The 2019 Naim new products

Hi-Fi Corner
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No doubt Naim will release something new or updated in 2019. That said their product range is very comprehensive so possibly a period of consolidation.

Regards,

Lindsay

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I think it is about time that the pre amplifier line up was updated. After all the basic designs go back to the NAC102/82/52 of the early nineties. My ideas would be:

NAC202 replacement: A SN2 without the power amplifier. Should retain the SN2 headphone output.

NAC282 and NAC252: Delete the record output buttons and on the 282 find a way to lose the NAPSC requirement.

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Major improvements to the Naim App. Include the following features: Better methods to organize playlists created from your CORE…i.e. change order of tunes within the playlist; i.e. change the order of playlists; i.e. have the ability to organize playlists into groups or folders… Be able to create Smart playlist algorithms, i.e Apple. Be able to rate or score an album and/or a tune. Ability to add metadata or change metadata on downloaded tunes.
Firmware updates to the NAC 272 would be nice…please don’t out-date this brillant preamp/streamer.

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Hear hear!

G

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How about some sort of mains device to ensure a mains supply to meet that ideally required by Naim’s various power supplies and boxes?

So we all have a great mains supply regardless of the time of day and the quirks and variations of, in the case of the U.K., the National Grid.

Richard

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Now that’s the one thing I. This thread that I would really want :+1:

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https://community.naimaudio.com/t/is-the-pre-amp-a-thing-of-the-past/325/14?u=perizoqui

I thought a link to another thread might be relevant here.

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Super Lumina interconnect for Superline to 552 with 24V power feed please

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Qobuz integration for all streamers and Tidal MQA on demand.
Naim ethernet cables and a Super Lumina DC1

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CD6 player

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Vote SL Snaics.

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I’d buy it! I think that’s a great idea.
Scott.

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Carefull there,so many 2018 wishes and we ended without the cd5xs and cdx2.Anyway i think replacement for the 202 and 282 with the silly little box integrated inside willl be a step forward for our box count.

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If I understand correctly, adding a second 555 PS to the ND 555 improves performance because the analogue and digital circuits each have a dedicated power supply. If my understanding is correct, maybe Naim could introduce a matching pair of products: 555 PS-A DR for the analogue circuit and 555 PS-D DR for the digital circuit.

Or maybe Naim already tried it and determined that neither the cost savings nor the elevation in performance justified putting this idea into production.

Or maybe my understanding of why adding a second power supply makes a difference is incorrect.

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It does make a difference, but £7k is a lot of money. I cannot afford at the moment, but it’s on my list but a better preamp would probably make a bigger bang for the buck as they say.

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Not that any of this is likely in my wildest dreams but here goes:

  1. A high level phonostage, it’s sometime now since we got the Superline ( I have actually covered this one now )
  2. A high level version of the snaxo, it’s sometime now since we got the 362
  3. Burndies, I’m sure these could be improved

Lyndon

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I think it was mentioned further back up the thread but a Core in Classic clothing would be a nice fit in a Fraim.

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Well the Bristol show Naim demos seem to be a continuation of the Streamer launch. Last year was static launch of new products followed by an audio demo in the German show( cannot remember the exact city…sorry). Hopefully something new will be seen or mentioned.

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And it must be floaty!

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Some really interesting ideas above.

From my perspective which is “older American” I think Naim is doing a very good job overall, but over time the line has become overly complicated and not always in tune with the modern lifestyle. I think the Uniti series is really good overall but the rest of the line could be trimmed somewhat and I think the days of separate power supplies has passed. So going foward:

  1. Design for internal supplies and ditch external supplies. What may have made sense 30 plus years ago with half width cases makes no sense at all today given what competitors are doing. The distribution of weight between two units is a benefit when lifting but this is offset by additional interconnects, power cables, and most importantly space. Soundwise I guess external power supplies allow you to incrementaly improve a system but overall I feel it’s better to move folks up to a better overall unit without all the interim BS. Just read the poor “what should I do next” posts on this website.

  2. Bring out a four post Fraim with larger segment spacing . Design for use by other manufacturers. Lovely if somewhat Rube Goldberg solution but very effective. Helps the bottom-line of the holding company which is good thing.

  3. One good solid Naim CD player with a digital out would be welcome. You don’t need four players but a single high quality Naim effort with the aforementioned digital out would sell. The Naim pieces that over time seem to generate the most general acceptance including the export market are the Uniti’s, Naits, and CD players.

  4. Offer two or three levels (not four) of preamps/amps/server-streamers, two levels (not three) of Naits. Offer two DACs, one at the price point of the original and perhaps one at the Chord Dave level.

  5. Ignore analog. There are too many players already there for Naim to re-enter profitably.

  6. Keep the Core and Uniti lines as is.

  7. Don’t give up on DIN connectors but don’t ignore RCA.

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Roon RAAT support on the current Mu-so line of products.

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