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the price.
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y NODE but not anymore. I highly recommend this upgrade; you won't regret it.
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Naim CD 5XS CD player.
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r cable to connect to 120V wall power.
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and TeddyXPS. The nDAC upgrade was already good, but what followed with the XPS and CAP is almost indescribable. After just 10 minutes of listening, a new chapter of audiophile listening began for me. I don't even want to talk about a wider soundstage, greater quietness, or anything else you read about. I'm simply listening to music I already know almost by heart. Piano now sounds like a piano, backstage accompaniment is now clearly distinguishable, not only acoustically separated but also precisely located on the soundstage. Simply indescribable. For me, 10 out of 10. The downside: I have to start listening to all my music again.
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nt service - thanks everyone.
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me. Asked them to update the pictures on their website. Product was very well packaged and shipped very quickly. Cost was rediculous when compared to other brands (1/3 of the cost) after shipping,taxes and all other costs included. Will post another review after they have been in my system for a while.
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ith the build quality and ease of operation. The sound was … ok. It sounded a bit slow and undefined. Bhe EQ was balanced, but everything was a bit grey, and I was almost suspecting my Sehring 703 SE speakers to be the culprit, because the sound was the opposite of what I expected from Naim. The EQ balance was fine, but it sounded a bit „grey“ and „slow“. I did check into the power upgrades on Naims site, but there was only two options: XPS and some other smaller option. The XPS in Naims offer was way too expensive for a power support upgrade, so I was researching for alternatives. A befriended enthusiast, who is also a contributor for a larger german audiophile magazine pointed me towards Teddy Pardo, and he said that the quality was more or less on par with the NAIM units, just a lot cheaper. So I bought the XPS power upgrade from Teddy Pardo and attached it to my system today. I really did not know what to expect, but the results where some pretty obvious and more than subtle improvements of the sound. Its like you suddently set the focus of your manual foto camera right, because it was jsut slightly out of focus. Suddenly the „Grey“ and „slow“ is gone, the sound becomes much more detailed and „3d“, instruments stand out more in depth and are more focused and separated from the rest. Voices have a better articulation, you get a better grasp of accents and breathing techniques of singers, which was all hidden in the grey before. Instruments have more energy, texture and more natural attack and decay of the impulses. Also the Naim 272 finally got PRAT („pace rhythm and timing“), which the NAIM-components are actually famous for. To my surprise, this change was not subtle, it was pretty obvious and it got even better the longer I listened. This is a major improvement for the Naim 272, and while not on the cheap side, definitely worth the money. Why not 5 stars? The only thing I noticed was that the bass seemed to be a tad leaner than before. I really liked my Sehrings bass, and while it is more defined than before, it also lost a little bit of punch and authority. However, this might settle/change, when the burn in phase is concluded, I might update the review (and my rating) when it does. Still, the positive effects of this upgrade outweigh the negative effect BY FAR, so i would definitely do it again. One last thing: Build quality of the UNIT and the Burndy cable is pretty good and on par with whatv you would expect for a unit for this price. I can‘t believe the price that NAIM charges for an XPS and burndy cable, so I can recommend to turn to Teddy Pardo for an alternative with a much better cost/price ratio. Shipping took approximately a week by the way, customs had a few questions which added two more days - all in all a fair time for a paket from Israel to Germany.
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terms detail was deeper, soundstage was wider, background was black, and tone was even more enjoyable. Mostly, it was more fun to listen to and exceeded several friends much more expensive systems at 5x the cost. It is my daily listener with the XS2 and I have more than 20 mixed vintage and start of the art amps. (I will be sending a video soon).
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my Aqvox network switch. Collectors, it really is a big improvement. And they are very quick to send the item. From Israel to Denmark it only took 3-4 days. Excuse my English. Google Translate.
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ntation. Better separation of instruments and details. It was a global improvement and is overall an excellent addition to mt system.
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