For the amount of lift in performance (if any) my locking rings are always engaged for this very reason.
A 4 headed Grahams Hydra has arrived and was installed yesterday… No serious listening… yet.
Well… That did something, IMHO… How much…? Hard to quantify. Just installing the Hydra will have cleaned all the main connections. The Hydra is also new, so ‘cleaner’ - than c. 1985 leads.
I was already Star Earthed also, via a so-called ‘Multiway 4-in-1 Plug’ using my original Naim leads (which were different lengths and ages… - see here - Naim Standard Main Lead Length ).
But… IMO, something definitely happened - more ‘Naim-y-ness’ if that makes sense. No… Oh well. Lets just say the Grahams Hydra ( @Grahamhifi ) is a keeper…
And very worthwhile, in my view.
There’s been no noticeable change in the sound over the last few days since getting the amps back last week so last night I changed over to the Grahams Hydras (2 x 4). Today the sound has changed, there’s a slight subduing of the high frequencies, like a loss of clarity for want of a better description, if there’s been any change to the mid or bass I can’t hear it. I’ll give it a couple of days listening and then change back to the DIY cut to length and shielded Hydras again and see what happens.
Just chipping in here with my experience.
Moving from standard power cables to a Graham’s Hydra was one of those ‘Oh, my goodness’ moments. Big, big uplift in sound.
The only time I had a similar feeling was when I went from NAC42.5 to NAC72 donkey’s years back - that’s why the latter pre has stayed in my system till now
If some don’t experience such a ‘lift’ with the Hydra, then maybe their original cabling was already pretty well fettled, so to speak.
I think that hits it on the head. I would hope that my ‘DIY-Hydra-ish’ was pretty OK. But the ‘Real McCoy’ © Grahams’s Hydra is… better…
The DIY Hydra is back in and instantly the high frequencies opened up again, more noticeable this way around, similar to changing from the individual leads to a Hydra. I have no idea whether it’s the shielding on the Belden cable or the lack of yards of spare wire hanging around, I couldn’t begin to offer an explanation. The Graham’s duo will be going into the loft for a rainy day
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