Nova - Heat control

No. They’ll be here soon today.

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Will I use the banana plugs supplied with the Nova when I get the cables?

wow. You should have seen my face. I’m listening (@65) to “Eldorado” (ELO of course) and with the Nova…I just heard…things I’ve never heard before. And I love this album. Listened to it soon after getting the Qb…soon after getting the Atom…but now…

Oh yes, you need to solder it though (or get it soldered) if they are sending you the bare cable

If you get them like this, you can simply use them. (I thought you were talking about the Naim plugs that come with the classic units and, I believe, also with the Nova in a smaller variant)

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Be aware that the NACA is stiff. Don’t fight it, but uncoil it first and let it straighten. Then gently bend it into the required shape(s). You can even do 90 degree corners, but be gentle. This way, it is IMHO a very easy to install cable; some people hate it, but I think it’s because they are not working with it.

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Thank you.

One thing that bugs me is the power and speaker outputs so close together on the Nova rear panel. If power and speaker wires are supposed to never touch that close is difficult.

I see what you mean, but looking at the back drawing there’s plenty of stuff on the other side as well. The NACA will stay in the shape you tell it to, I think this simplifies it a bit

If it’s any consolation, it took me months to get the cable dressing right :slight_smile: (https://community.naimaudio.com/t/system-pics-2021/13622/3817?u=suedkiez)

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I think it’s only the Atom where it’s smaller, but might be wrong as only ever had a Star.

I see, I only had a Nova for a short time and used bananas, so cannot remember

well…since you knowledgable people can see it…the only reason my old Mac there is out is to charge my vape thing. Lol. It said not to use a wall socket but instead a computer. All I have is an iPad and the Nova. I wondered…is the USB on the Nova like a computer’s (yes…stupid question…but hey…consider the source…) :crazy_face: and therefore lower power which would be what the vape thing needs…

…and that in a nutshell is the hell of OCD. If I don’t KNOW something I’m leery of it.

Those look like the normal Naim size speaker plugs.

The Nova’s USB does supply power, as it needs to drive an attached disk that has no separate supply. I guess it could charge the vape too, though USB sockets have different supply ratings and the attached device and the socket can negotiate a power supply level, as long as it does not exceed the socket’s abilities. Whether this is enough for a vape, I don’t know. But you will find several threads/discussions about attaching LED lamps to the USB.

Though whether you want to attach a power drawing device and what effects this might have on the audio is up to you :slight_smile:

I was considering power draw = heat…so…maybe when off…which incidentally leads to another question. Power off/ standby? When I push the power button and the front all dims, except the power button, is that off or standby? Isn’t there a dimmer light when off? I’ve looked and not seen anything, aside from the one comment I read once and forget where it was.

Regarding the lights and the power modes:


(https://www.naimaudio.com/product/uniti-nova/support)

When it is in standby, it switches to a small power supply and will take some time (half an hour maybe) to come back to best performance.

If you leave it on, it will draw more power but will always be warmed up.

If the display is like the NDX2 and you have the display enabled during playback, pausing the music will leave the display on for 12 hours. Standby is the only way to turn it off after a shorter time, but incurs the warm-up penalty. A way around this is to enable server mode. See the links to the explanations by Steve Harris in this post:

and my attempt to further clarify

Um…who…pauses during a song…and leaves it 12 hours? That whole series of answers and questions is…useless.

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what to listen to?

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I do. There is no “stop” button, just play/pause. So when I stop listening in the middle of a 3-hour playlist, or don’t have time for the complete album, ending the playback means pausing it. (With a playlist or album playing, truly stopped is only runs if it runs through to the end).

If the display is set to “on during playback”, this means that it stays on for 12 hours in this scenario. (Hence the workaround by using standby to turn the display off, together with server mode to keep the unit warm)

Which one?

Anyways, curious about your upcoming NACA results :slight_smile: