Blimey, the 272 is even better than I thought it was...
Posted by: hungryhalibut on 19 October 2017
I’ve been using my beloved 272 since June 2015, with the addition of an XPSDR in autumn that year. Yesterday I installed a brand new 555 PS DR, with a new S-XPS Burndy. Rather like when I bought the XPS two years ago I didn’t try the 555 first, and when I picked it up from the shop Dan from Naim was there for a Uniti open day. All Dan said was ‘you’ll love it, even straight out of the box’. And he was right, and then some. I thought the system was sounding great before, but the 555 has moved it to a different level. The music is so much more real, leaping out of the speakers in a much more lifelike way. Everything is clearer, so you get more into the music. The speakers sound a lot bigger too, which I imagine is the impact of the power supply on the preamp. Five hours later to was sounding better still, and of course things will improve further over the coming weeks.
It’s bloody expensive, it weighs a ton, but blimey it’s good. The idea of a £6,500 power supply on a £3,500 streaming preamp is perhaps bit odd, but the combination is just incredible. I know there are a few others using this combination, and that they have said how much better the 555 makes the 272, and perhaps I underestimated how much difference it would make: now I have one at home I am very much over rather than underwhelmed, which is always good.
M&S for me - I get through them at a rate of knots gardening, painting, DIY etc. not to mention crawling around equipment racks that I’m not allowed any posh ones - Not that I was ever a follower of fashion
Hungryhalibut posted:Timmo1341 posted:TOBYJUG posted:I guess some nice new shoes, handbags, jackets and a couple of holidays to keep the other half happy are next. Enjoy.
Could it not be that HH's 'other half' (much nicer to refer to her as Hilary) is just as excited by the new acquisitions? Time to kick such gender based stereotyping into the long grass.
Tim, I like the sentiment but no, she is not as excited as I am. She can easily hear the difference but she simply doesn’t care about it. As we have always done we split our money down.the middle, through good times and bad, so she gets precisely the same lump sum to spend as she wishes. She has mentioned a motorbike - she has a full bike licence - but since my accident it worries me. We’ll see.
Tell her it's a bad idea. I've seen too many people smashed and broken from motorbike incidents in my profession. I keep telling one of my good friends the same thing to no avail. Better to relax take some regular exercise and enjoy the music. Congratulations on the new purchase. Recently ordered my 272/250 bare. Better start a long term saving plan by the sounds of things.
stuart posted:Hungryhalibut posted:Timmo1341 posted:TOBYJUG posted:I guess some nice new shoes, handbags, jackets and a couple of holidays to keep the other half happy are next. Enjoy.
Could it not be that HH's 'other half' (much nicer to refer to her as Hilary) is just as excited by the new acquisitions? Time to kick such gender based stereotyping into the long grass.
Tim, I like the sentiment but no, she is not as excited as I am. She can easily hear the difference but she simply doesn’t care about it. As we have always done we split our money down.the middle, through good times and bad, so she gets precisely the same lump sum to spend as she wishes. She has mentioned a motorbike - she has a full bike licence - but since my accident it worries me. We’ll see.
Tell her it's a bad idea. I've seen too many people smashed and broken from motorbike incidents in my profession. I keep telling one of my good friends the same thing to no avail. Better to relax take some regular exercise and enjoy the music. Congratulations on the new purchase. Recently ordered my 272/250 bare. Better start a long term saving plan by the sounds of things.
+1 My best man had a really bad bike accident a few years ago -- spent months in the hospital and almost lost a leg. A miracle actually that they managed to restore the leg... And even the most careful biker is surrounded by careless motorists -- the world is full of idiots and most of them get access to a car....
Anyway let’s get back on topic
kevin J Carden posted:Hungryhalibut posted:The Rega was a daft impulsive purchase. I took it back and swapped it for a second Qb. I’ll say no more!
Please do say more HH. I'm pondering a re-entry to the world of Vinyl. I'd love to know more about why you think your P2 was a daft idea. Sound quality not up to expectations? Surface noise? Just too much Faff?
I recently try a mid level turntable which was not bad but was not better than streaming....
Now Dr.Feickert Woodpacker 2 is all different story, not every album is very different but some albums sound far better than streaming to my ears, good copies of blue note albums for example... new LPs are a mix bag.
So if it is a nostalgic entry low level , why not, but do not except a very different SQ otherwise you need to invest in it...
low budget analog is a nostalgic, decorative, mediocre and inconvenient source rather than SQ, it is not too bad but it is not better than most of the digital
Specially with some albums divided in 4LPs.... Listening Pompeii Live with a turntable is almost a sports activity 