S-XPS Burndy Cable

Posted by: Guinnless on 16 December 2018

During a rack rebuild and a bit of cable dressing I came across this on my Burndy.

Nothing sounds 'broken'.  Anybody come across similar?

The cable came with my Olive XPS (purchased 2nd hand) and I did notice it wasn't perfect then. It seems to have got worse though.

Posted on: 16 December 2018 by Huge

Aaagh!  That gave me a bit of a freak out.

- Not the Burndy (mine looks similar but no where near as bad), no the rattan sofa: my ex has exactly the same even with the same fabric!

Posted on: 16 December 2018 by Guinnless

LOL - it's the only item left over from a full set.  It's my current listening chair but i think I need something better.

I did wonder if the previous owner had used a hairdryer to assist with cable dressing. Flexible they are not!

Posted on: 16 December 2018 by Japtimscarlet

The picture is a little out of focus (or my eyes are) is it a split near the end that we are looking at ??

Posted on: 16 December 2018 by Guinnless

There's no split, it's the bulges and bumps in the outer sheathing.  It's only at one end too.

My phone's auto-focus had trouble focusing on the black cable. So it's not your eyes

Posted on: 16 December 2018 by hi fi fo fum

Why not give it a “shake” and see if it comes back 

 

 

Posted on: 16 December 2018 by Guinnless
hi fi fo fum posted:

Why not give it a “shake” and see if it comes back 

 

 

I don't think a shake from Paul Daniels would help here. ????

If it's not compromising sound quality then I don't mind but I can't be sure. I suppose I could buy another and try it, if it's the same then sell it on.

Posted on: 16 December 2018 by Guinnless

Having browsed the archives I'm going to give my Burndy a massage tomorrow. It did feel quite stiff (ooer missus) so I'll be gentle.

Both connectors are smooth and lock with a nice soft clunk.

So it's dangle by the connector and waggle, yes.????

Posted on: 16 December 2018 by hi fi fo fum

It may take some time but it should smooth out 

shake it one end at a time but change ends after a couple minutes.

Posted on: 17 December 2018 by Suzy Wong

By coincidence, there was a similar looking SXPS on ebay recently. That one looked like it had been wrapped around a hexagonal former. Really weird.

Something in the method of construction perhaps? 

Posted on: 17 December 2018 by Guinnless
Suzy Wong posted:

By coincidence, there was a similar looking SXPS on ebay recently. That one looked like it had been wrapped around a hexagonal former. Really weird.

Something in the method of construction perhaps? 

Yes, I remember seeing that one.

I've been shaking and massaging mine and it has improved.  In the meantime however I've bought another one pre-loved in nice condition, hpefully Naim can fix mine properly.

Posted on: 17 December 2018 by Suzy Wong

They have a custom “wiggle” machine in Salisbury for shaking cables...........

Posted on: 17 December 2018 by Guinnless

The "SNAIC Shaker"  :-)

Posted on: 22 December 2018 by Suzy Wong
Guinnless posted:
Suzy Wong posted:

By coincidence, there was a similar looking SXPS on ebay recently. That one looked like it had been wrapped around a hexagonal former. Really weird.

Something in the method of construction perhaps? 

Yes, I remember seeing that one.

I've been shaking and massaging mine and it has improved.  In the meantime however I've bought another one pre-loved in nice condition, hpefully Naim can fix mine properly.

And another lumpy SXPS has appeared on fleabay. While I’m not overly concerned about any electrical connectivity issues, I am curious to know why these are occuring (when compared with the older grey cables)

Posted on: 27 December 2018 by Suzy Wong

As a matter of interest, have you done an AB comparison of the two cables?

Posted on: 27 December 2018 by Guinnless

I first did the Burndy "massage"  and that did help the SQ, particularly soundstaging - not what I was expecting. It's certainly worth doing on a yearly basis.
Nothing jumped out at me after fitting the used replacement, I didn't keep swapping back and forth as I was happy that all was the same.  Paranoia meant I had to try another cable just to see though