555 PSU.......

The Strat (Fender) posted:

No worries guys with a vinyl diversion.  Listening to Imelda May - wow this is just sublime.   So rich,  i can go so much louder.   Oh wow

I remember when I demoed the NDS. Before trying that with the 555PS, we plugged it into my CDS2. That was pretty stunning, so I can imagine what you're experiencing. Your post above and that where you described a richer musical experience probably sold another half dozen 555 power supplies!

Yes, it is only natural to doubt the value of the very expensive 555DR........until you hear what it does on a top notch Naim source.

Delighted for you Lindsay.  The Imelda May album's good too, isn't it.

Best regards, FT

nigelb posted:

Yes, it is only natural to doubt the value of the very expensive 555DR........until you hear what it does on a top notch Naim source.

Indeed, I thought on the NDAC and NDS my 555PS was superb. I always felt however with my CDS3, NDX and CDX2 it didn’t work so well, and I preferred XPS2 or standalone. On the latter components I felt my 555PS over egged the sound and upset the balance of these wonderful sources.

The 555DR is jolly good on a manky old 272 though. 

I have only direct experience of the 555DR on my NDS and coming from a 'lesser' PS, the 555DR was a revelation. Lindsay described it well as a richer musical experience. I would add that, although the 555DR is more transparent, it is is also a more relaxing listen, possibly due to a reduction in the noise floor.

And don't confuse 'relaxing' with 'unexciting'. When the music calls for it, you will receive a whack around the head and a thump in the chest, in the nicest possible way of course.

S3 posted:

Filipe posted:

NQ, I’m a fan of the RP10/Aphelion/Aria. I did indulge in the SL RCA to DIN IC. I think the DIN input to the preamp is a must. Our moderator, Richard Dane, waxes lyrically about his RP10 as does Adam Zielinski, but they have Superline. The Rega Couple 2 RCA leads are a pretty good starting point which I could not better until the SL. As the rest of the system has improved then so has the vinyl source. So it’s unlikely you will ever have to buy another TT, and no fiddling needed. A Naim style isolation shelf is essential, along with good siting of the Aria. Keep the TT off the dedicated HiFi radial. Worth getting a lengthy TT demo if you can. The Aphelion can take a long time to run-in.

The Sopra 2s just stood out from the rest for me. I think Lyndsay has Sopra 2s also. They just deliver what they are given, and I haven’t really bothered to find a better position because it’s not negotiable!

Phil

Hi Phil, I’m interested in your observations on having the Rp10 PS hooked up to the non dedicated mains; if that is what you were saying?

Do you also have your Aria plugged into the house mains rather than your dedicated hifi spur?

i currently have my Aria and Neo ps which connects to my RP8 on the same dedicated mains circuit as my 555 and 300 and I’m wondering if I should plug those into the non dedicated circuit....

Best regards

David

 

 

 David

It the TT PS not on the dedicated. The Aria is. The TT PS then has no possibility of messing up the Audio. The Aria has a toroidal ps I believe.

Lyndsay excuse the diversion. Interesting that S in S says the nDAC does well with a 555 PS DR. 

Phil

Hungryhalibut posted:

The 555DR is jolly good on a manky old 272 though. 

So is the XP5xs on the 272 who needs to spend nearly 7k

Hungryhalibut posted:

The 555DR is jolly good on a manky old 272 though. 

The 272 is not that old  

Simon-in-Suffolk posted:

nigelb posted:

Yes, it is only natural to doubt the value of the very expensive 555DR........until you hear what it does on a top notch Naim source.

Indeed, I thought on the NDAC and NDS my 555PS was superb. I always felt however with my CDS3, NDX and CDX2 it didn’t work so well, and I preferred XPS2 or standalone. On the latter components I felt my 555PS over egged the sound and upset the balance of these wonderful sources.

I guess Simon we will have to beg to differ. I remember you saying similarly about a SC on a 282.  My experiences are the direct opposite. 

I just checked your profile, and you don't use a Naim speaker cable.

When we get out Naim standard configurations, well different results are possible than others as the performance of the amplifier may be different.

Simon-in-Suffolk posted:

nigelb posted:

Yes, it is only natural to doubt the value of the very expensive 555DR........until you hear what it does on a top notch Naim source.

Indeed, I thought on the NDAC and NDS my 555PS was superb. I always felt however with my CDS3, NDX and CDX2 it didn’t work so well, and I preferred XPS2 or standalone. On the latter components I felt my 555PS over egged the sound and upset the balance of these wonderful sources.

That was my impression too - with the 555PS; impressive and dynamic but not the right balance for me.

However, that was with SBLs at the time and not the DR, and from listening to the effects of the Supercap DR replacing a Supercap on a NAC252 and Superline respectively, it would not surprise me if a 555PS-DR with CDS3 resulted in a different conclusion. 

The Strat (Fender) posted:

I guess Simon we will have to beg to differ. I remember you saying similarly about a SC on a 282.  My experiences are the direct opposite. 

Absolutely nothing wrong with having differing views 

All of this is subjective... there are definitely no absolutes here at all, just outcomes with varying probabilities....

Running a succession of discs today.  So organic, but also the nuances.  

It's very unhelpful of you Lindsay to be emphasising how much better the 555PS is than the XPS on your system. I've just about managed to ignore, and almost forget, what HH said a while back about the 555PS on his 272 (which admittedly did sound very good when I heard his setup briefly recently), but you are stirring my interest again....

best

David

......my aim is to please. 

Simon-in-Suffolk posted:

The Strat (Fender) posted:

I guess Simon we will have to beg to differ. I remember you saying similarly about a SC on a 282.  My experiences are the direct opposite. 

Absolutely nothing wrong with having differing views 

All of this is subjective... there are definitely no absolutes here at all, just outcomes with varying probabilities....

This may be true, but one would expect an Objective view from a man of your status!

LOL!!!

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