Best Cable Line for Naim

The capacitance element of your current speaker cables may be more of a contributor to the amps running hot than the resistance.

It causes the amp to oscillate - sometimes to the point of distruction. It used to be documented on the NAIM web site as something to avoid. It’s also something that many high current designs suffer from. I’ve encountered it with a friends Ayre amp also

I have a Naim 5i (mkII) and it has never run hotter than room temperature (i.e. cool to the touch) with any of the cables listed below

I’ve used Van den Hul CS-122 and D-352 with great results. The Magnum also looks like a good choice

For even better results i separated the two conductors with a minimum 1-2 inch air gap. The improvements in clarity and imaging were very noticeable

Also try Furez silver plated copper terminations with the VDH cables - they work exceptionally well
http://www.douglasconnection.com/Furez-Products_c20.htm

I now use gZero6 from KLE Innovations, but they have a 5 meter limit on length, but I would give them a call to see if they can do anything - superb cables

Hope that helps

I think Chord cables work well with Naim and there is one dealer who advocates or used to advocate Nordost red dawn.  Although I don't think Naim gear should be running hot with Naim cables.  The only time my 250 ever got warm is when I was trying out a pair of Totem Mani-2 speakers.  Too power hungry for that amp.  

"I think Chord cables work well with Naim and there is one dealer who advocates or used to advocate Nordost red dawn.  Although I don't think Naim gear should be running hot with Naim cables."

Unless something has changed, Chord makes Naim's cables.