December 15, 2016
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Simaudio 820S, Part 4
As far as after-market outboard power supplies went, my Naim XPS2 ($4750) used a thick "Burndy" cable. There was no mistaking it.
The Simaudio 820S is supplied with four 5'-long interconnecting cables, two with 4-pins, two with 5-pins. They can be mistaken, but due to the pin configurations, you cannot hook them up incorrectly.
Simaudio outsourced the plugs from Neutrik.
This is the 4-pin male connector, for "analog DC power."
From the outside, the female XLR looks like any other XLR. The cable proper is, unfortunately, an ugly black. The good news is, the cable is relatively flexible.
Have you seen this 4-pin female XLR before?
Similarly, the 5-pin male XLR, from the outside, looks like any other. Simaudio do put their Moon and ampersand logo on the heatshrink wrap.
The 5-pin XLR is for "digital DC power."
Once again, the outside of the 5-pin female XLR looks like any other.
The most pressing issue is, does anyone know of 3-pin to 4-pin, or 3-pin to 5-pin adapters, so that the 820S's cables can be conditioned on the audiodharma Cable Cooker?
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