Hi
Just obtained a nice Nap 250dr and I love it
At present I i am using a 3.5m pair of linn lk20 cables
In my cupboard I have a 2m pair of yter speaker cables and I’m itching to try will it be ok to use these with my amp,don’t want to blow anything up!
Thanks in advance
Steve
@Stevied i am not a lover if Naim cables, but you might try 3.5 meters of NACA5. The Linn cable is essentially NACA4.
Kudos KS-1 will go well and be easier to deal with than naim nac a5. Some deals around for Kudos at less than £20/m unterminated.
That was bad timing. I’ve just posted a similar thread.
Cheers I’ll look into them
Cheers I’ll have a look
@Thegreatroberto it would be easier if we knew the OP’s system.
What are they?
High end cables made by Sonus faber guy👍
Never heard of them! Have a look at the forum FAQ post about speaker cables for Naim amps. If you can find the inductance and capacitance specs for your cables you can get a good idea of how they would compare to Naim cables.
I assumed it was a spelling mistake !
These are the specs:
It’s low capacitance, which is good for Naim, but the inductance is half that of NACA5, which may not be so good. And 2m lengths will have very low total inductance. Make of that what you will.
Thanks for this I’ll probably sell them and by some Naim cables👍
Later Naim amps are less susceptible to the effects of poorly matched cables than older models, so if you want to try them, nothing is going to spontaneously explode. If the amp runs a bit hotter or sounds a bit rough, especially when worked hard, you’ll know that they’re a poor match, but if you fancy giving them a try it’ll be fine.
Thanks for this may give them a try just didn’t want to damage anything.
Go for Naca 5. Great cable and designed for Naim amps. Have had Naca5 and it is superb. It can be heated with hairdryer to bend it into shape you want.
I have Naca 5 on 2nd system. Using Naim Superlumina cables on main set up.
Seconding Dan M here: NACA5 all the way, but try going 5m plus if you can. At £39 plm it’s a bargain!
If I’ve understood your quote correctly, those figures are for a 5 metre length, whereas NACA5 inductance is 1uH per metre. If that’s the case the OPs 2 metre cable would be very low inductance and maybe not a good idea.
I wasn’t 100% sure whether it was a half or a tenth. Neither seem ideal.
I’m not going to try them as I said earlier I’m using linn k20 and happy with sound,interesting to know how much better Naim a5 would be?
This Amp is quite sublime using it with a Klyne 7 pre into a pair of mission 770s
