4.8 update and sound quality

That’s about my experience for 272 with 4.8 too. Not more top as in amplitude but more air, depth and details in there. Feels more easy going and less pushed. More real.

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A stupid question perhaps, but the title and the texts all refer to 4.8, when I however look at my ND555 it calls the software version 3.7 - am I misssing something ?

Hi BertBird, firmware 4.8 is for ‘legacy’ streamers, meaning the old models, NDS, NDX etc.

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Same here, I think some make much more out of this than it is.

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What Mike-B wrote. If you go to the Streaming Audio section on the forum, you will see several topics pinned to the top of the list - different things and different version numbers for different types of streamers

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Fear not, you are on the very latest firmware for your product!

We have released various different software updates in last 10 days, so the confusion is understandable.

Uniti Atom (inc Atom HE), Star and Nova, plus ND 5 XS 2, NDX 2 and ND 555 now have Firmware 3.7, adding TIDAL Connect functionality

First-Gen Mu-so and Qb now has Firmware 2.0.0, which enables continued use of TIDAL ahead of the streaming service changing its login process in December

Original Uniti and legacy streamers have Firmware 4.8 to address the same TIDAL issue.

Mu-so 2nd Generation family gets TIDAL Connect support in coming weeks.

Oh, and there have been Naim App updates, too - everyone should now be on 5.22.1 (Apple iOS) or 2.22.1 (Android)

Edit: or just look at @Suedkiez screenshot above :rofl:

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Could be.

Do you have an NDS?

What he said.

Well it sounds very nice but is crashing all over the place!

Did you do a Factory Reset after the update?

And are you running latest version of Naim App?

Clare certainly the latest version. How do I do factory reset?

Bingo! :+1:

I think you are in the wrong thread Lindsay (unless you’ve bought something I don’t know about!) This is for the old Uniti and green screen streamers.

To factory reset the Qb, turn it on and then press the reset button, recessed in the back panel, for 6 seconds.

Best

David

Arghh

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Recap from just a few posts above:

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Do you have two streamers side by side, one updated and one not to be able to tell these differences? Amazingly specific recall if not

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No doubt there is a different sound😀
Mere easy to listen to words to me with my degraded hearing. Detail, air around, wider and deeper.
Thank you Naim! Now my arm hair rises even more​:grinning::+1:

I updated from 4.6 to 4.8 on my unitilite and immediately noticed a difference, not massive but discernably better on streamed sources.

The process was remarkably easy once I had coaxed my laptop to load the correct USB driver, initially it had told me input was ready for use but it lied. After a coffee and a bit of pondering which led to some investigation, I found the correct update ready for me in windows update under optional updates, after installing this, it was an easy and speedy process.

I have a 272 with xps dr and 250dr and was going to change for an accuphase amp with nd5xs2 as i dont want box count and it was amazing i have to say but this is no small upgrade on the quiet Naim? on my system its a big leap with the sound I wanted with the naim amp sound but if only I could get the hi res Radio I would be much happier and forgo Qubuz which is sad, Confused now but happy at the same time!