The new NAIT 50 Limited Edition

Let the fun begin!

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Finally succumbed, after weeks of should I/shouldnā€™t I and am quite pleased that I have a NAIT50 winging its way from Salisbury to my local dealer, quite looking forward to seeing how my old Kans get on with itā€¦

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Ha, ha, resistance is futile :slight_smile:

Iā€™ll be trying some Kans too, along with Valhalla/Ittok LP12.

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Very nice, will keep an eye out for your thoughts

I like to think I put up a valiant fight, but have to admit you are spot on, it was futileā€¦

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Iā€™m finding it reassuring that so many are getting good results with the NAIT 50 driving a variety of speakers. Mine is now waiting at the dealer for me to collect. However, I must admit to having bouts of FONHEAP (which is Fear Of Not Having Enough Amplifier Power for those of you not familiar with the terminology).

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I have speakers with 6 ohms and a sensitivity of 83 db , and they are seemingly* as happy with the ā€œ25 wattsā€ as they were with my Rega Aethos

  • i.e they havenā€™t complained to me

Outside it is an homage to the Nait 1, inside I think it is bang up to date, with some serious trickle down

I havenā€™t tried the phono or the head phone socket

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My dreamcatchers:

  • Impedance: 4 ohms
  • Sensitivity: 87.5 dB
    Are these comparatively ā€œharderā€ to drive? The ā€˜50 certainly drives them easily.
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When I bought my most recent LP12 it came with the Linn Silver RCA to RCA connection to the preamp. The 552 has both RCA and DIN connections available to use. I bought a Maywere RCA to DIN converter so that I could compare the 2 options, which I did extensively. That converter surely introduced a significant compromise, but the superiority of the DIN option was still blatantly obvious to my ears. The RCAā€™s were like driving with the handbrake on. Iā€™m willing to accept that this may have something to do with Naimā€™s design and engineering, but since most of us here (including yourself) are using Naim amps my listening based advice would be to go with the DIN phono connection.

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Every time I switch it on (now in standby after burn in), I am sooo pleased with this tiny little box. Sounds so good.
Really impressive, when looking at its size!

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How are you supposed to switch it on and off as it doesnā€™t have a power switch on the back and the switch on the front just takes it in and out of standby?

You leave it powered on, but in standby, unless youā€™re leaving it for a very long time or thereā€™s a storm which can damage it.

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But it seems the only way to switch it on and off is to literally plug it into and unplug it from the mains which seems like a very strange way of turning a piece of hifi equipment on and off.

No different to your TV.

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Thereā€™s an instant on/off switch. From the manualā€¦

By default, the NAIT 50 is set to ā€˜Auto Standbyā€™ - it automatically enters Standby mode (where it consumes less than 0.5W of power) within 19 minutes of inactivity.
For the optimum sound quality, switch the Standby setting on the rear panel to ā€˜Instant onā€™, which keeps all sensitive audio circuits permanently powered up.

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That just stops it putting itself in standby.
There isnā€™t an off button; but as mentioned thatā€™s the same as many devices. So pull the plug from the socket if you want it completely off.

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Does anybody else find this odd or just me?

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Hi @Ian2001 and @anon77199223. Thank you for the recommendation. I am aware that it is a limited edition and that it might sell out soon. Nevertheless, a purchase must be well considered. At the end all depends on your own system and individual listening room. The Nait 50 would be the core of my system, not just in a secondary system like other users. And there are also good alternatives, such as SN3, Atom HE or 222 with Nap 250.
There is an exciting video from Signals on YouTube that not only shows unboxing, but also 2 listening examples with Dynaudio Special 40 and Falcon LS3; the Dynaudio fits better.

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If I was interested in an integrated amp at that budget, I would buy it without hearing it if I could not get a demo at home.

One reason for this would be the rapturous reviews of owners on here.

Another reason would be the way that the designer, Steve Sells, has so clearly shared his thinking and his pride in this product.

Another reason would be that once the production run has sold out, it may be very difficult to get hold of one.

And another reason is that I would predict it would not be hard to sell the amp with little or no loss of investment.

Anyway, those are my musings after having borrowed the amp for four days to enjoy it in my listening room.

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Flicking The switch on the wall socket is surely good enough to completely disconnect it no need to pull plug every time .