Chord signature or Naim Hi Line

david1111 · March 20, 2021, 3:48pm

Agreed. RCA-DIN.

Andre1 · March 20, 2021, 5:37pm

Which good RCA-DIN available these days ? Ideally not as high as SL price point

haimsh · March 20, 2021, 8:34pm

Chord Signature or Naim hi line or Morgana

frenchrooster · March 20, 2021, 8:38pm

It’s like if you were asking: what shall I drink, whiskey, scotch or vodka?

Bevo · March 31, 2021, 11:06am

How if you didn’t touch them mike ?

frenchrooster · March 31, 2021, 11:09am

The wind

Bevo · March 31, 2021, 11:10am

Ha ha good one frenchrooster

Stephen_Tate · April 2, 2021, 5:06pm

I have just noticed a couple of plastic rings have broken “again!” at the back of one of the connectors - that’s the forth time now - it seems to me that this cable is simply not fit for the purpose. It’s an outrageously flawed design.

david1111 · April 2, 2021, 5:16pm

Yes, and thanks to this and other warnings, I’ve added some support to the lower part of the cable to take the pressure off the connector. Thank you for the heads up.
And I agree, a cable of this quality should not be doing this.

Stephen_Tate · April 2, 2021, 5:26pm

I think Witch Hat have overtaken the asylum.

Stephen_Tate · April 2, 2021, 5:55pm

A pig in a poke springs to mind - sorry but i’m feeling a little peeved off. I’ll try and take it to my dealer tomorrow for yet another repair.

Dunc · April 2, 2021, 7:49pm

Repair it and sell it, thats the best thing to do with them, let someone else have the hassle, thats what i did with mine. Plus haven’t missed them for a second.

Stephen_Tate · April 2, 2021, 8:23pm

I’m surprised Naim keep it in production to be honest…i’m always very mindful of it’s fragility, but that is not enough, so it turns out.

mickdale · April 2, 2021, 8:32pm

I feel your pain Stephen, my pristine condition, well looked after hiline broke of its own accord without being touched.

Given up and have a witch hat on order

Suprised there hasn’t been a fix for these

frenchrooster · April 2, 2021, 8:49pm

You could try a Which hat , not expensive and better vs the lavender apparently.

Stephen_Tate · April 2, 2021, 9:05pm

I sincerely apologise here to the OP for the thread drift, in terms of with the comparison to a Chord Signature. It wasn’t my intention to go all negative on the HiLine either.

Indeed i like the performance from the HiLine and i do not want to go searching for other manufacturers cables, nor do i want to mix ‘n’ match. SuperLumina is way out of my willingness to spend that amount of money on a interconnect cable for a SN3. I also agree with mickdale in why there hasn’t been a ‘proper’ fix for these ongoing breakages. Mmm…i feel kinda stumped in a funny sort of way. I have tried the lavender again but it lasted no more than about half a track, back in went the broken HiLine. These things play on one’s mind though, with one’s own OCD and all.

anon4489532 · April 2, 2021, 9:36pm

Try the Tellurium Q Black. It’s well made, won’t fall to bits, and sounds good. There is life beyond the Hiline, and Witch Hat come to that.

ChrisSU · April 2, 2021, 9:40pm

If you really like the HiLine and want to keep it all Naim, perhaps you should break with convention and get the RCA version, which doesn’t have those fragile plastic bits.

engjoo · April 2, 2021, 10:06pm

@Dave @david1111 Can you elaborate more ? Do you mean a cable configured as RCA (source) → DIN (preamp) ?

mickdale · April 2, 2021, 10:10pm

You shouldn’t have to get an alternative that is not what naim recommend - because the best option may well fail and fail again.