hi. I remember that there were some talks regarding effect on SQ of various settings in new streamers (and unitis). I cannot find them in search so I would like to ask here.
is there anything else in settings to try?
cheers 
āKeep everything activeā i was advised when i asked Jason for my ndx2.
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ā¦I really thought there was a consensus on this. I was told by my dealer to disable them, but I never felt or heard any differenceā¦on my nd5xs that is.
well, so there is no consensus yet 
What did they recommend in the HiFi Critic review of the ND555? I forgot.
I get the funny feeling there wonāt be one. Itās like nearly all SQ threads: suck it and see. Also, what prompts me to be so somewhat flippant about it is that even Naim and those who sell on their behalf have entirely opposing viewpointsā¦doesnāt instill a lot of confidence in either sideās viewpoint, especially since there hasnāt at all been a satisfactory (e.g., scientific, or better yet, technological) explanation as to why or why not? At least none that Iāve read to date.
All on.
Thatās from Jason Gould naim ambassador. I havenāt seen him since leaving naim but i donāt think youāll get a more definitive opinion.
Doesnāt this contradict with the other Naim dogma that everyone should listen for themselves?
Exactly. Normal wisdom is to turn off unused inputs / functions but for some reason, Naim recommend these are left on as it sounds ābetterā. Just use what works for you 
What does āall inputsā even mean? All the digital inputs, etc., on the NDX2 that I donāt use and that would clutter my app screen if left enabled, forcing me to scroll sideways every time to get to the inputs that I actually use? If this is really what Naim wants, they need a better UI so that I can hide these enabled inputs on the app. Thereās no issue with leaving them enabled if it is better for SQ, but there is an issue with having to see them in the app.
Obviously, better yet just make the app setting hide them, not actually disable them.
This has been mentioned before, and a feature request was mentioned to allow the order of active inputs to be changed so that those you use most are on the first page. Personally I just disable those I donāt use and Iām not sure thereās an audible difference.
Using server mode allows you to put the streamer in standby mode without switching off the main transformer, so it keeps the streamer warmed up.
It is unclear thatās why Iām trying to get more inf. Nice avatar - Sonic Youth was the most important band for me at one point. Maybe still is? Saw them twice and the first time was unreal - during Washing Machine tour in Prague.
Yes, me too
Good for you! Iām a huge fan, saw them every time I could but still not enough. So sad itās over.
Prague! My first time was on the Goo tour in Vienna, Arena. hot summer day ending in a huge thunderstorm, the concert was open air and they dried the mixing desk with a hair blower for hours. Huge anticipation when there was an announcement from the stage that they would now turn on the PA and then there would be a concert or not. And there was, it was cold by now, SY were probably a bit unhappy having waited for hours and they rocked so hard. A friend of mine saw them at Secession in Vienna even pre-Evol I believe. I was too young to know, so envious. Saw Kim & Free Kitten in New York, well Hoboken (link) actually, early nineties
This just came in the mail today:
Here a response given to @jsaudio. But I read that Martin Colloms wrote ā all imputs enabled ā on Nd555. The contrary for the Nds, when he reviewed it also.
I queried Naim regarding which inputs to use on the preamps if using 1 source such as an ND555, whether or not unused inputs should be disabled or enabled on the ND555 and finally, whether āserver modeā should be on or off if not using server mode.
I received a prompt reply from Flynn who also gave me permission to post on the forum.
I assume this applies to all pre-amps and streamers.
Thank you for your email - Iāll take your questions in turn.
I hope this helps, please let me know if you have nay more questions.
āKind Regards
Flynn Charter
Wow itās a great story! And I will look for the book
thanks to SY and the ā98 tour I also discovered Unwound and made some lifelong friends. What a different times to 2020ā¦but we are drifting from streamer settings: I really canāt hear much of a difference when turning inputs on/off.
Thank you!
What was the answer to question 1? thanks
