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speaker cable for Naim/Harbeth combo

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Posted on May 10, 2016 at 07:55:51
gkirkos
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Since it's almost dangerous to ask this on either the Naim or Harbeth forums,
I thought I'd ask here. What's a good, reasonable cost (~$500) cable for this combo? One that accentuates the wonderful midrange of the Harbeths?

On the Naim forum, it's all NACA (which is fine), on the Harbeth forum, you
risk being attacked personally by Alan Shaw. They are insistent it "does not matter" Which I know is not true.

Any experience? Would Chord sound good?

 

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RE: speaker cable for Naim/Harbeth combo, posted on May 10, 2016 at 08:49:04
SgreenP@MSN.com
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 ...a cost nothing preview..... Get in touch with Paul and Clear Day Cables. He'll send you a review sample and see if you like it. It really works well in my system...

 

+1 on the Clear Day cables, posted on May 10, 2016 at 10:08:03
jbrrp1
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 Very nice sounding speaker cables for the dollar, and you can audition for free to see if you agree.

 

RE: speaker cable for Naim/Harbeth combo, posted on May 10, 2016 at 11:47:50
Crazy Dave
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 It is my understanding that Niam, like a few other British amplifier manufactures, does not put a Zobel network in the output stage of the amplifier, due to the belief that it degrades the sound. This necessitates the use of high inductance, spaced conductors (see link). If you use a high capacitance cable, like quite a few audiophile cables are, you would likely damage the amp. Repairs on Niam amps are not cheap. So the cable doesn't have to be a Niam cable, but it needs to be high inductance. Of course you could put a Zobel network on a regular audiophile cable, but you would have to research what values would be appropriate. Does anybody know?

Dave

 

RE: speaker cable for Naim/Harbeth combo, posted on May 10, 2016 at 20:29:29
hahax@verizon.net
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 That's my understanding also. And I believe if you don't use their cable you risk your warranty if there are problems.

 

RE: speaker cable for Naim/Harbeth combo, posted on May 11, 2016 at 02:24:47
Hiendmuse
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 Call Paul at Clear Day Cables and he will suggest which design would work best to audition for your speakers. Clear Days have replaced much more expensive speaker cables in my system. They are highly musical, accurate, and transparent and give me a high level of emotional connection to the performance.

 

that's just old Naim amps, posted on May 11, 2016 at 07:16:35
gkirkos
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The need for inductance/NACA is just for old Naim amps. The new ones can use any speaker cable.

 

RE: speaker cable for Naim/Harbeth combo, posted on May 11, 2016 at 08:54:46
Crazy Dave
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 I believe you are correct about the warranty too.

Dave

 

RE: +2 (nt), posted on May 11, 2016 at 11:38:54
Vinyl Valet
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 nt
Open up your mind, in pours the trash. - Meat Puppets, 1987

 

RE: that's just old Naim amps, posted on May 11, 2016 at 16:15:58
Duster
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You might consider Oyaide Across 2000 stranded OCC copper parallel speaker cable, terminated with high-performance speaker cable connectors. I chose it for the presentation of a second system that I wanted to sound a bit more like the subjectively-warmish "British Sound", with moderate-capacitance (24.7 PF/m) parallel lay speaker cable. The Across 2000 design is innovative and unusual, with a midrange characteristic that is very open sounding, with palpable midrange presence, IME. The downside is it's a stiff cable to run within a system.

/http://www.oyaide.com/ENGLISH/AUDIO/products_category/spekercode_spadelug/pg500.html

http://www.vhaudio.com/oyaide-across-2000.html

 

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