Naim Uniti Nova Streamer & Player. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. But the Naim control app is so good that if you don’t already have and use Roon (which is quite addictive), you may feel less inclined to become a Roon user, because the Naim app is so comprehensive. Rather than “everything is beautiful” the Uniti Nova portrays music in the more immediate and matter-of-fact manner not uncommon among solid-state amplifiers. Audio outputs from the Uniti Nova include one pair of stereo line-level analog RCAs, one analog headphone jack, and one pair of high-power outputs from Uniti’s built-in stereo power amplifier. Naim Uniti Nova Great savings available on this amplifier in our new 'package saving checkout’ Click here to choose your system and save! UnitiLite. In day-to-day use I employed the remote apps on my iPhone and the Experia tablet, as well as the supplied remote, to control the Uniti Nova. Throw in a streaming subscription or two, a NAS drive full of music, and the Naim remote control app downloaded to your smartphone, and you’ll be stylin’ au moderne, Naim-style. is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Welcome to the 21st century. Naim Uniti family of all-in-one music players consists of the reference-quality Uniti Nova, the multi-functional CD-toting Uniti Star and the compact yet powerful Uniti Atom. What Hi-Fi? The Absolute Sound’s Buyer’s Guide to Loudspeakers 2018. All rights reserved. And for those with extensive CD collections, you can add a Uniti Core music server to your system to store and stream thousands of albums to your Uniti … Some products have such authority over music that their surefootedness can initially make it seem like they’re not really trying. The reference player in the range, Uniti Nova has been configured to offer the very best solution that Naim can implement in a single-box, compact enclosure. Naim uses 16x oversampling feeding a Burr Brown DAC chip. Yes, it’s still lossy, but a lot less lossy than the original Bluetooth codec. Sign up below to get the latest from What Hi-Fi?, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! Its command of the frequency range, from deep, textured, expressive bass notes to crisp, explicit treble sounds, is absolute. Audiophile All-in-One Uniti Nova is proof that an all-in-one player can … The Uniti Nova looks and feels like a premium product. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Unlike many contemporary integrated amplifiers, which have gravitated to Class D power sections, the Uniti uses a more traditional Class AB solid-state amplifier similar to what Naim has used in its NAIT amplifier series. Match made in heaven. There are also proximity sensors, so the screen wakes as you approach it. While I would never accuse the Uniti Nova of having a “lush liquid midrange” I did find it to be grain-free and lacking in anything that could be interpreted as artificial electronic texture. No scratches or issues with the unit, selling because of space … Just add the speakers of your … The Uniti Nova supports all current digital formats including WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC, MP3, AAC, OGG, WMA, and DSD 64 and 128. The Naim Nova is the highest offering in the Uniti line from Naim. Competition At slightly under $7k the Naim Uniti Nova has plenty of competition. +1 for the Nova I listened to all 3 at a dealer/Naim promo evening. UnitiLite Reference Manual - German - Issue 1E. Whichever source you choose, your music will be transformed into a stunning sonic experience. Copyright © 2021 The Absolute Sound. Spotify Connect and Tidal are both integrated (the latter is available with a free 90-day trial). While we’re concerned, first and foremost, with getting absolutely the best sound quality at any given price, we’re not so dogmatic that we don’t want as much convenience as possible while we’re at it. BA1 1UA. Store up to 20,000 tracks to a local USB-connected storage device or SD-card and either play them back through your Uniti Nova or serve them to other Naim streamers on your home network. Please refresh the page and try again. The Naim Uniti Nova is the top tier of the three current members of the Uniti range. Uniti Nova - English . So, sound isn’t the thing that makes the Uniti Nova special. That’s what the Nova does. Most streaming devices have Bluetooth as one of their input (or output) options. In addition, the Nova is packing two pairs of analogue RCA inputs, two USB Type A sockets (one on the front panel, one on the rear), an HDMI ARC connection, so you can easily hook up your TV, a brace of 5-pin DIN inputs (because this is Naim, after all) and an SD card slot. Obviously your choice of speakers will have a major effect on the Uniti Nova’s sound. According to Naim’s PR firm, “the (Uniti) platform is technically capable of handling MQA, so adding it is possible. A big symphony orchestra with its dander up is no more problematic than a walloping wedding-reception floor-filler like Underworld’s Born Slippy – there’s nothing the Naim can’t happily turn its hand to. Instead, it is one of those fleet-footed audio manufacturers whose products have continued to evolve over the years. All of these digital inputs lead to Burr Brown DACs. Control Your Way. At one end of the scale we feed it a 24-bit/96kHz file of Keith Jarrett’s The Köln Concert (an improvised piece for solo piano punctuated only by Jarrett’s occasional exclamations) and at the other, a 16-bit/44.1kHz file of Car Seat Headrest’s fulminating Destroyed by Hippie Powers. At the other end of the sensitivity scale, the 121dB-sensitive EarSonics EM9 IEM were dead quiet with no hiss or hum at normal listening levels. LP listeners will note that the Uniti Nova does not have a built-in phonostage or RIAA correction, so you will need an external phono preamplifier to connect your turntable to the Uniti. Connected to the less efficient Elac Adante AF-61 87dB-sensitivity loudspeakers in my multi-purpose living room, I also had sufficient power. If you change speakers and need more power or more connectivity, the Nova is awesome. In my bedroom setup I have the Naim Uniti Nova paired with a pair of PMC standmount speakers. And I don’t doubt that most of the combinations of current competing products you can come up with, while not sounding identical, will all perform at similarly high sonic levels. Sound While very few, if any, pieces of audio gear are completely transparent without some variations from absolute harmonic purity, I found the Uniti Nova remained remarkably close to ideally neutral. Wilson Audio Specialties Chronosonic XVX Loudspeaker, Subsonic Subwoofer, and ActivXO Crossover, Schiit Audio Modius DAC and Magnius Preamplifier/Headphone Amplifier, Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2019 : Loudspeaker, Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2019 : Digital Electronics, An Interview with John Bring of Cable Support Plate, The Absolute Sound’s High-End Audio Hall of Fame | 2020 Inductees, Lauren Daigle’s Grammy Award Winning Album “Look Up Child” to be released December 11 in 45RPM LP Format, The Absolute Sound’s Buyer’s Guide to Electronics 2017, The Absolute Sound’s Top Picks in High-End Audio and Music 2017, The Absolute Sound’s Buyer's Guide to Affordable High-End Audio 2017, Hank Williams: Pictures from Life’s Other Side. On commercial recordings the detail resolution and image focus of the two setups proved to be remarkably similar. Control Your Way New and improved Naim … Bluetooth is of the aptX HD type, which is as good as Bluetooth currently gets. Outputs are RCA for a subwoofer, another pair for a power amp (if the Nova’s 80W of Class A/B power sounds a bit tentative) and a 3.5mm headphone socket in front of a discrete headphone amplifier stage. Uniti Nova is as good as an all-in-one player can get. You will receive a verification email shortly. The Absolute Sound is the world’s preeminent source of expert reviews, features, and commentary on high-performance audio and music. While there are several buttons on the Uniti Nova’s front panel, you will need the supplied remote or Naim app to access all of the Nova’s functions. Over the years, […], What do we really want from our electronics, those (usually) […]. Including Roon endpoint options (so you can run it from your Roon Control app) means you easily incorporate the Nova into an already-existing Roon-based system. Uniti Star - English . There’s Chromecast built-in and AirPlay for seamless, painless streaming. As befits a product seeking to combine no-compromise performance with ultimate flexibility, the Naim Uniti Nova is chock-full of functionality and connectivity. For pet owners, the option to deactivate the volume control knob would be a nice feature. So I'm sitting here listening to both systems and liking the forward and muscular of the Naim more and more. The Uniti Nova ($7495) is Naim’s highest-priced and most feature-laden single-box audio system. For this kind of money you have your choice of a myriad of excellent preamps, power amplifiers, integrated amplifiers, and DAC/preamps that you can mix and match for a similar final cost. Jarrett’s rolling, vamping improvisations are rendered absolutely faithfully – the Bösendorfer 290 Imperial that was foist on him is revealed as far from the most substantial-sounding piano, just as explicitly as the verve and eloquence of Jarrett’s performance is. Uniti’s USB drive storage has a limit of 20,000 tracks. In my main room, with the 95dB-sensitive Spatial X-2 loudspeakers, the Uniti Nova had power to spare. When I placed the Uniti Nova into my main room system, which had previously been set up with the Mytek Manhattan II feeding the Pass Labs X150.8 power amplifier, I noticed that the Uniti had a comparable level of dynamic drive and contrast. In true Naim style, the new Uniti Nova can be upgraded with one of our external power amplifiers. You can also use your Uniti Nova to serve music to up to four network-connected players in a multiroom system. While I gravitated toward the Experia touchscreen, my smart-phone-phobic wife found the remote more to her liking. If you're a fan of getting your music all possible modes of delivery, Naim's Uniti Nova must be on your short list. You can also add a subwoofer for deeper bass extension. I get that. Although Naim has been making audio gear since 1973, it is not your typical stodgy old-school hi-fi firm. Let’s try it on and see how it fits. It starts with the Atom, moves to the Star (which includes a CD burner) and the Nova, which offers the most refinement, power … Eventually, though, we settle upon Dynaudio’s splendid Special Forty standmounters and Spendor’s equally laudable A4 floorstanders as sympathetic matches for the Nova – and with a Tidal stream of The Jam’s Precious at the front end of the set-up, the results are gratifying in the extreme. The flagship of the Naim All-in-One range, the Uniti Nova moves into a realm that buys some some serious separate systems - does it stack up? Looks always matter, despite what anyone else tells you…and the looks of the Naim Uniti Nova are slick and modern yet understated. On some music I felt a lot like the guy in the famous Pioneer poster. Sure, it still makes separate preamps and power amplifiers as well as DACs (how quaint), but Naim’s latest components are one-box units far less demanding of room acreage. It’s really very good indeed. Uniti Range Reference Manual - English - 2D. The Uniti Nova ($7495) is Naim’s highest-priced and most feature-laden single-box audio system. So, let’s take a deep breath and list some of the highlights. Find out more on the Naim Audio New Zealand … The amplifier section is capable of 80Wpc (the specifications sheet fails to mention whether this is RMS or peak power).
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