Graham's Hydra

I've considered one at times, but for me one of the issues is that some of my kit (e.g. my flatcap and my nait 3) has captive leads.

Still, glad to hear it's worked out well for you.



regards,

Tam

Tam

You need one of those maplins 4 way multiplugs, which is not quite as good but will give you a lot of the benefits - especially the star earth. I have one spare if you want it and can pay postage. Drop me a line at street.family@btinternet if you are interested.

Nigel

Nigel,

Thanks for the offer. Certainly sounds interesting. Only trouble - I have just one socket powering 6 things off one stip (I only have 2 sockets on that side of my living room, one goes to the strip for the hi-fi the other to a strip for the tv/vcr etc. It's an absolute ****


regards,

Tam

Tam

Captive leads are not a problem. You simply replace the 13amp plug with a male IEC socket, exactly as I did with my NAT02. Grahams can supply the male IEC socket: it's just like wiring up a 13amp plug.

Go for it, my friend!

G

Graham,

Damn that's obvious, now why didn't I think of that before?


regards,

Tam

Geoff;

I can attest to the efficacy of the Graham's hydra. Mine cost me £65 (inc p&p) recently, and has proved to be a superbly cost effective upgrade.

On the Graham's web-site, select 'Buying' - 'Accessories' - 'Mains Distribution' and you'll see a picture of their hydra.

This is a bespoke item - unused IEC leads are not recommended.

As a Naim dealer, hopefully Adam won't mind me giving them a plug? (sorry!)

John.

I am thinking about a hydra. At present I have CD3.5 NAP 140 and HI CAP also a Lingo. Now, with mucking about I can go with a 4 lead hydra. I take it the Lingo is OK to be powered by the hydra?

I think you have to keep the Lingo well away from the Naim kit, preferably off a completely separate wall socket (or spur!).
Also, doesn't the 3.5 have a captive mains lead? (I can't remember, as mine's in a wardrobe.)

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think you have to keep the Lingo well away from the Naim kit, preferably off a completely separate wall socket

No. Never use a separate spur with either Lingo I or Lingo II (I have used both and tried both configurations of single and multiple spurs). LP12 performance in the system will be much worse if you put it on a separate spur. The only reason to use a separate spur is if the Lingo causes interference with the performance of your Naim CD player. Some find this to be the case but you will also find performance of your LP12 improves if you unplug your CD player from the mains or put it on a separate spur (but then its performance will be worse).

Forgot to mention that I also use a Hydra for my Naim gear only. Graham's told me NOT to put my Lingo or Linto on the Hydra when I purchased the Hydra.

Didn't JV always used to say that Lingos did terrible things to naim equipment. I think it was down to the mains filter (but I could be wrong).


regards,

Tam

Thanks, will probably wait until I can wangle another hi cap before going for a hydra. My Lingo has been Weekes'd(A filterectomy) and it made a definate improvement.