ND555 at Olive System

Done the first update today…

Installed CISCO 2960…

There is a difference - Cisco to EE8 to ND555.
But with Cisco it tended to more details but a bit into analytical as well.
Liked it better (today) with EE8 alone. More organic (maybe because of pollution of ethernet :slight_smile: )

Hope that the PSU will not get to the same direction!

@anon77199223
Your system is very similar to mine…
There is is a special sound in nd555… i am not able to describe with the correct words. If you have a chance to home demo. You already have the 555ps :grin:

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Yes.

We are like brothers! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Like brothers - take as a compliment :slight_smile:

Today powerline day.
Bought a second one and gave the used (totally mint) one for nait 50 and tested the new (burnt in? Do not know) with 555ps for nd555.
Powerline into musicline-netzleiste vs powerigel. Both netzleiste and powerigel the standard version (no plus)

Yess - there is a difference.
Sound was a bit fuller in bass (good) and more transparent with a bit more details in mids and HF.
Was A/B testing a lot as both are good. With powerigel very silky and relaxed. With powerline more energy! With powerline it is bit more together - coherent and very musical.
Installed powerline which took me hours as I could not reach the floor and get behind Fraim…
Hi-line and Morgana interconnect coming next and Sean jacobs psu…

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I’d second what @Blackmorec wrote, even with a hybrid DC3/DC4, but that was with a Roon Nucleus+ and 2xEtherRegens. The move to an Innuos PhoenixNet and Statement Next-Gen, both with their own built-in Sean Jacobs power supplies was a very significant step up.

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Ordered dc3 (pre loved) today.
Will keep you posted!
Thanks for all your help.

Does anyone know, when the Mundorf caps became standard and if the booster to 5A is a must?
Think the psu I ordered is not equipped with both - which still makes it a real fine fellow to look forward setting in in place and enjoying :smile:

In my case, the high output module was only required for the Nucleus not the switches. I think it was only in the last year or so that the Mundorfs became standard. Why not just ask Sean?

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Asked Sean - Mundorf is standard around 5 / 6 years - so it is Mundorf. :slight_smile:

My ND555 tells me that there is a new firmware. Found nothing here on a new firmware version. I an usually a bit careful when it come to new firmware
Here 3.8.4

Maybe posting here… my personal thread … :slight_smile:
As with the PhoenixN an opportunity may come to use a shorter ethernet cable. → 1,5m
Currently I have a chord clearway (blue one), which I like.
Any suggestions for a better one:

  • AQ Vodka
  • Chord upper range
  • furthermore …

AQ is easy to get used as it is a popular cable

Welcome back :smile:

You won’t have a response on that, because some hates the Vodka, other loves it. I had it in the past, even X 3, but found the sound was too much in my face and with inflated bass. But you can try, specially if you feel your system lacks bass.
Other, many, like cheap Blue Jeans cables, or Catsnake. I tried them because many praise them here. Even waited 10 days burn in. My Audioquest diamond is well ahead.
Chord c stream are also often enjoyed here. Have not tried.
Some with 500 series system have Chord Music. Out of reach for me ( 5k for 1 m).
Only one thing to do: borrow and try. Or pay and return ( often 14 days trial possibility).

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As Mr Rooster says - it is a ‘try and see’ approach and do not assume or presume anything ahead of that.
I found the AQ Vodka works in my system very well between the ND555 and Melco over a few other cables I tried. In other ethernet link places the Vodka was very full-blown and did not have the balance it has right by my ND555.

I also found the 1.5m lengths Vodka sound notably better than the 0.75m length - no idea why but I have both and the 1.5m is better-balanced and the 0.75m rather fullsome by comparison and also took about three times as long to run-in - they do need to run-in and are a bit agressive with an edge at first but I found them smooth and revealing whilst maintaining the energy and involvement after a few months just left in situ. Also don’t bother to get one ‘professionally run-in’ as I found that not worth the expense and if anything seemed to take longer to run-in for my system after I seemed to have to un-run-in the previous process - live and learn and I will not do that again!

I use a mix of cables and find it worthwhile mixing the Vodka with other non-HiFi commercial cables - carefully experimented with to find those that match - working best.

I also tried the Pheonix switch as an upgrade to my Etherregen (ER) switch with a linear supply and could not get it to perform better than the ER in my system - it relatively lacked dynamics and openness compared to ER, but in-itself is a nice switch and better than many others more expensive.

Try these things and form your own opinion.
My system is Active 500 - Statement Pre and it is very obvious what works well with it and what falls-flat.

DB.

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Thank you so much; both of you. As always - great help!
Maybe I will try the 1,5m - full Bass is what I want most!
Found a second one for a good price - hopefully not a replica. It is well burnt in as well.
Is there a chance to know it it is an original?

@drago I think DB is saying that the 1.5m is better balanced across the spectrum however the 0.75 is maybe a bit more bass heavy but at the expense of improved tonal balance across the entire spectrum. Thats how I read it anyway.

I have a mix of 2x Catsnake, 3x Vodka and 1x Diamond (last leg between Melco and ND555) and this works well for me. I do have 6 cables plus an in wall section from router to streamer though.

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Thanks - understood!
The 0,75 m is too short. PN can be placed nearby, but the lan port is in the „wrong“ side of nd555 for using the shorter cable. If I try, I will go for the 1,5 m version.

Hi
only today found out that my current ethernet cable (to ND555) hat as direction indicator.
There is a blue dot, which should be connected to the source component.
Which is the source component?

  • ND555 or Switch?

Oh dear - please give the right answer… :neutral_face:

Thought I found the answer I did not want to hear. Mounted ND555 as source - from the direction of information he is NOT the source. It must be the switch.
But as I might need to pull cables anyway - if PN will be a keeper - I can rearrange the direction.
Read also about the discussion on ethernet cable being bi-directional. So no problem testing PN with wrong direction cable :slight_smile:

Arrow towards the Nd555

@frenchrooster There is no arrow - there is a Dot at chord cable. Dot should be at source component. Source is switch - I fear… not ND555 :frowning: