When Naim Audio launched the unique Uniti Atom Community Amplifierthe business was caught off guard; the British producer mixed progressive industrial design, class AB energy, and the most effective streaming modules obtainable in a chassis that took up little or no area. My solely criticisms have been that Naim wanted to incorporate an inside phono stage on the asking value and that it might run out of steam with extra demanding loudspeakers.
The brand new Title Unity Nova PE Community Amplifier nonetheless doesn’t embody a phono stage, however the energy has greater than tripled to 150 watts per channel; that enhance in energy comes with a moderately giant uptick in value as nicely.
Naim has additionally converted to class D amplifier know-how with the Uniti Nova PE.
With a glossy design, brushed aluminum field and LCD display screen, Uniti Nova PE has been developed to fulfill the wants of demanding hi-fi loudspeakers; Naim has correctly migrated the Uniti Atom’s high mounted quantity wheel into the design which illuminates as your rotate it.
Unit Nova PE
Uniti Nova PE ($9,999) joins Uniti Atom ($3,799), Uniti Atom Headphone Version ($3,799), United Star ($5,699), Nova United ($6,899) and United Core ($3,199): these gamers are a benchmark when it comes to their element high quality, amplification efficiency, and their wi-fi and network-based listening options.
The Nova PE (Energy Version) presents all of the options and class which have gained the Uniti collection international acclaim. Certainly, Uniti Nova PE makes use of Naim’s newest NP800 low-noise streaming card to masterfully deal with web radio stations and music streaming companies – together with Spotify Join, Apple Music, TIDAL and Qobuz – plus presents straightforward connection to your units through Bluetooth aptX HD, Apple AirPlay 2, and Chromecast.
It additionally helps UPnP applied sciences and Roon Prepared options in excessive decision recordsdata as much as 32-bit/384kHz. Furthermore, it’s straightforward to connect with your TV through HDMI ARC to reinforce your audio-visual expertise and assist you to management the amount through your TV’s distant management.
In the event you’re utilizing a community of Naim streaming merchandise at dwelling, the Multiroom characteristic within the Focal & Naim software permits ease of management over a number of music and streaming companies through a single interface.
For sharing the identical music all through your private home community (as much as 6 units), use the Celebration Mode perform within the app to simply management the playlist, impartial gadget quantity and extra.
To take pleasure in listening wherever you might be within the dwelling, it’s also suitable with all Naim streaming units, to facilitate a multi-room audio system.
Key Options
- Makes use of Naim’s newest NP800 streaming card with LVDS balanced digital alerts for low noise. Stream web radio stations, music from Spotify Join, Apple Music, Tidal (and Tidal Join), Qobuz, AirPlay2, Chromecast Constructed-In, UPnP servers, USB connected storage and Roon Prepared
- AptX Adaptive Bluetooth
- App management continuity by way of all of the Naim ranges: Focal & Naim App
- Multi-room functionality with different Naim streaming merchandise
- ZigBee RF bi-directional distant management, line of sight not wanted, quantity modifications mirrored on the distant
- 5.0″ coloration show
- 0.5W standby energy. Utilizing two inside energy provides: one is a high-quality audiophile linear sort, primarily based on a big toroidal transformer. The opposite is a extremely environment friendly SMPSU for 0.5W energy consumption
- Galvanic isolation of management and audio circuits
Worth & Availability
The Naim Uniti Nova PE will probably be obtainable February 2024 for $9,999 USD and $12,999 CAD.
For extra info, go to: naimaudio.com.
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