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Review here:gel said:Good, bad or something else? Ta
gel said:Review here:gel said:Good, bad or something else? Ta
https://www.whathifi.com/naim/uniti-nova/review
Is the Naim Atom a better option?
Cheers Cno, what’s this Linn one you talk about? Is that speakers I guess? Cheers. Just looked it up, a lot more wallet friendly.CnoEvil said:gel said:Review here:gel said:Good, bad or something else? Ta
https://www.whathifi.com/naim/uniti-nova/review
Is the Naim Atom a better option?
I briefly heard one and wrote about it here:
https://www.whathifi.com/forum/hi-fi/hi-fi-its-strange-old-game
When you say presentation, do you mean sound?CnoEvil said:It's about presentation - I just don't get on with Naim's sound signature. The 2 brands should be tested side by side, at the equivelent price point, before any decision should be made.
Good unit, but the Convert Technologies (another British brand) Plato includes 2TB of storage for similar money. Power might be slightly less at 50wpc, but it’ll have better grip than the Naim (Naim’s Nait is a bit soft in this department, which is why a lot of people like it) and has been demonstrated at shows in the past with B&W’s 805 speakers. It’ll also stream TIDAL, Qobuz, and Spotify, as well as internet radio. It has USB ins and outs for back ups and data transfer, as well as digital and analogue inputs. A HDMI output will mirror the front panel display on your TV or send HD video from 5e likes of TIDAL. It also has a turntable input, switchable in the menu between MM and MC, with variable parameters for each input to suit different cartridges. The only thing it doesn’t have is a CD drive, but a USB DVD drive is supplied to transfer your CD collection to it’s hard drive, allowing you to store in MP3, FLAC, or WAV formats. You can also rip your vinyl to it’s hard drive just as easily as your CDs, as it uses the same websites to gain metadata and album artwork. Very simple metadata editing too, via the front panel display or the remote (supplied Kindle Fire). No Bluetooth, but you can pick up cheap dongles to plug into the front USB.gel said:Good, bad or something else? Ta
Well I'm most intrigued by Linn presentation. Read on a number of threads now I believe I would like it. Having used and ultimately moved on Naim I can sort of relate. Enjoyed overall musicality and many things but there were times I wished it had less bite. There were days I could listen for hours but then there were days I knew of would make me uneasy. Amp speaker synergy with Naim gear is absolutely vital.CnoEvil said:It's about presentation - I just don't get on with Naim's sound signature. The 2 brands should be tested side by side, at the equivelent price point, before any decision should be made.
gel said:Good, bad or something else?
steve_1979 said:gel said:Good, bad or something else?
Good. Really good! I think that Naims new range of Uniti 'all-in-ones' look very stylish. To my eyes they are the best looking hifi boxes ever made.
I've never actually heard them but it'd be interesting to know what the Nova sounds like with Spendors A4 speakers.
gel said:When you say presentation, do you mean sound?CnoEvil said:It's about presentation - I just don't get on with Naim's sound signature. The 2 brands should be tested side by side, at the equivelent price point, before any decision should be made.
CnoEvil said:gel said:When you say presentation, do you mean sound?CnoEvil said:It's about presentation - I just don't get on with Naim's sound signature. The 2 brands should be tested side by side, at the equivelent price point, before any decision should be made.
Yes. Every brand stamps its character on the sound.
insider9 said:Well I'm most intrigued by Linn presentation. Read on a number of threads now I believe I would like it. Having used and ultimately moved on Naim I can sort of relate. Enjoyed overall musicality and many things but there were times I wished it had less bite. There were days I could listen for hours but then there were days I knew of would make me uneasy. Amp speaker synergy with Naim gear is absolutely vital.
I wonder how my Densen would compare to Linn gear in terms of presentation.
gel said:Review here:gel said:Good, bad or something else? Ta
https://www.whathifi.com/naim/uniti-nova/review
Is the Naim Atom a better option?
Mark Rose-Smith said:Then for the average hi-fi enthusiast...there really isn't a need for multiple boxes any more with the growing number of quality one box units from the like of sim audio,linn,naim and avm .....I very much doubt I'll ever own multiple boxes again when I can have one very good sounding unit sitting below my TV along with my ps4 and tivo box....very neat and tidy.lol.....I did have around 7 boxes at one point including a turntable and I don't miss them one bit.
I wasn’t suggesting it was neutral, Mark, and I don’t think the OP was looking for that either. After all, only a fan would have listened in depth or bought one.Mark Rose-Smith said:I doubt you'll get a neutral view of the nova on the naim forum....it's very biased towards naim funnily enough....but I want one....I do think it a bit overpriced though.It probably should have come in at the same price as the superuniti it replaces,but if it's even better than the superuniti.Then for the average hi-fi enthusiast...there really isn't a need for multiple boxes any more with the growing number of quality one box units from the like of sim audio,linn,naim and avm .....I very much doubt I'll ever own multiple boxes again when I can have one very good sounding unit sitting below my TV along with my ps4 and tivo box....very neat and tidy.lol.....I did have around 7 boxes at one point including a turntable and I don't miss them one bit.
Oh and I've now ditched the cd player as it hasn't spun a disk from June....everything via the nas drive or spotify connect.
And this is what happens when manufacturers try and appeal to everyone. The majority may well want one box streaming systems, but don't try and validate budget boxes with crazy expensive speakers they have no hope of controlling and making a good sound with, despite this approach being a common one on forums. It's one thing for this industry to destroy itself from the inside by the dealers it chooses, but to then give it a helping shove by showing people that a system worth five figures isn't worth anywhere near that, and give the impression to potential new customers that "high end" sounds naff, is quite another.QuestForThe13thNote said:At the indulgence show a naim/focal guy was trying to say the nova was all you needed with £10k ish focal speakers, and it just sounded terrible. Relatively flat and poor dynamically. I’m sure it would have sounded a hell of a lot better used with speakers in the £1500-3k class though.