Turning off now and again, improved sound?

[Paul52135]

Same here. Apple stuff just works. Just like Naim .

I am also happy to report that both my “Outdated” NDX and ND5XS have never glitched or needed a reboot. The power of the latest firmware I assume.

[PeakMan]

@Paul52135

Same here. Apple stuff just works. Just like Naim

Except when it doesn’t, in both cases.

Roger

[Corry]

The topic has come up from time to time in the forum. The general idea that Naim boxes (especially preamps) sound best when they’re left continually powered up seems widely accepted. I think of the periodic power cycle as a corollary to this, that sometimes various components (especially capacitors, it seems) benefit from a periodic (and brief) reset. This post from the old forum speculates on some of the reasons:

https://forums.naimaudio.com/topic.php?oid=50703968833654898&coid=159503632588890

There may be some expectation bias in the picture, but I can certainly hear when my system is unaccountably “off”, for reasons other than the familiar ones (I’m tired, I’m stressed, something needs tweaking, tightening, or levelling, and so on), and I’ve become familiar with the refreshing effect that the power cycle usually brings.

To my ears, it’s like a smaller version of the SQ boost you get when you strip down and rebuild your system: 20% of the benefit for (maybe) 2% of the effort.