System Pics 2022

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! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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Like the woofer

That my listening companion, Poppy :blush:

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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.

:joy:

And here’s another Poppy -

Partners, daughters!

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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!

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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 :slight_smile:

(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 :blush:)

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…


With mini kiddie chairs :blush:

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No thanks - you can keep them - I’d never get up again with my back!!!

LoL! Same here :joy:

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@Robbo Which speaker cable are you using, if you don’t mind me asking?

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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):

@Robbo thank you :+1: