The new NAIT 50 Limited Edition

Do you really need a supercar, when you can stay at home and listen to music?

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:o) youā€™ve got to love spellcheckā€¦

Assuming you are streaming said music volume levelling in Roon does a good job with these disparities - no cost so worth a try at some time. Well assuming your after consistent volume!

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Local library and streaming via Roon, but Iā€™ve got a remote so Iā€™m happy to do my own music volume levelling :+1:

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I wondered if you had a Naim-equipped Bentley?

Sadly not, a B&O equipped BMW is the limit of my mobile audio, though I can dream and actually sat with the test drivers in a Continental for a listen at one point in the past ;o)

My mistake, its actually Harman Kardon in the i3ā€¦

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I was staying with a friend a few years ago who had a Chipmunk aeroplane at Goodwood. We used to see any number of Rolls Royce cars from the neighbouring factory being road tested. If you got one behind you, it was a bit like being chased by those Warrior armoured cars used by the Army!

Iā€™m guessing you mean on the road in the surrounding area, rather than taxiing on the runway ;o)

Yes, they just used to emerge from the factory, and onto the public road. Rather laughably, some sported fake (hardboard) panels - to disguise the shape - which was a bit silly, as all the locals used to see them on a daily basis.

Going between artists I probably donā€™t realise Iā€™m getting up to change the volume level, a bit of exercise plus an excuse to grab another tin from the fridge :sweat_smile:

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Sounds like a NAIT 3, but even betterer! :laughing:

Gotta keep those steps up :wink:

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Anyone used, or will be using, Rega RX1s with their Nait 50? Not sure if theyā€™d be a good match or not.

Also wonder if anyone here is gonna be using a Planar 50 with their Nait?

You have to love this little beast, it just plays the music so well. I would like to imagine that it has caused a similar buzz to the release of the original Nait but of course we donā€™t have any reviews from the ā€˜professionalsā€™ and there are unlikely to be any (unless they have put the hands in their pockets - max not too!). I do hope that Naim realise that there is a market for small shoebox integrated amps and are willing to release a Nait 50 ā€˜liteā€™ to attract the younger enthusiasts at a lower price. Not everybody wants the convenience of a Uniti system.

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Nice pic!

Connecting with your product is a strange thing. I almost always change volume with the naim app on my 552. Convenient indeed. But every time I put my hand on the volume control on the 552 and increase the volume itā€™s a direct feeling that reminds me about throttling my motorbike. It connects in a totally different way. I can understand if a great part of the emotions going with the Nait 50 is you get up close with the product and work with it :blush: Bit like the emotions with vinyl. Digital control via apps and ā€œinvisibleā€ products are convenient but at the same time boring if you like hardware and interaction.

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If it sounds anything like the HK system in my 3 Series then it will still sound excellent.

As BMW ā€˜optional extrasā€™ prices are generally extortionate, the HK upgrade is the only one I have forked out for that I consider exceptional value for money, at about two thirds the price of an optional sunroof!

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I will be trying a 50th anniversary Planar 3 with the Nait, just waiting for Rega to sort out a replacement cartridge as mine turned up with a wonky cantilever.

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Thatā€™s cool. Have you chosen what vinyl youā€™ll listen to first?
(100 years of experience system :smile:)

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