Speak to your dealer and try the Naim PowerLine. Works very well with Naim kit as it’s designed for it.
Since moving on my Naim kit and PowerLines, I’m currently using Chord mains cable. They have a large range to choose from. Again, most dealers will let you try them before committing to buy.
A powerline is generally known to give an improvement (based on other peoples result on this Forum), however I would say a dedicated Main may be worth at least considering. Costs can vary here, but probably less than a New Powerline, and possibly a lot less if your HiFi is close to your consumer unit. Or perhaps consider it for the future
Hello, Stavros, you may want to have a look at Chord Company’s Clearway (£125) or Shawline (£250) mains cables, which are less pricey than Naim’s own upmarket mains cables.
(Chord was set up by the ex-wife of Naim’s former MD, so there’s an association of sorts.)
Hi @anon70766008 - thanks for the suggestion. I have actually considered the shawline, I was kind of hoping that someone would recommend it.
People believe that the powerline works great with naim kit, and doubtless it does. However, when I replaced my naim speaker cable (naca5) with chord epic it really opened my eyes to non naim upgrades. The improvement was impressive!
So, having experienced that from a chord product, I’m tempted to try one of their power cables.
I use the Isotek power management system and Isotek power cables. Both work in tandem to lower the noise floor. My dealer really likes the stuff. A dedicated like is not possible given our apartment construction.
Personally, I use Tellurium Q Black Power with Nova, which I am very happy with, but is quite expensive.
With more expensive cables, the choice really depends on your preferences, the speakers you have and the speaker cables you use (do you want a more warm, dark sound or maybe, on the contrary, bright and detailed). Cheaper cables are mostly more neutral and don’t introduce much change.
If I had to go all over again and try to spend as little as possible, I would probably choose the other approach. I would replace the power socket with an audiophile one (Furutech), especially if you have a relatively new installation and standard power sockets “for vacuum cleaners” ;).
If you have an audiophile socket, you can try not very expensive, but neutral cables, e.g. Isotek (EVO3 Initium or EVO3 Premier - I have them in another location with Atom).
It is worth choosing the socket with the same finish as the cables (e.g. mine is gold-plated).