NAIM POWERLINE Manual
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Naim Audio Limited
Southampton Road • Salisbury
England • SP1 2LN
Tel : +44 (0) 1722 426600
Fax: +44 (0) 870 2244702
www.naimaudio.com
sales@naimaudio.com
With the launch of Naim’s fi rst custom designed and manufactured mains
cable system, the most fundamental of all audio hardware items has hit
centre stage. The Power-Line consists of a mains outlet plug, a mains cable
and a mains IEC inlet plug, Each element incorporates features never before
seen in an audio mains cable, and, like Naim’s Hi-Line interconnect cable, the
Power-Line represents a genuine advance in high-end audio engineering.
The Power-Line’s unique design is the result of hundreds of hours of
experimentation, research and listening aimed at identifying and optimising
the critical elements of audio mains power cables. Mechanical energy
transmission, eddy current propagation and conductivity factors were all
identifi ed and numerous steps taken within the design to eliminate any
negative infl uence.
The Power-Line mains plug features a thermoset resin case carrying fl oating
pins that align for enhanced contact area. The stripped cable ends are
secured by specially profi led clamp screws and the cable is both decoupled
and clamped by an ingenious die-cast component that includes measures to
suppress case eddy currents.
The Power-Line cable itself is custom manufactured with 4mm
2
cross section
copper conductors, individual dielectric insulation chosen for its sound
enhancing electrical properties, and a fi nal rubber outer that provides both
high levels of inherent mechanical damping, and the correct stiffness to aid
dressing on installation.
Power-Line
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