Mains extension blocks

I’m afraid I don’t know, but if it looks like this…

…then it’s a Powerline Lite, which is an upgrade over the standard UK mains lead.

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Yes it looks just like that.
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Jim

In the UK, the Powerline Lite is now the standard mains lead, so you get one with all products.

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So… why are all the Naim leads (mains, interconnect, etc…) 1m? It would be a lot easier if they were half a metre. As it is the NDX to SN2 interconnect hangs down almost to the floor and the Powerlines have to be coiled up due to excess cable.

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My cooker is very quiet - nothing on AM radio test even when at gas mark 7

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They’re usually just over 1m - about 1.25m. I think this is deemed an optimum length performance-wise and reach-wise. A cable that’s a bit too long can still be used, whereas one that’s too short…

Yes I agree it’s a one size fits all but I have got everything hanging down or coiled up behind the rack :frowning: Don’t most people have excess cable?

Up until a few weeks ago I had ‘another’ make of mains leads that I’d cut down so they were just the right length with no excess (about 0.5m) but the dealer was quite adamant that it was better to go for Powerlines so now I have them coiled up under the rack :frowning:

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Powerlines are a bit longer still - I’m told because they sound best at this length, so there’s always a reason for these things with Naim (and that reason is almost invariably down to what performs/sounds best).

Coming out of the boxes they were quite tightly looped with a plastic cable tie. In fact nigh on impossible to straighten… bends/kinks every 6 inches. So it’s okay then to have them with the excess bent/looped and the cable tie around the extra? Not sure if those electrons like going round corners :wink:

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Loops create some inductance. The electrons are happy to cooperate!

Phil

Loops create inductance, unless you are looping the live and neutral together, as is the case of a mains lead, so then inductance in each cable in the lead cancels each other out…

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If you’re worried about the bends and kinks, they can be teased out with a hair dryer. The insulation is a pvc and will reform with some low heat and a bit of massage

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There is info, including lore, about the length of mains leads and that shorter is not better. Sorry to be so vague but that’s about all that I’ve heard.

Any experiences here with the relatively new Ansuz Mainz ac distribution products. My dealer highly praises them and I trust him whole-heartedly not to push ‘snake oil.’ I’m planning a home audition. There is some technology in them; not merely copper and star earthing.

In the sub £100 range I would go fo a music line Netzleiste. Music line is the German Naim distributor. They recommend the Netzleiste (and the Powerigel) for Naim devices and I have used the Netzleiste for about 4 years. It is a vey simple plastic power strip but it worked fine for me.

If you can afford a little bit more I can recommend the PowerBlack distribution block from Custom HiFi Cables. It can be ordered with as many outputs as you need and the build quality is very good. Just check the CHC web page for details.

What I can say is that the CHC cables and distribution block generate much lower electric field radiation than the standard Naim cables and Netzleiste as indicated by a Supra AC Sensor: in my system, the Supra sensor does not detect any radiating energy from the CHC cables and distribution block even when set at the max. sensitivity level. With the Naim cables and Netzleiste, the same sensor detected radiating energy even when set at the min. sensitivity.

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Ideally a Fraim would have plug sockets in the rear upright (one per level) and you could plug each item using a very short power cord with a single power cord going from base of the Fraim to a wall socket. However, my guess is this is thought to impair performance.

It would also be good if Naim made kit with captive power cords as then people would not keep changing them, the dealer could trim to an appropriate length and attach a country/Naim approved plug (in UK a PL plug could come as standard), but again I can’t see this happening either.

No doubt there are good reasons

I believe Naim like to use IEC connections because they can give them a loose fit which reduces microphony, and the Powerline IEC controls this further. Similar to HiLine interconnects, I guess.

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well, got me a MW radio from the big river – and my daughter concluded that I had finally ‘lost it’ as she watched me conduct the tests. Interestingly, the light that I use by the LP12 turned out to be significantly the noisiest! Followed by the various wall-warts for the phone, iPad. My NDS didn’t seem too bad, but all the power supplies --552PS, Supercap, 500PS, 555PS were quite noisy (not much I can do about that!). But, just for peace of mind, I will change the light over my LP12… fascinating experiments nevertheless… ha ha paranoia big time! :slight_smile:

enjoy!/ken

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Best done when nobody else is in, Ken! Have fun in the rabbit hole.

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