I have a Naim 5i mkII - and the best commercially available cables I have reviewed comes from KLE Innovations (KLEI).
The gZero3 IC is very good starting point for the price, but what I consider their "best value" is the gZero20 IC (which I settled on) - superb detailing, bass, image and clarity
I currently have the gZero2 speaker cables on my AV system connected to a Blusound Powernode 2 and they sound superb - with a sub
http://image99.net/blog/files/category-klei-gzero2-sc.htmlOn my audio system (Naim) I use the gZero6 speaker cables because they provide much more depth and bass control than the gZero2’s did
http://image99.net/blog/files/category-klei-gzero6-sc.htmlMy speakers are Gershman Sonogram’s - a full range floor standing unit
The KLEI TOTL models are expensive and as always, you get diminishing returns, but they also offer improvements over the gZero20 IC’s and gZero6 SC’s - it is just more difficult to discern improvements and justify the additional expense - i.e. for me
You can read my KLEI reviews here (see menu on the left side of the screen)...
http://image99.net/blog/index.htmlThe reviews are also posted on the KLEI site along with reviews from other people.
https://kleinnovations.com/category/reviews/ Please Note: I am NOT a professional reviewer and I completed that many reviews simply because as I received each subsequent product I could hear improvements right off the bat - my curiosity got the better of me :-)
But as you will see - other reviewers also seem to agree with my findings.
I have tried several different cables from a few brands and the KLEI cables are the best I’ve tried, not only with my Naim but also on a much more expensive Arye system.
Ayre amps also has an issue with high capacitance speaker cables, but the KLE products provided no hint of those issues - just clean, dynamic sound.
The only negative thing about the KLEI products
- they require a long burn-in period to sound their best - from new, upwards of 400 hours.
- they also require about 20 hours re-seating time, so even just moving a cable between components requires time for them to be at their best.
However, their best is pretty amazing!
KLEI also offers power cables, which I have not tried - Yet :-)
But based on their other products - they are probably very good also.
BTW - good power cables make a huge difference to the SQ on Naim amps - their stock cables are better than most, but still leave a lot to be desired
Regards, Steve