552

Posted by: tonycurran1 on 16 August 2018

just picked up new552 and got nearly fun refund on my 252/super cap 

paid 17000 for 552 less my 252/supercap so £8000 is what I paid

left it running since lunchtime and at 6pm am just sitting down to have a listen

first very quick impressions top end is so much detail mid and bottom end gel in so well together with ND555

 knowing Naim black boxes I expect it will turn out  to be a great leap in SQ once it has a few weeks of 24/7 playing behind it ( I will not be going anywhere near my dealer to dem the 500 power amp well not until next year)

Posted on: 18 August 2018 by David O'Higgins
Richieroo posted:

Congratulations....that 552 will take about a month to start to really settle in .... and about 3 months for full performance. Your system will be epic. You just need a nap500 to finish it off...ha ha....It never ends....then an S1 etc. That's enough of that you have a marvellous system sit back and enjoy!!!!

It’s about 10 years since I got the 552, but my memory is that it kept improving for maybe a year, more than 3 months anyway. Probably the most significant ‘affordable’ Naim product until ND555.

Posted on: 18 August 2018 by Drewy

The 552 clicks everything into place nicely. The best upgrade I did. 

Posted on: 18 August 2018 by Harry
tonycurran1 posted:

Just bought 2 DSD music downloads from HD tracks but they don’t show up on my Naim app?

Quick thoughts off the top of my head, based on what is now rather dim recollection.

Can the server render/play DSD?
Can it do so at the sample rate of the files you have bought?
Have you tried tagging them or retagging them? Sometimes I have to strip all tags out and do them again - usually a Qobuz foible but not something that pops up all the time. 

dBpoweramp has an add on codec for tagging DSD. Asset now has DSD and DFF compatibility. Minimserver has had it for years.

Posted on: 19 August 2018 by tonycurran1

Thanks Harry

minimserver did the trick and shows up on the Naim iOS app

 

Posted on: 19 August 2018 by Harry

Good. Let the fun continue.