System Pics 2021

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Nice set up! May I ask you why you skipped the second 555PS for the ND555?
I got my second 555PS a few months ago and Iā€˜m happy with the additional SQ it brings.

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Looks superb Ian, I not surprised you are very pleased with it I suspect it sounds fabulous. Enjoy.

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Thatā€™s stunning Ian :heart_eyes:

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Great photo and great system ā€¦
Must be great happiness ā€¦

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Purely financial; I needed the trade-in value of the PS to make the deal on the ND555 feasible. However, the ND555 with one PS outperformed the NDS with two by some margin so I didnā€™t feel it was a negative step. I couldnā€™t help but listen to the ND555 with both supplies and whilst the improvements the second supply brought were readily apparent, I felt it still performed exceptionally well with just the one - which was just as well!

Cheers,

Ian

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Good to hear that the ND555 with one 555PS outperform the NDS.
I replaced my NDS with the ND555 a few years ago and the difference in SQ was immediately noticeable. I never tried to run the NDS with a second 555PS. So there is a future upgrade option for your ND555, but I agree with you that even with one PS the ND555 brings a lot of fun.
Cheers
Christian

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I could live with that ā€¦

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But the NDS is a fantastic buy second hand. I had one and upgraded to the 555

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It is.

It is always great to see everyoneā€™s systems - from the purpose built rooms to the shared living spaces.
Mine does a double job - both playing CDs but also so playing what I am recording - and it is in a room that is limited in positions due to windows, doors, radiators and walls shared with neighbours.

and with night time lighting for listeningā€¦

Though since getting the CD player and amp I have not done any recording since Aprilā€¦

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The Linn DSM/3 home demo went back earlier today, however not before a session using the inbuilt pre-amp direct into the NAP500.

Was it goodā€¦it was pretty good, plenty bass, sweet detailed treble, mid was good - however had lost some of that Naim mid-range presence and strengthā€¦
Could I live with itā€¦maybeā€¦would prob need to play with some more speaker cable optionsā€¦)

The 552 very definitely ā€˜addsā€™ to the sound, as you may anticipate for Ā£21+Kā€¦
is it worth itā€¦I did immediately ā€˜miss itā€™ā€¦IMHO, the 552/500 takes some beatingā€¦

As a streamer the DSM/3 is one of the finest I have heard, again as one may anticipate for Ā£30Kā€¦

Still deliberating/awaiting ā€˜numbersā€™ from the Dealer on the way forward - I do need a new streamer!..

meanwhile, removed a couple of shelves of Isoblueā€¦552 to move up yet (dependant on what happens nextā€¦)

(ā€¦spot the ā€˜Nipperā€™ā€¦)

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Yes get that 552 moved up. Can I also suggest trying the Unitiserve away from the rack too. Your 552 and Superline will probably benefitā€¦

Lovely speakers (although I may be biased) :grinning:

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Thanks James

The UServe is powered down most of the time since Qobuzā€¦and itsā€™ PSU is at the side of the rackā€¦

552, I may move this weekend to try outā€¦

The 606ā€™s are very, very, goodā€¦

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Thanks for the feedback. Thatā€™s more or less what I was expecting. Hopefully the NAC552 doesnā€™t add to the sound, rather it takes away less than the Linn, but I know what you mean. One thing I was wondering/hoping was that maybe Linn would split the unit and release just the Organik streamer. I think that would open up more markets for Linn, especially if they were to put it in a ā€˜normalā€™ Klimax case. It would certainly be a challenger for the ND555.

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One thing I found when I listened to the 606 was just how integrated it sounded. It just seemed so ā€˜togetherā€™ or ā€˜seamlessā€™ across the audio spectrum. I suspect Iā€™d be more inclined towards them than the 707.

I listened to the 505, 606, and 707 before choosing the 606ā€™sā€¦

IMHO, they are the ā€˜Goldilocksā€™ speakers of the rangeā€¦just wonderful to listen too, the sound is so integrated, and seamless as you sayā€¦
(not including the 808 which I havenā€™t heard, yetā€¦)

Ah well, the 808 isā€¦ rather good! But then at Ā£25k it should be.

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:+1: Agreed, hope to hear them next week out of interestā€¦

That would be very goodā€¦

the route I may end up taking is a Klimax DSM/2, routed through the 552/500, and in due course upgraded to the Organik DACā€¦kinda what you propose, not quite, however the closest I may get to itā€¦