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The TeddyXPS is a power supply which was designed to improve the performance of Naim CD players such as the CDX, CDX2, CDS2, CDS3, the Naim HDX, the Naim ND5XS/NDX/NDX-2/NDS, the NAC272, the Naim DAC, etc. It is compatible with the original Naim XPS/XPS2 power supplies but uses superior circuitry to provide even better performance.
Background
The Naim CDX/2 CD player, the NDX/2/HDX, and the Naim DAC incorporate a built-in economical power supply, but were designed to be upgradable with an external power supply, the XPS, which significantly improves their performance. The Naim XPS uses the same circuitry as the internal power supply, and the main reason for the improvement achived by the Naim XPS is related to the fact that the internal power supply has only three power rails while the external has six. In addition to providing six power rails, the TeddyXPS uses a superior regulation circuitry, the SuperTeddyReg.
The power supply is one of the most important and critical factors in sound quality. As described above, a significant improvement can be achieved, even by simply splitting the power supply to independent power rails. This effect can also be demonstrated by adding a second HiCaps with the NAC82/282. The original XPS uses a basic regulation circuit, the same circuit used in all Naim power supply, which is based on a monolithic linear regulator the LM317 (or the LM337 for the negative rails). More improvement can be achieved by using an ultra low noise power supply such as the SuperTeddyReg. This regulator which was originally designed for the TeddyCap and demonstrated great success was later adapted to be used for the TeddyXPS. For more information about the TeddyCap family of power supplies read here…
The TeddyXPS can be used with the Naim NAC272, NDX/2, HDX, nDAC, NDS, and ND5XS.
The TeddyXPS cannot be used with ND5XS2, as it is not upgradeable.
We can offer a custom version of TeddyXPS that is compatible with ND555, please contact us for details.
Interconnects
The TeddyXPS is equipped with a very high quality Burndy replacement cable. This cable is made of three independently screened cables, each of them is made of PTFE/Silver plated wires. One cable carries the power for the analogue circuits, one for the DAC circuits, and one for the motor and control circuits. Having each cable independently screened gives better separation between them. This cable is included with the TeddyXPS as optional extra.
The Effect
Better soundstage, more detail, extended and more open sound (cymbals last longer), extended and firmer bass, human voices sound more natural, and an overall smoother, and less aggressive and fatiguing sound.
Advantages
- Better sound quality
- Smaller size
- No transformer hum
- Does not require maintenance or recapping
- Lower cost
Excellent Sound, I am very happy
I’ve owned a Supernait and an NDX for several years. If only I’d known! I upgraded the system, first with an nDAC and then shortly after with TeddyCap 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.
I am no stranger to Teddy Pardo power supplies having used them in the past and this unit is no exception. This power supply took my NAIM NDX2 to a whole new level and for a fraction of the cost of a NAIM unit, without the worry of having to have it recapped at a later time. Teddy Pardo power supplies are simply a no -brainer as well as an excellent value for anyone who has NAIM gear which requires an outside power supply to get the maximum performance.