you. And will you be keeping the ND555?
So far … yess !
Tempted?
My understanding is that an NDS/555DR will outperform an nDAC/555DR so I’m really not sure there would be enough of an improvement…
Sorry - thought you were on ndx2.
I think this will be a small uplift and only if you need/want quobuz in one box
Thanks. I was becoming very frustrated with the NDS streaming platform but UPnP/Audirvana has fixed that.
By the way - thanks for all you support and for encouraging me
Helps with the gout I guess