TEMPTATIONS

Naim ND 555/555 PS DR

Music streamer/power supply

£12,999/£6999

“Inside, things impress. The company has always taken a great deal of pride in its circuit design and it’s pushed the boat out with this range-topper”

WHAT HI⋆FI?

FOR

• Impressive clarity combined with exceptional dynamic expression and rhythmic coherence

• Fine build

AGAINST

• Price puts it out of the reach of most

VERDICT

The ND 555/555 PS DR combination isn’t cheap, but it is the best-sounding digital streaming source we’ve heard

Naim is rightly proud of its ND 555 music streamer. It’s the first of the company’s streaming products to gain 500 series status, and in Naim-speak that means it’s the very best it makes right now.

The ND 555 is claimed to be a ground-up new design, but it still focuses on evolutionary thinking rather than trying to reinvent anything. Considering the success the company