CDS3

So next player will be


CD555!


Patrick.

I hope that they don't run out of parts for the CD555! I've just placed an order for mine.
Don

they may but then they may not if they do it may sound better or worse if you hear them side by side you may hear a difference but you may not, hope that helps.

CD555 has VAU1254. Philips guarantees continuity. It is the best drive for CD-replay.

Patrick.

Except that not much left in it.

Kuma,

Was that one of those "I wonder how this goes together?" moments?

And did you have any bits left over? :ducks:

Cheers

John

Amazing, these pictures!

Patrick.

quote:

they may but then they may not if they do it may sound better or worse if you hear them side by side you may hear a difference but you may not, hope that helps.

...or it may not

yeh but it could but then again you may be right but then if the cd555 mech is the best maybe one could try it in the cds3 it may sound better but it may not oh i dont know

No. CD555 must be twice as good as the CDS3.

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Originally posted by patrik0631:
No. CD555 must be twice as good as the CDS3.

Laughable...

But clearly the 555 is worth its retail price or they wouldn't sell very many.

no i think the cds3 is three times as good as cd555.

Just an update, my CDS3 with the Clamp 5 is still sounding great, and I am continuing to really enjoy my music.

Love to hear more feedback from others......

All the best

James

I have been comparing between clamp 5 & 4 for about a week now. I think the Clamp 5 edges it. Seems to have a sharper cleaner sound with a tad more seperation between instruments and more propulsive drive to the music....maybe my Clamp 4 is on the way out?

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Originally posted by PS:
I have been comparing between clamp 5 & 4 for about a week now. I think the Clamp 5 edges it. Seems to have a sharper cleaner sound with a tad more seperation between instruments and more propulsive drive to the music....maybe my Clamp 4 is on the way out?

smirk...

quote:

quote:
Originally posted by PS:
I have been comparing between clamp 5 & 4 for about a week now. I think the Clamp 5 edges it. Seems to have a sharper cleaner sound with a tad more seperation between instruments and more propulsive drive to the music....maybe my Clamp 4 is on the way out?


smirk...

....a complete rip off at £5

without doubt clamp 5 makes cds3 far more musical.....has`nt missed a beat!

...so maybe Naim should focus on the Clamp as the real differentiator in its family of CD players and to hell with the VAM. Clamp 5 with whatever VAM in the CD555 would be a world beater or maybe it wouldn't then again doh....

Just a quick update....without doubt, Clamp 5 is now sounding more musical than Clamp 4 now that it has now had time to burn-in

...anyone else finding the same result?

I prefer the original clamp on the original transport. I suspect that Naim feels the same. If the new clamp was better, they would have shipped with it when available and negated any wear issues.

It took me a time to come to a verdict. All in all I concur with js in preferring the original clamp.

In my system, Clamp 5 focusses artificially on the middle band. The original one sounds more live, more musical.

Anyway, an interesting experiment. It proves how tiny a trick can bring notable change in HiFi.

graphoman

graphoman, js,
I agree wholeheartedly.