Kudos cable with Naim

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A quick question: I’m about to order new speaker cables, as I need longer ones. Would 2x9.5 metres of Kudos KS1 be too much for a Supernait 2?
At present I have 2x6m lengths of Tellurium Black, but I find the Tellurium Q Black II a bit expensive. And no, NACA5 is not an option…

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Don’t see any problem great cable indeed. :+1:t2:

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How about looking for not-new speaker cable…?

Better Value.

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Make sure to use the Naim Connectors at the Supernait end

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It’ll be fine. All the more so for being quite long.

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Currently running 2 x 10 metres of Kudos KS-1 with NAC 332 + NAP 350’s here.

Previously used the cable with SuperNait2 + HiCapDR + NAP 250DR, it works very well.

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You’re right, but I’m not likely to find any Kudos cable where I live, and I’m not too keen to get them from eBay.
Besides, “pre-loved” cables tend to have a sound of their own, depending on the degree and nature of the love that has been lavished on them (only joking…).

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Thanks for your replies, all of you.

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I wonder why NACA5 is not an option. It’s the best cable for most Naim products.

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You’re probably right, but I need a thinner cable.

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HH considers it an excellent match for Naim kit.

ATB, J

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I use the KS-1 speaker cable currently with my Linn Selekt DSM.

However, used it previously with my two Naim NAP 250 power amps, with no issues and, to me, sounded better then when I used Naim NAC A5.

DG…

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In my experience speaker cable is speaker dependent as opposed to the electronics.

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I love the sound from my ks1 cables hope they work well for you.

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I’d stick to the 6.5 meter length you have.

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Unfortunately I have no choice - I need longer cables.

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Can’t find a smaller room to use ? :upside_down_face:

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That is certainly not my experience. I have always understood that the older Naim power amps (such as I have) need a certain length of NACA cable to perform at their optimum.

You may have newer, or non-Naim, power amps.

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Yes isn’t it more the cable length with the older amps. Didn’t people use Linn cable back then?

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The loo, you mean? The problem is, we have several loos in the house - so, which one? :wink: