Superuniti to be used as just a player

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Hi everyone,

I have a Superuniti paired with Ovator S400 and NAC A5. I mainly stream my FLAC music ripped from my CDs.

Can I use my Superuniti as just a player/stream and hook it up with another amplifier?

Thank you.

Regards,
Liang

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You can add a power amp to the Superuniti - just connect to the pre-out DIN4. Or you could use it just as a streamer transport using the digital BNC output.

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Hi Richard,

Thank you very much for the speedy response.

Regards,
Liang

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I would just add that it’s possible connect the SU to a preamp or integrated amp, if that’s what you have. It’s not optimal, at least in theory, as the SU preamp cannot be bypassed so you are passing the signal through 2 preamps, and 2 volume controls, but some people do this quite happily.
What the preamp output is really designed for, though, is just a power amp.

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We ran a SuperUniti with a 250DR power amp for a while.

Sounded great. The SU internal power amp, whilst excellent, did not grip the speakers in the way a 250DR did.

Whether it makes any actual sense to run a 5K power amp with a SU is another matter! Clearly the SU streaming stage and pre become the limiting factor. For us it was a step to the 272/250DR.

We also tried the SU as a transport via digital out into nDAC.

The SU is very flexible.

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Thanks. Noted.

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Honestly, it is quite frustrating owning a Naim SU. I have a REL Subwoofer, I can’t even use the REL Subwoofer’s bare wires to connect them to the speaker posts at the amp’s end as Naim SU’s speaker post is just a banana female, no screw type connector for the bare wires.

Regards,
Liang

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You wouldn’t really want to do that with a Naim amp anyway as it can result in poor performance. Better to connect the sub from the speaker’s own terminals, that way it’s not “seen” by the amp.

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It’s possible to buy a sub cable designed specifically to cope with this. The Naim specific version of Rel’s Bassline Blue is a good, but expensive option. Designacable make a much cheaper version. Or follow Richard’s advice about and connect to the speakers.

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I found a solution. Use a banana plug that comes with the screw-on for the REL Subwoofer bare wire connection. Just need to change one end of the banana plug of the speakers’ cables.

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