The categories top out at lower budget levels than that - the ND555 fits into their Temptations category, rather than the main Awards. It is, of course, also their reference source.
I’ve just been looking through the list of winners of this years What Hi-Fi? awards, and yet again many congratulations are due to everyone at Naim. The trophy shelves at the factory must be fairly groaning under the weight!
It is a huge congrats to Naim for all the Hifi goodness they make, I am however surprised the Rega beat the SN3 as this imo is somewhat of a sweetspot in the range considering price/value?
The Supernait 3 got pipped by the Rega in last year’s Awards. However, What Hi-Fi continues to use the Supernait 3 among its reference products, rather than the Rega, as it matches better with a wider range of kit.