How many metre Naca 5 should I use?

Posted by: Nuno Baptista on 12 June 2002

Hello:
My dealer told me he were in Bristol last year and Naim use 2*13 m minimum is his sistems!He told me that gives a smooth sound,it needs long distance cables!So my question is:is that true?should I use 2*10 or 2*6 m to get a better sound or 2*4 m is all rigth?
Posted on: 12 June 2002 by Lightkeeper
Nuno !

2X5 will be just fine.

Ozren
Posted on: 12 June 2002 by Arthur Bye
3.5 meter cables will give a sharper, more crisp sound. Longer cables, like 20 meters will sound smoother. It depends on what speaker you are matching them up with and which type of sound you prefer.

Do a search and you will find several posts on this.

Arthur Bye
Posted on: 12 June 2002 by Nuno Baptista
Hello guys:
The length cable I will use is 2*5 m! wink
Posted on: 12 June 2002 by graphoman
you probably missed my essay on this topic in the recent 10 days or so (“to make a long cable short”). I’ve used 2x10m of A5 for years and I’ve allways found it more deep and more relaxed. However, since I have a better system (with CDS1) and better supports I had to realized that the long cable is effectively a dynamic filter that is limiting high and low peaks and makes an unpleasant time smear. So I turned back to 2x5m. The difference is THAT big if you don’t judge on the base of one single test but rather via seriously listening to music.

It does not mean that in your present system 2x5m is optimal, you may prefer the more (distorted) upper bass and less (but distorted) highs of the 2x10m. But don’t tune your system on the base of the longer cable. Or, at least, after possible upgrades check it again.

graphoman
Posted on: 12 June 2002 by Rico
quote:
The length cable I will use is 2*5 m!

Nuno

with a Naim amp, minimum is 3.5m per side.

Rico - SM/Mullet Audio
Posted on: 12 June 2002 by Mike Sae
Reeks,

I believe Nuno meant 2 by 5m...
Posted on: 12 June 2002 by Rico
ahhh! Ok thanks Mike. smile

So Nuno, bought that Nait 5 yet or what?

Rico - SM/Mullet Audio
Posted on: 13 June 2002 by Nuno Baptista
Rico:
Yes I´ve bougth a Nait 5 !The length I will use is 5 m
Now I just need a new source! wink