original Naim LS-plugs

Alco

Yes, yes, and yes. Get the Naim banannas. They will be an audible improvement over your O.G.'d** girlie-man biker style banannas*** (although somewhat more costly than the crap at Maplins - you gets what you pays for).

Failing that, RS banannas are very good also.

Happy hunting!

**O.G.'d = Over Golded
*** - oh no, I've gotten Vukk'd!

Rico - SM/Mullet Audio

I'm gonna git you sucka,

OG, I had almost forgotten,

btw, you taking part in the "ghetto olympics"?

thanks for the laugh.

regards,

michael

Alco,
I got some from Naim direct about 3 yrs ago - they charged me around £10 for the pair. Sad to say, I've tried Rega bananas, QED "Airlock" and Naim's own - couldn't tell any fecking difference sound-wise but the Rega's were the tightest fit!

Ed.

http://www.elfa.se/images/ct_hires/A11566_1.JPG

I use that one on my cables. And they are no difference betwen Naim banana and this one (in sound quality)




/ J

Thanx Jonas for the pic,

Now,I must say those pins look quite a lot like the ones coming out of the plastic Naim plugs.

I think my (former)Naim dealer used them on his Naim gear some years ago, and I rememeber they were very cheap.
I'll look around to see if I can find any.

Thanx Y'all,

Greetings,
Alco

Check the spacing on the Naim plugs - I'm not convinced they will fit Kans.
Regards
Steve

Hi Kan man

Don't worry, I have some (soldered) plugs that fit perfectly tight into my Kan's.
So, I only need some for my Nait.

Greetings,
Alco

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I think my (former)Naim dealer used them on his Naim gear some years ago, and I rememeber they were very cheap.
I'll look around to see if I can find any.

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Alco,

The Naim plugs don't cost the world either. My dealer charged me EUR 9 for each set of two, IIRC. And if spacing doesn't fit you're equipment, take off the plastic covers.

Cheers,

Edo

Hi Edo,

The Naim plugs will suit my Nait-2 amp fine.
I think I'll just go for the Naim plugs.
Thanx

Greetings,
Alco

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The Naim plugs will suit my Nait-2 amp fine.
I think I'll just go for the Naim plugs.

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Just be sure to call your dealer in advance. They might not have them in stock, as they usually only come with new equipment, not seperately. I was lucky that my dealer was willing to sacrifice the ones from some of his demo equipment; of course, he was able to order new ones...

Cheers,

Edo

Thanx, I think I'll connect 'em to my Kan's then.

btw: This afternoon I visited a Naim dealer in another town. I asked the young salesman(boy) if he had some of these original Naim plugs. He never even heard of 'em, so he called the owner of the store who went for a little walk. When he came back he asked me to follow him to the (Naim)listening room. Wow! For a moment I felt like a kid in a toy store!
We had a little chat and the owner gave me the original Naim banana-plugs for free. "Service of the house" he said. And I've never visited the store before! Now, that's what I call service!

Greetings,
Alco

BTW: before I forget....

To my surprise, also this store was not using Naca-5 for their naim goodies!
They use some big,black monster cable and in their opinion it outperformes Naca5.

Now, this is the third Naim dealer in the north of Holland that's not using naca5 with Naim amps!
(and if I'm right, these are also the only Naim dealers in this area...)

Greetings,
Alco

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Now, this is the third Naim dealer in the north of Holland that's not using naca5 with Naim amps!
(and if I'm right, these are also the only Naim dealers in this area...)

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Who are they, Alco? Rinsma?

Cheers,

Edo

Hi Edo,

The 3 dealers I'm talking about is

1. Rinsma HiFi (use his 'own' cable)
2. Art in Sound (use Kimber cable)
3. Musifoon (use Monster cable)

btw: I just soldered those square Naim bananas.

Man, I almost wished I never started messing with these damn plugs
When I soldered them and later wanted to connect them to the back of my Nait, it didn't fit!!!
These small 'flaps' or 'ears', whatever they are for, at both side of the plugs, were in eachoters way. They didn't fit in to eachother and they had to be cut and soldered off!
Otherwise they didn't fit into my Nait.
(see the drawing I just made!)

O,well. after some long,sweaty,pissing me of action with the soldering iron, the operation was a succes! Now they fit like a glove.

Greetings,
Alco

[This message was edited by Alco on WEDNESDAY 21 August 2002 at 09:15.]

Alco,

somthing not right with your drawing.

IIRC, the Nait back panel is red, black, black, red.

Also, IIRC, the single bump should be positive (red) and the double is negative (black).

You should be left with two single bumps on the outside, and have cut off both (all four) of the double dumps.

Still, as long as the cable is wired up right (the strip down the outside of the cable goes to positive - red - on both channels), then it doesn't matter a rat's arse what bumps are on the plastic shround.

Still, I bet the best sound is to be had if the plastic boxes do not touch each other at all. If this not possible, probably best if they're removed altogether.

cheers, Martin

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the single bump should be positive (red) and the double is negative (black).

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Hi Martin,
Thanx for the explanation. Way are Naim making things to hard when it could be so much easier!
Why not just mark the plastic blocks with a '+' and a '-' or 'R' and 'L' instead of these silly bumps on each side, which have to be cut off in the end, to make 'em fit!?

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the Nait back panel is red, black, black, red.

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Yup, I know. The cable is connected correct though.

O,well it fits and sounds fine now, and all is forgiven and forgotten

Greetings,
Alco

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Originally posted by Alco:
Thanx for the explanation. Way are Naim making things to hard when it could be so much easier!
Why not just mark the plastic blocks with a '+' and a '-' or 'R' and 'L' instead of these silly bumps on each side, which have to be cut off in the end, to make 'em fit!?

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Alco,

if you look carefully at the plugs, you will see that the positive side of the block is marked with 'POS'.



cheers, Martin

Duh..... haha, I saw it, but... still.... why on those 'bumps' and not on the block itself ?
Imho, it's no use to to mark 'pos' on those bumps when you have to cut them of to make the plugs fit into a Naim amp.
(well, into a Nait-2 at least)

btw: Before I soldered the plugs I also tried 'em on my Kan's.
They fit so tight that I could hardly get 'em out again!

Regards,
Alco

Alco

the bumps are very visual. When say, installing around the back of a rack, in the gloom... the bump is easy, and one doesn't have to READ for anything.

Rico - SM/Mullet Audio

Ah, Thanks Rico

You're right. I haven't thought about it that way. Now it makes much more sense.

Greetings,
Alco

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Imho, it's no use to to mark 'pos' on those bumps when you have to cut them of to make the plugs fit into a Naim amp.
(well, into a Nait-2 at least)

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Alco,

Obviously your Nait is too old, that's why the plugs won't fit out of the box. Same goes for my 250: different spacing, so I had to take off the plastic casing.

Cheers,

Edo

Hmm, you might be right here Edo...
Now that you mention it, I remember the Naim plugs did fit into my previous Nait-3 without having to cut things of

Greetings,
Alco