Discovered my Nac a5 is 4cm short of 3.5 metre minimum

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Discovered my Nac a5 is 4cm short of 3.5 metre minimum on one side
Is this a risk?
should I replace it?
thanks
Mike

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No……it’s all fine……the amp is not that sensitive. Just enjoy.

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To use longer than 6 meters is a good upgrade from 3.5 m .
The sound will become more balanced with more bass.

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Send them back immediately, and make sure you get black ones they sound better than white

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good to know thanks

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kind of swamp my room 12 metres but good to know thanks

Mike

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what if I used one of each

Mike

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No risk but OCD might kick in. :face_with_hand_over_mouth:
My speaker cables are 3M each but both the same so that’s ok. :wink:

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If a longer length would make an audible difference to the frequency response it would be less bass.

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Then the sound from one channel will be blackish and from another one will be whitish.

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can we still say that

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No the balance is better with more bass, with longer lengths of NacA5 with Naim power amps.

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Cool, I never knew Naim were able to defy physics. Impressive!

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As @Igel says :point_up::+1:

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I guess in HiFi physics are optional :rofl:

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Real world and numbers…

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The distance below 3.5m equals the thickness of the veil it introduces to the sound.

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Look, I think most here agree there’s things to how things sound that can’t be measured. But I would assume that what can be, especially if it’s physics 101, we don’t need to argue about.

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romantic imagery in the naim forum lovely
cheers
Mike

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I always understood this to be the inverse of the distance below 3.5m x π but perhaps I’m mistaken.

.sjb

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