Confused about this Snaic that I bought on Ebay for my Nac 282 to Hicap DR connection. Was not cheap and looks legit but does not fit.
240 degrees on one side and 180 degrees on the Hicap side. Should be 240 on both sides.
Is this a modified cable or do these type of Snaics exist?
Thank y’all
@Emrah Do you have a dealer you could ask?
I had a really good one in Berlin. Unfortunately they had to close down and i have not bothered to find a new one yet because system sounds really good. I wanted this one for sound comparison out of curiosity because I dont have the original anymore.
Looks like you got the wrong version SNAIC for your application, as you say, you require one with 5pin/240 deg on both ends.
I thought all 5pin Snaics are the same
I’ve never heard of a SNAIC with a 180 degree DIN5. 180 degree DIN5s are just for source interconnects. It seems someone made an error with this one. Is it new? I would return and get a refund.
I was thinking they had different versions but now not so sure, maybe I’m thinking 5pin to 4pin cables. Further thinking, 180 5 pin is for source connections? (Edit: as Richard just posted above, yes this is the case)
Thanks @Richard.Dane and @daren_p
It is correct on one side and wrong on the other side. For a moment I was doubting hard earned insights into the Naim universe. Glad to hear that this thing should not exist.
It is used from Ebay but came with original packaging and looks “unmodified”
I don’t think you need to ask a dealer ! Its clearly not a snaic with that 180 connection
Even a 5-4 i/c is a mis noma, as only 3 cores ( 2 plus the shield) are connected.
And don’t plug it in. Depending on how or if it is wired, you could stick voltage where is is not required, and do damage to a source output.
Thanks @Thegreatroberto luckily it did not fit into the Hicap. The guy who sold it to me says that he bought it a couple years ago and never used it 
. Will try to return it. Very strange indeed
It’s an abbreviation of the terms 4 pin and 5 pin which is what Naim use, so correct despite the fact that some of the pins aren’t used.
I know. Got one for my superline to connect to a nac if powered by a hicap or supercap.
Had to resolder mine. The cable looked fairly low grade as was the soldering.
Connecting a Superline powered by a Supercap to a NAC requires a DIN 4-5 IC. A SNAIC is not used at all in that scenario. One only needs a SNAIC for a Superline when connecting to a powered AUX on a NAC, without an external PSU. I know because I have used a Superline both ways (direct to 252 at first, and later via a SCDR).
There is no such snaic cable. Try to get a refund from the seller. Strange is that it looks very professional done
Thanks Drago. He already agreed. I told him that the Naim community is quite upset about this cable 
Hello!
Happy New Year
A new forum member has a SNAIC related question…
I want to connect a Lehmann headphone amp to my Uniti 2.
I can use 2 x RCA from Uniti line out or
I can order a 4 pin DIN to 2 x RCA and use the pre out which would, I think, allow remote control of the volume. If the sound quality isn’t negatively affected that would be my preference.
Advice welcome as I’m concerned that the pre out could, at higher volume, overload the headphone amp. Or is that just silly!?
I look forward to a reply
You want to use the line out (fixed level) and control HP volume from the headphone amp - see the forum FAQ on how to connect a headphone amp, bt in this case just a pair of RCA Phono to RCA phono interconnects are required.
