Lovely listening spaces you have there Robbo. The way it should be…
Oh I’d better bring a larger van for those black boxes as well then!
Like the woofer
That my listening companion, Poppy
Nice to have two such high quality options @Robbo .
Which overall listening experience do you prefer?
That is like asking Robbo to pick his favourite child.
Very difficult question. The 500 series is beguiling and moving (esp since adding the Music cables, which IMO bring a new sophistication to the naim sound), really gets the emotions going. But for plain fun, you cannot beat the olive amps! Love the basement system, truly fabulous sound. But if I had to lose a system, I doubt I would ever part with the olive kit… maybe it’s a nostalgia thing, I love that this old kit just keeps going and still sounds so brilliant!
If you had to go to having one system would you perhaps take bits from each?
If it came to that it would have to be:
ND 555 + 2 x PS
52 + 135s
And of course the trusty old Rega P9 (which still blows the socks off anything I have heard in terms of pure fun factor!)
Nice « compact » 8 piece system
(Only because: whilst I clearly wouldn’t want to ditch the 552/500, given I would absolutely not be open to parting with the 52/135s, I’d have to put them to good use )
Yes that makes sense - just curious really - nice position to be able to pick a “Best Of” system - by the way where did the coffee table come from if you don’t mind me asking?
The coffee table was nabbed from the kid’s now unused reading space! But I think it came from Ligne Rosset, but must be nearly 10 yrs ago that we got it.
Really like the style of it - if you ever decide to part please let me know…
No thanks - you can keep them - I’d never get up again with my back!!!
LoL! Same here
I am using chord Music on the 500 (with Music interconnect also - pretty essential to use together in my experience). Chord Epic (I think!) on the olive (with SL interconnect):