Having another try of Chord Indigos. This time the cables have been run in rather than being brand new.

Trying din->din between 555 and 552, and 2 x din->xlr between 552 and 300.

So far I'm very impressed. A veil seems to have been lifted from the music. There have been comments about Indigo screwing up the timing. I'm finding my feet are tapping along quite happily so I guess the timing is fine. THe music sounds more real and "live".

I'm also using Chord Signature speaker cable and tri-wire links. Perhaps having Chord from source to speaker keeps the timing correct, rather than mixing Indigo with naca5?

I've got a few weeks of playing to make my mind up. Good Times!!!

It will be interesting to see what Chris thinks.

Why should Graham care what someone else thinks?

His buddy why not? I think they talk a lot about their systems.They certainly did when I met them.

I was round Chris' (Kellys) last night playing with a new piece of kit. I'm sure Chris will explain later today

Sorry Graham I thought it was t'other way round.

I spent the evening with Chris and John our friendly Naim dealer

I picked up the Indigos to try and home for a few weeks.

I feel a visit to Lightwater coming on!

Interesting that your immediate reaction is so positive. I have asked JN if I could borrow them after you have got the ones you are bound to buy!

quote:

Originally posted by Chris Kelly:
I feel a visit to Lightwater coming on!

Interesting that your immediate reaction is so positive. I have asked JN if I could borrow them after you have got the ones you are bound to buy!

The assumptive close again

The assumptive close by proxy!

Graham,

My original reply was going to simply be zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZ but on further reflection...

I see you're using Chord's Signature speaker cable. I have heard this sound good on a Naim amp once only and in a very odd system indeed. I wonder if you'd get better results on a pure Naim system (albeit Chorded) with EPIC Super Twin which I feel times more like Naim kit does?

Also, since you're on about using a complete Chord 'loom', how about also using Chord's IEC cables?

I don't get the zzzzzzzzzzz comment. The music seems very involving and bobs along quite nicely.

I will swap back to hiline later and see what changes.

Ya Boo Hiss!!

Chord cables are rubbish, not a good match for Naim, blah blah blah...

Peter

[unusual dose of rant smiley]

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Originally posted by Graham Russell:
The music seems very involving and bobs along quite nicely.

I will swap back to hiline later and see what changes.

Indigo is a viable alternative to the Hi-Line and if you do a search back a while, you'll see that Joe Silva and I had good results within his system (Joe's Knackered thread I think), particularly when replacing the standard interconnects between his 552PS and 500.

Kind regards,

Peter

I remember those discussions. When I tried Indigos previously I exchanged some messages with Joe too.

This subject always seems to invoke very strong reactions from some. Almost as fanatical as the Naim speaker threads

I am enjoying what the Indigos are doing. It will be a very interesting few weeks playing with them.

Hi Graham
How much are the Indigo leads? Just curious.

Is JN the JN from Norf End in Pompey HiFi R Us ?

How many John Nelson can there be in hifi retail on the south coast?

That is the one - he has been responsible for removing quite a bit of cash from my bank account over the years when he was at Chandlers Ford <g>

Graham,

Sorry, my zzzzz comment was meant to be facetious...

Seriously, have you considered using the whole Chord loom with their Power Chord?