{"id":11308,"date":"2018-10-16T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T14:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loud-clear.co.uk\/glasgow\/?p=11308"},"modified":"2021-04-08T09:51:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T09:51:20","slug":"nd555-takes-the-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loud-clear.co.uk\/glasgow\/nd555-takes-the-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"ND555 takes the stage!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our downstairs demo room has been a very busy place of late. Competition for air time is fierce but we&#8217;re thrilled to say that this week&#8217;s &#8216;System of the Week&#8217; is Naim Audio&#8217;s reference 500 series:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NEW ND555 network music player<\/li>\n<li>NAC552 pre-amplifier<\/li>\n<li>NAP500 power amplifier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of course powered by their own 555PS. 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