The sound of a large (unamplified) symphony orchestra at full chat is something to experience live at least once.
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I canāt argue with that! Hopefully sooner or later.
To disable Google Cast you can factory default the NSS333 and then not enable it during the setup process, or use the API calls.
Have a look at thread āDisable google cast on ci 102ā.
For anyone thatās OC, āDisabling Google Castā will get you there.
Note: this disables Spotify
Oh.. Then I would still be less than 10ā¦ (not 53, thenā¦)
Wonder if weāll get a firmware update this side of Christmas 
Does anyone have any insight?
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Only if you have very expensive systems youāll get such information from Naimš
i doubt naim would want to release a new version close to christmas/new year but that is simply an opinion - i have no insider knowledge
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New Year guys and I know this simply because Jas G and I are friends and chat regularly
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The latest firmware has not yet been released to the beta group, so nothing is imminent.
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If its not even at the beta group then NY is highly unlikely.
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Thanks for sharing!
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What would be nice is if the guys at Naim give us some background as to why theyāve made changes to the FW and what they think the new FW brings to the listener?
At the moment Iām quite enjoying 3:11 and donāt want to go through withdrawal symptoms, when the time comes, without knowing what 3:12 is likely to bring.
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Fair enough. Of course I only know so much G and I believe that being a champion for the 3.8 sound character shuts me out somewhat. But I do know that if the guys at HQ could have avoided the 3.10 debacle they would have. I have tons of respect for the guys working on this. Which brings us back to the ādesign or consequenceā argument. MY feelings (not something that I have been told) are that itās a consequence due to some part of the recent Stream Unlimited modules causing a challenge to sound quality. Commercial pressures and obligations mean that the guys in Salisbury have to work with what they are given. If Spotify ( purely an example) was causing an issue it has to stay. The Far East market wants ALL the features etc. Also the update train will not stop even if the best ever sounding FW was released. Itās a pickle isnāt it?
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I hope that it goes better than last time. 
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It will definitely will go better than last time. We are all prepared that FW can affect the sound - that smoothens a lot. Lots of us have arranged and adopted themselves (in different ways). I personally would like to have 3.8 (4.8) signature back in current FW releases, but I wait and seeā¦ (while enjoying 4.8 on NDS very much).
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Well it couldnāt really get much worse couldnāt it?
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You would hope not, but Iām not reassured and will be at the back of the queue with a bowl of popcorn next time.
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Thanks for the update, Cohen. New year it is then.
My theory is that whatever obstacles the naim developers were faced with due to the stream unlimited update, they have now had a long period of time to learn how to mitigate them. That, to me, bodes well for the next update.
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Agreed Stavrose 
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