Volume Controls in Naim App

[DavidE]

Hi. I find the volume controls in the Naim App (used with an ND5 XS 2) are not very responsive. It is hard to know whether one should tap for longer, or more frequently, to get the volume to go up or down … then if one is not careful and presses too long it shoots up.

I understand from another topic it is not possible to send feedback from the HiFi to the app, it is a one-way mechanism, which is fair enough. But perhaps at least it would be possible to get the app buttons to click or flash clearly when they have recorded and sent an action, so it is clear when they are being engaged. Thanks.

[Suedkiez]

Yes, others have commented similarly:

NDX2 questions

I hate the volume control on the Naim app, at least for my 282. It’s just a set of ± buttons with no visual feedback that they are doing anything.

And same for mute, I made this comment in the feature request thread (where yours would best also be added as it is monitored by Naim):

Feature request thread

There is a mute button on the Play Queue screen even with system automation. However, Chris is right that it cannot show the current state for mute or volume because it does not know. What would be possible, though, would be to make it bigger and the app could show a more visible animation to give feedback that you successfully pressed mute. Currently, the speaker icon flashes quickly but you hardly see it because it is covered by the finger when you touch it.

[MC2]

Sorry to subvert this but can I ask if it’s possible to use the phone’s volume controls to control the volume (like you can for most audio apps)?

[GadgetMan]

Would you really what your hifi to match your phone settings. My phone is often set on full volume, so if I were to have that feature, I’d either blow my speakers or my ears

[MC2]

Hmmm… i use numbers of apps to cast to various sound systems via Chromecast/Bluetooth/SlimProto and all utilise the phone volume controls. And I’ve never had a problem with volume.

Is there an independent volume control in the NDX2 or do the volume buttons in the Naim app control the main pre-amp volume?

[kend]

Have you tried the slider option? I find it more controllable.

[GadgetMan]

@MC2

Is there an independent volume control in the NDX2 or do the volume buttons in the Naim app control the main pre-amp volume?

It’s the latter when you have system automation set using the 3.5mm jack. I’m guessing that when you cast, the volume you are setting is a sub division on what the pre-amp is set to at that time, so the upper volume limit is defined by what your pre-amp is set to.

[Suedkiez]

@MC2

Sorry to subvert this but can I ask if it’s possible to use the phone’s volume controls to control the volume (like you can for most audio apps)?

At least on Android it is, see Settings > Other Settings > Use hardware buttons for volume

[Suedkiez]

@kend

Have you tried the slider option? I find it more controllable.

The slider is not available when using system automation to control the preamp volume. It only works with digital volume control (so Mu-So, Uniti, or enabling variable volume in the streamers, but that’s questionable). The reason is that for a slider it needs to know the current volume, which it cannot do with system automation

[MC2]

Thanks. I should probably start another thread