I’d suggest you to listen to Nordost cables, starting from the Blue Heaven. Red Dawn would be great IMHO (I tested them both on the SN3 and NAC202/NAP200 DR, they sound excellent to my ears). You could also try their White Lightning or Purple Flare, they are cheaper.
I too have a SN3. I use chord speaker cable. I ruled out NACA5 b/c I needed flexibility around corners. I also use Chord Shawline between my SN3 and both my Naim CD5si and my ND5XS2.
speaker cables dont hiss unless its picking up interference, so check how you have it routes near power or digital cables… I use chord epic x with my nova which makes naca5 sound shut in
I’ve had Odyssey cable in my Naim Olive setup for 24 years - no problem with it. I also contacted Chord to find out what they now recommend, and their response was
Thank you for contacting us with your query.
If you were considering updating your cable then I think our improved Epic X would be a good choice, which offers dual layers of shielding as well as XLPE insulation.
Providing you use the minimum advised lengths by NAIM Audio 3.5mtrs per side, you will not have an issue using our speaker cables with NAIM amplification,
we have many customers out in the field who use our speaker cables with this equipment without issue.
Cables don’t hiss.
Supernait’s are not so critical re output stage loading and are happy with any cable provided it not a Litz or multi cored woven/plaited type.
I’ve used Odyssey-2 (now called X) for years.
Hi Damian. Are you running the cables together in trunking? Capacitative coupling can occur in such circumstances causing distortion, especially on transients.
In my experience speaker can be speaker dependent which is why ideally it’s best to get a dealer to lend you a couple to try. I’ve used Chord Odyssey for a number of years which after trying several others continues to give good results.
I suggest you visit your local Naim dealer and get them to solder NAC A5 onto Naim SA8’s for an ideal connection at your Supernait 3 end and an appropriate termination at the speaker end. The Supernait 3 is a great amp but it can be picky with cables and terminations if they aren’t right.