another power question
Posted by: fidelio on 10 April 2006
i have seen a lot of discussion on the forum on "mains," or juice from the wall, as being a critical factor. i have a dedicated line, or "spur," and a hospital grade plug. i agree w/ the general consensus that power conditioners are not the answer, but are there other things we can do about this issue beyond what i have already done? my system is the cd5 and nait, spendors, naca5, linn axis. thanks.
Posted on: 10 April 2006 by SimonLundbeck
Hi Fidelio,
I've heard a number of people talking about the "Grahams Hydra" which is believe is a common star-earth solution for use with Naim gear. It allows connection of multiple Naim units to one 3 pin power plug. I've never tried one myself but I've heard that they make an improvement to the sound.
Simon
Posted on: 10 April 2006 by airdavid
and what about mains, Naim's or better\expensive one?
David
Posted on: 10 April 2006 by Stoik
David, it was discussed here way too much, and the official answer is "No, all the work have been done for you, and you better use the one we supply to obtain optimal performances".
Also, the main cord is a part of the surge protection system of your equipment, so if you replace it and get eventual dammages on your equipment out of "normal" operation conditions, this won't go under warranty coverage, see your owner's manual for details.
Bye.
Posted on: 10 April 2006 by airdavid
Thanks Stoik,
anyway I think Naim is the one and only that suggest to use its normal pc main cords....
David
Posted on: 10 April 2006 by Jagdeep
Interesting thought Stoik,
If we use the Hydra, are we void-ing the warrantee also?
Jag
Posted on: 10 April 2006 by J.N.
Greetings Fidelio;
We cannot do much nore than install a good quality separate spur, and use a 'hydra' distribution system. (Dedicated earth spike?)
Naim are very much aware of the deleterious effects of a poor quality mains supply, and always looking for ways to cure the problem.
Their experience is that commercially produced mains filters, generally seem to simply kill the music, so have a negative impact.
I imagine that the situation can only get worse with increasing amounts of digital data on the mains supply.
What is needed is a way to re-synthesise clean mains, with enough clout, and all the positive qualities intact. It doesn't seem to be financially viable at this time, but whoever cracks it will have a monster seller on their hands. And it won't just be us Hi-Fi freaks who want one.
John.
Posted on: 11 April 2006 by Martin Payne
