Replacing the main connector on the wall

Posted by: Arye_Gur on 09 December 2000

For the last 15 months I'd moved my system 4 times.
On the first time, when I wasn't satisfy of the sound quality, Naim dealer suggested that I buy a new 220 V connector (the wall connector).
I did it (as I always do what he tells me to) and like miracle it improved the sound in an unbelievable way.
The next times, including the last time when I finaly at my own flat, I did the same and the benefit was great.
So check your wall connector and replace to a new one if needed, a very cheap move - a great value.

Arie

Posted on: 10 December 2000 by Martin Payne
Arie,

there may indeed be benefit in replacing the sockets, but I have found great benefit in simply re-tightening the screws holding in the ring/spur wires.

Given the minimal cost of this, though, there's no harm in doing it.

cheers, Martin

Posted on: 10 December 2000 by Arye_Gur
Martin,

I noticed that when the socket is new, the color of the copper (the contacts) is bright, when the socket is old, the color of the copper seems to be dark and I think geting a new socket is better than tighten the screws only.


Keven,

My system is LP12, CDI, flatcap (72), 140, Akai gx7, NAD tuner, Sansui DVD all together I need 7 sockets and the MAX I can buy is array of 6 sockets.

So I pluged array of 5 sockets to tje 6th socket of the array that connected to the wall, this gives me the possibility to plug in the Akai and the Sansui at the same time to the electricity. These two units don't work together any way, they are the less important to me and most of the time
they are both in the "off" position.

Arie

[This message was edited by Arie_Gur on SUNDAY 10 December 2000 at 18:56.]

Posted on: 10 December 2000 by Martin Payne
Arie,

my solution to this is that I have special Rhodium plated sockets, which don't tarnish.

Unfortunately, I have not yet been able to re-install these since moving to a new house.

I will get a new spur (or three) one of these days.

cheers, Martin

P.S. someone suggested recently that this is also the plating which Naim use on their speaker plugs.