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In Reply to: Thank you for the advice. posted by beppe61 on July 17, 2006 at 07:00:15:
It's the same power cable for everything marked Naim! I did try some expensive aftermarket cords on my NAC72/Hicap/NAP250, but seemed to lose a measure of Naiminess against the better qualities of the esoterics. I had more fun with the stock Naim cables in place. Incidentally, I now have Naim cords on all my non-Naim equipment.
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Many after-market powercords have more capacitance than stock cables. This creates the impression of better bass (actually bloated bass). This will drastically reduce dynamics and to some extent, the 'digital edge' seems to be reduced because of this. So people might like this effect. Since Naim is known for dynamics. You are probably finding the 'Naimness' gone with certain after-market power cords. Try some Nordost powercords, you might like them. Better dynamics.
Thanks for the thoughtful post. The esoteric power cables I refer to are, in fact, Nordost Shiva and Eldorado. I did find both to improve midrange bloom but at the expense of snap and sparkle. At one point I Shiva'd individual components as well as the entire system.There were clear differences, but in my opinion there is simply a symbiotic interaction between Naim equipment and the supplied cords. That said, the Nordost cables had more dramatic effect when installed on equipment not sourced from the House of Naim.
It just occured to me that while owners of other audio brands will spend money on expensive power cables, Flat Earthers will put the money into better power supplies. Apparently, we're all afflicted by similar dementia.
Have you actually tried on them?
Thank you very much Sir for the information.
Do you mean that Naim power cord (I understand they make just only this one model) is very effective on other brands' equipment as well ?
Really interesting.Thank you and regards,
bg
Hi BG,Yes, it's effective on other equipment as well. Please keep in mind that there are synergies to be had between power cables and equipment, just as there are with other cables in your system. While there isn't a perfect mains lead for every component, the Naim cable is worth trying in your setup for a small outlay of $$.
You aint kidding about a small outlay of $$. Acording to the Naim USA website, the price is $25.00!Dave
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Do you know what make is your Naim PC and the model #?Thanks!
Bob
Hi Bob - I have the Volex 17604 cables. It's the same as the Belden cable used in the Bob Crump DIY recipe. As such, it's basically the first step up in upgrading power cables. There's actually a thread floating on the Internet of how an audiophile preferred the Volex to the Michael Wolff Source cable.It'll be better than a stock cable, for sure, but maybe the Volex isn't the best for your system. Either way it's cheap to try.
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