ND555

Ardbeg10y posted:

Question: is it going to be a touch screen?

If it were, would you ever use it? 

Thanks Trevor. Very cleverly well assumed. Thank you Salisbury for carrying the Classic and 500 Series looks a few more years. Now you really have to let us know the main attributes of the beast. Don’t let us hung up like this too long.

Is the ND 555 going to be to the NDS what the CD555 was to the CDS3? Is it really going to be The Last Dinosaur or The Nothing?

Chag -

So what‘s the hierarchy with this?

NDX, NDS, ND555, Statement Streamer?

SongStream posted:

Ardbeg10y posted:

Question: is it going to be a touch screen?

If it were, would you ever use it? 

Nope. I would also try to switch of the screen and if not possible stick a piece of paper on it.

Hungryhalibut posted:

The Unitis aren’t, so this won’t be either. 

Did rather like mine on the HDX though.

Is it power button on front panel?

Does that mean internal power supply in ND555?

The classic look continues.

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You 

Keith

Piotr1 posted:

Is it power button on front panel?

Does that mean internal power supply in ND555?

Can not imagine at that level of intended performance.

Hope they will bring it for comparison with the NDS to Munich and that delivery will still fall in this year. Assuming I want and can affford the upgrade.

Piotr1 posted:

Is it power button on front panel?

Does that mean internal power supply in ND555?

We can only wish, maybe my SMPS wish.  On the Uniti's that same button is for Power Standby,  interesting to find out how that'll work with a separate PSU.   

Thank you Trevor. Much appreciated. I wish you all well with it.

I will be speaking to my dealer this week and will put him back on speed dial when appropriate.

Exactly as I predicted in a recent thread.

I bet a price tag of circa £12k plus 555ps.

I guess in time there will be a NDS and NDX(2) and probably a 272(2).    

Piotr1 posted:

Is it power button on front panel?

Does that mean internal power supply in ND555?

That’s an interesting question. 

The Strat (Fender) posted:

I guess in time there will be a NDS and NDX(2) and probably a 272(2).    

...or a nDac2 derived from the new ND555 internal dac.

Piotr1 posted:

Is it power button on front panel?

Does that mean internal power supply in ND555?

good question piotrulku!  

Bert Schurink posted:

Piotr1 posted:

Is it power button on front panel?

Does that mean internal power supply in ND555?

Can not imagine at that level of intended performance.

perhaps a standby mode?

I hope so. The whole box spread of making things that require multiple outboard power supplies is just a total pain for the customer. It would be absolutely wonderful if they were able to make it a single box solution with no outboard PSU at all. The technology has improved so much, it seems there should be no real obstacle to doing so. The Klimax DSM is single box and a top performer.

Bert Schurink posted:

Hope they will bring it for comparison with the NDS to Munich and that delivery will still fall in this year. Assuming I want and can affford the upgrade.

at Bristol it will be just shown, not demonstrated because they are not ready, But Munich perhaps, it would be cool.

Piotr1 posted:

Is it power button on front panel?

Does that mean internal power supply in ND555?

I hope so. There is no reason in this day and age you can't design a solution of reference performance that does not require 2 outboard PSU's etc. It is incredibly inconvenient and a barrier to require so many ancillary boxes that should be just built in.

French Rooster posted:

Bert Schurink posted:

Piotr1 posted:

Is it power button on front panel?

Does that mean internal power supply in ND555?

Can not imagine at that level of intended performance.

perhaps a standby mode?

Probably a token gesture to U.K. legislation. The Core’s has been quoted as reducing consumption from 16W to 15W! It would be a big departure for Naim to design something whose SQ didn’t depend on leaving the power on.

Phil

Question is, will the 555PS power the new nd555 or will there be another power supply?

Mario.

Maybe Trevor can post a photo of the back of the unit?

No quarter posted:

Maybe Trevor can post a photo of the back of the unit?

I would love to see that - but I can't see it will happen until Naim are farther along and have formally shown it at an event.

It surely will use the 555PS or two to tempt NDS owners and even CD555 owners. If you also have to outlay for a custom supply for the ND555 then it would go against Naim's upgrade concept. I'd be happy if eventually an even better PS became available, but it would be good to be able to rough-it with the humble 555PS.

DB.

Couple of thoughts: 

First, I'm surprised there's no Statement streamer.  I've always found it odd seeing a Fraim stack next to the 3 monoliths... never worked for me. Second, I'm surprised they've gone with the classic styling.  Not that I really care, I figured Naim was moving on much like when they abandoned the olive look.  I do think a ND555 in the new style would look quite elegant.  Wonder when Naim will pull the plug on classic styling?  Hoping the ND555 will use the 555 power supplies... I own 2 and making the jump will be much easier, but I would not be surprised if Naim had a new super-555 PS in the works.  I hope the new streamer has a network switch in it.  It kills me that we have all this well engineered equipment and I have to use a cheap ethernet switch box with a noisy wall-wart power supply.  Fix this Naim!

Finally, I know there is quite a debate on the CD555 vs NDS.  All I can say is I think the NDS sounds much better, but streaming is as tweaky as my LP12.  I've had to use fancy Chord ethernet cables, linear power supplies for the NAS/UnitiServe and a second 555DR PS to get the most out of the NDS.  Its been an education, but digital has never sounded better.  I'm eager to get a ND555 into my system to hear what's missing... I'm making such great sound right now.