Naim Uniti Nova PE is brand's most powerful streaming player yet

[What Hi-Fi?]

Naim has announced the Uniti Nova PE – its most powerful streaming player yet.

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[manicm]

At twice the price of the regular Nova, it's ugly and they should have given its facia a substantial redesign.

 

[podknocker]

They really are ugly slabs of horror. The gap in the middle is just inviting muck and dust. Overpriced, ugly and I don't know why this company is worshipped within HIFI circles.

I did say a while back that Class D would be the next big thing and this move from Naim will possibly tempt other companies to adopt this topology.

I think the market is heading towards small, light and efficient devices. Naim owners probably don't care about the price of energy, but Class D is inevitably the future.

 

[Hifiman]

At twice the price of the regular Nova, it's ugly and they should have given its facia a substantial redesign.

I do not understand what justifies double the price either, especially since high power outputs are traditionally much easier to achieve with Class D amplification. And that is before many audiophiles weigh in with their opinions concerning the relative merits of Class AB and Class D amplification.

 

[nopiano]

I do not understand what justifies double the price either, especially since high power outputs are traditionally much easier to achieve with Class D amplification. And that is before many audiophiles weigh in with their opinions concerning the relative merits of Class AB and Class D amplification.

Especially as it’s remarkably similar to the Award winning Cambridge Evo 150 that uses a similar Hypex amp module, does streaming and has a phono stage. The rub is it costs just one-quarter of the price of the Naim!

Comparision test incoming I hope, WHF!

 

[manicm]

Especially as it’s remarkably similar to the Award winning Cambridge Evo 150 that uses the same Hypex amp module, does streaming and has a phono stage. The rub is it costs just one-quarter of the price of the Naim!

Comparision test incoming I hope, WHF!

Actually it's not clear which amp chips they use, Naim doesn't say.

 

[nopiano]

Actually it's not clear which amp chips they use, Naim doesn't say.

No, they don’t seem to, and I thought I’d seen both Hypex and Purifi mentioned in various reports. But now I can only see Purifi, so I’ve amended my post #5 to say ‘similar’.

 

[sg1410]

£8,600? 🤣🤣🤣

 

[bigmoose]

At twice the price of the regular Nova, it's ugly and they should have given its facia a substantial redesign.

Coming from Linn, that was my thought as well. In reality however, they do look fantastic and their somewhat-understated design means they fit into a lounge easily without attracting attention. I’m not a fan of how they increased the heigth of the unit - And the price! I’d rather keep my unit and get a more powerful class AB power amp.

 

[Romulus]

On first blush a lot of people are turned off by what this component is offering at an expensive price of £8,600. A review with comparison components is required. I think maybe Naim have gone beyond themselves in believing too much of their own popularity. A class D amp in components usually with other brands allows a competitive price, but Naim seem to have passed by this opportunity, maybe they are taking the Naim cult for granted....?