Its only mentioned on the US dealer site.
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Not keen on the divot taken out of the central section, otherwise is looks fine.
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Quite a thoughtful set of products after a very quick read through the attachments in the pinned post. For some reasons though I thought of the Linn Majik product range, but ok Iām not going to rush out and change everything.
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If made in Salisbury, the ādesigned in Salisburyā is REALLY unfortunate language by Naim.
Apple have used ādesigned in Californiaā for decades whilst the items are made in China.
Naim REALLY should change that language. In common parlance it absolutely suggests made elsewhere.
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Hopefully the centre section on the fascia is the same width as the existing classic range so it doesnāt look out of placeā¦
Initial impressions from me are good though.
Itās going to make people think twice about ordering any of the remaining green logo boxes though surely? They must be on borrowed time.
Iām curious if the Analog input is purely analog or digitized.
By the way, I like the look of the New Classic Range.
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oldies but goodiesā¦ I hope second hand prices will drop!!!
I am definetely enjoying my NDS I could never have bought new
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I think all three look absolutely fabulous. Well done Naim
Just need to remove the āsā from vinyls on the website for me to be completely satisfied 
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Wonderful!!
This a long overdue redesign imo. I never liked the look of the Classic and 500 series, but I love this new look. The white lights are fine by me. I can only imagine how much better it sounds too. After all, Naim have always improved the sound, if not the looks.
Well done Naim, and I look forward to seeing the rest of the line up in due course.
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It sounds like future proofing to me, and certainly not a positive.
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Agree that Designed in is much less value than Made in. I believe being able to print āMade inā a certain percentage of the product must be made in that specific country. So if you just assemble the product in UK and ship most parts there from other countries of manufacture you might just be allowed using āDesigned inā.
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Or just call them ārecordsā!
No more xps dr either? Eventually? It makes sense to rationalise the extra power supply options available.
From signals ā We heard an NPX 300 driving the NDX 2 and it is a very significant upgrade over XPS DR. Special cable requirement notwithstanding, it could be a good place to start injecting the new DNA into existing systemsā¦ā
I wonder if it works with the nap 300? Hence the number makes sense.
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Some useful information here:
From signals dot uk dot com:
The NPX 300 power supply upgrade, that is part of the first wave of products, is from the 300 series and will become the default power supply for some of these forthcoming products as well as being an upgrade for the existing Solstice turntable and phono stage.
The new products will supplant NAC 282, NAC 252, NAP 250DR, Superline, HiCap DR and Supercap DR so these are all approaching end of life, even though some of the replacements have clearly yet to arrive.
Uniti, Nait XS, Supernait 3, ND 5XS 2, and NDX 2 all remain in production. Similarly, changes to the 500 series are not envisaged for a considerable period of time.
*What is going to be a shock for those keen on incremental change is the change of connectors from DIN to XLR (yet running in single ended mode). *
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Looks much better than the leaked pictures as usualā¦ā¦i hope it is a chip off the old blockā¦.though i think the sound signature might have changed?
Interesting some of the dealers heard the new kit versus a 552/500 and it was not better, but gave a good account of itselfā¦
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Just booked into my dealerās demo event on 18th January. It looks like I will soon be Ā£11,500 poorer.
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Yes!! I guess they think they will connect with the younger market better? Vinyls- honestly!
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Are all boxes available from like now?
Great, thank you Richard.
Good to see a new range of classic series out in public.
The 222 looks to be a worthy successor to the 272. The inclusion of the MM phono stage is a great touch.
Do I detect a shift towards balanced interconnects as the new standard? If so, thatās another step forward, as is the implementation of very low standby power supplies.
re colours, Naim has telegraphed the replacement of green lights with white ones. We do most of our listening in the evenings, so find green to be preferable by far as itās a less distracting colour than the bright white. Perhaps the new white logos could be dimmable? FYI, Chord Electronics even went to the trouble to fit green lights for us, with an option to turn them off completely.
One care point: having moved a few Naim boxes around over the years, I always appreciated the slightly rounded edges of the extruded cases. It would be greatly appreciated if the corners of the new heat sinks are not razor sharp, as these corners can really dig in to hands/fingers, as well as chip or dent more easily.
Overall, a very positive development.
Iām so looking forward to another enormously long cables thread on the forum, this time about balanced interconnects, which should all sound the same but absolutely donāt in our experience.
Best regards, BF
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I suspect the multi-piece casing is cheaper to manufacture than the extrusions used previously. I assume this is reflected in the price.
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I really hope it is not 8999 USD per box, that is not competitive.
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