Super Lumina - Again and Again

Posted by: Camlan on 18 September 2016

So I finally bit the bullet and on the back of the considerable performance upgrade of the Super Lumina interconnect over Hi Line I have gone for Super Lumina speaker cable with a 3 X 250DR into NBL active system and sucked up 3 times the cable cost with a bit of help from my dealer.

installed Friday and a noticeable increase in clarity and control but tonight it seems to have really clicked in. I'm not listening to a system any more, the music is in the room. Listening to Allan Taylor Hotels and Dreamers which I discovered at the Chester show played through Kudos Titans. To my ears what I am listening to now improves on that and is also ahead of the Statement Sopra 2 system Naim were playing.

i would never have believed speaker cable could have made such a difference but I would have been wrong. In my opinion it also points up what fabulous speakers NBLs are, very happy tonight.

 

 

 

 

Posted on: 18 September 2016 by hungryhalibut

I'm glad you are pleased with them, as three sets is a lot of money! The 'in the room' thing is exactly what I found with my much more humble setup, with the sound totally out of the speakers, and the music far more immersive. They will improve for a good few weeks, so if you are pleased at the moment, just wait till Christmas. And isn't it fascinating how good these old superseded Naim speakers really are?

Posted on: 18 September 2016 by ken c

congratulations Camlan -- good to hear you are enjoying this latest upgrade.

enjoy

ken

Posted on: 18 September 2016 by ChrisSU
Hungryhalibut posted:

 The 'in the room' thing is exactly what I found with my much more humble setup, with the sound totally out of the speakers, and the music far more immersive.

Exactly what I heard in my brief experience with SL speaker cables, again in a rather 'humble' system. I was enjoying the dem with NACA5, and certainly didn't feel that the musicians were on the wrong side of the wall - but with SL, they had moved forwards, and immediately sounded as if they were right there in front of me.

Posted on: 18 September 2016 by wenger2015

Hi Camlan, pleased to hear it's all sounding so good, especially after such a hefty investment, obviously money well spent.

So please keep the updates coming