Bath Roon software is built-in too. Just my 2 cents. The Room is around 4 x 4m and I have a very eclectic musical taste. I have no idea what you mean by this, can you explain? My music taste is pretty eclectic, but tends to be focused on classic jazz, indie pop, guitar-driven rock, 60s/70s R&B, folk, a little classical. Sign up to receive our latest offerings. I have had mine for seven years. But if you have the money and inclination, and want a product of overarching convenience that doesn’t compromise on performance in the slightest, you owe it to yourself to hear the Uniti Nova. I must admit had to google John Lobb, never heard of them, an eye watering price for shoes, if the price difference was as huge as between Clarks and Lobb I would expect the Lobb speakers to be vastly superior. You can also pair Uniti Atom with other AirPlay 2-compatible wireless speakers via the Apple Home app, or with other Chromecast built-in devices via the Google Home app. Posted on: 17 November 2018 by Gazza. I am able to get both ex demo so they can fit in my budget. Midrange-showcase songs like Anne Sofie von Otter’s reading of Elvis Costello’s Baby Plays Around can be spellbinding in their immediacy – the Nova relays every detail of her voice with a thoroughness that borders on the obsessive. The S40 is basically an upgraded version of what the Focus 160s was. Very happy with both the sound and one box solution. Finned aluminium heatsinks plus brushed and anodised aluminium casework contribute to the Nova’s 13kg overall weight (although probably not as much as the impressively sized toroidal transformer concealed inside). Speakers for Uniti Nova Posted by: kdl6769 on 21 November 2018 . As I said it’s good we all like different things but I doubt I have experienced a trouncing between these well regarded speaker manufacturers. Thank you for signing up to What Hi-Fi?. I wish I had not sold it and just kept in secondary system. We try a new tactic to entice the Nova into breaking sweat. The Nova is the biggest Uniti model but shares the same feature set that includes Chromecast, Bluetooth and Airplay reception with digital inputs including HDMI, built in Tidal and Spotify Connect and a readiness for Roon control software. You will receive a verification email shortly. Our overriding impression of the Nova is that of absolute virtuosity. Then is the question of 1120 beings powerful enough to drive the special 40s. They are a sweet, detailed sounding speaker and they go fairly deep. kdl6769 posted: Many thanks for the helpful responses. Yes. The Naim Uniti Nova has built-in Tidal, Deezer, Quboz & Roon apps and the Classe does not. That’s a name from the past, must be over 10 yrs since I listened to those speakers. The mid-range is very good, but it is recessed. I have a pair of Dynaudio Contour 20s in on order. … I own Church’s, Barker and Loake shoes, but not John Lobb, not yet, but one day. This is a lot of money to pay for a system. This requires a special and unique approach to component selection and system design along with a highly specialised production environment. I have only heard the Dynaudio Special 40’s at my dealer, liked them sounded great. That’s what the Nova does. So far, so good. Friends who came over to listen all agreed. Attack and decay of individual notes is completely convincing, organisation and integration is seamless, and rhythmic balance is utterly natural. Posted on: 24 November 2018 by hifi-dog. I don’t buy speakers based on frequency response graphs, tend to listen to them, if I like them I buy them. I feel that the PMC Twenty 25s are designed to impress you in a five minute shop demo with a degree of boom and tizz. Here is a frequency graph for the Twenty5 24, the next model up and shows the problem with the current PCMs. It ties all the instrumental lines together deftly, finding space in an everything-louder-than-everything-else arrangement with tremendous focus. Not that the junior Naim sounds rough or nasty with those radio stations broadcasting at low data-rates via internet streaming: one of the strengths of the Uniti range from the outset has been how well it handles the data-reduced stuff, then goes on to enthral the better the signal you throw at it. Uniti Nova works seamlessly with other Naim streaming products, including Mu-so systems. In Naim app there is a setting to adjust max volume output (initially at 85). The drive formats and leaves you with about 11TB of usable … As I said it’s good we don’t all like the same things. Mint NAIM Atom absolutely goergous. Will standard banana terminations work? Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer, We check over 130 million products every day for the best prices, Best tablet deals 2021: iPads, Fire tablets, Android, UEFA Europa League live stream: how to watch Man United and Arsenal in 4K, Best JBL headphones: earbuds, on-ears, true wireless and more, Best wireless earbuds deals: cheap wireless earbuds from Bose, Sony, Apple and more. Visit our corporate site. Sign up below to get the latest from What Hi-Fi?, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! Vienna Acoustics are a large company and very popular in America, Europe and across the world, but they were only imported into the UK for a year or two through Cyrus as Cyrus thought they were a good match for their kit. But after a few seconds listening to the Nova, you’ll realise that it’s so natural, so confident and so unarguably in charge of the music it hardly seems to be making an effort. Chord have used Vienna Acoustics speakers in recent years to demo their high end gear at various hifi shows, so I assume Chord think they are very good indeed. Item: Naim Atom or Naim Uniti Star Price Range: open to trade offers or buying outright Item Condition: New or Used Extra Info: NA I currently have a Simaudio i.3 integrated amplifier with a Simaudio 280 D DAC/streamer driving some Dynaudio Special 40s. On the end of a 72-Hi-250 I found the yes completely blew the PMCs away. I home demo’ed the PMC Twenty5 23 and was disappointed with them. My recollection of the Vienna’s was nice piece of furniture, well finished but fairly average in hifi terms, muddy ill defined bass, overall a bit constrained. Someone posted on the forum recently that speakers by the likes of Kudos, Dynaudio, Neat, Spendor etc at a certain price point are much of a muchness, I’m inclined to agree, there will be ones I prefer over the other but generally standards will be high. For me the thing that separates the Naim Uniti Nova from the competition is summed up in its name, Uniti. In addition, the Nova is packing two pairs of analogue RCA inputs, two USB Type A sockets (one on the front panel, one on the rear), an HDMI ARC connection, so you can easily hook up your TV, a brace of 5-pin DIN inputs (because this is Naim, after all) and an SD card slot. © As regards good reviews, you can’t always believe them. I would like to get some opinions and additional input from the forum. A big symphony orchestra with its dander up is no more problematic than a walloping wedding-reception floor-filler like Underworld’s Born Slippy – there’s nothing the Naim can’t happily turn its hand to. is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. As befits a product seeking to combine no-compromise performance with ultimate flexibility, the Naim Uniti Nova is chock-full of functionality and connectivity. I use Tellurium Q Black 2 speaker cables with my Uniti Nova. What Hi-Fi? FREE SHIPPING on ALL ORDERs. I started my Dyn journey with focus 160’s,owned C1 MK11’s,owned special 40’s,still own excite 12’s and XD 600’s.Most of these were paired with Naim gear,ranging fromUQ2,SN2,272/XPSDR/250DR.Now I use an NDS/XPSDR directly into my XD 600’s.Match made in heaven really,Dyn and Naim. This is a good visual representation of the difference in sound between the two speakers as they sounded in my listening room. Need to jump to Nova due to my hungry Dynaudio Special Forty, else than then that, this small amp still has a lot of power/grip, more than you can thought, and has a beautifull musicality (NAIM signature sound)... no need to go further in a sale pitch, I upgrade to same Uniti Line. We've lost money on small items many times and we refuse to change, so please buy more and buy big. At the moment, the leading contenders are: - Naim SuperNait 2 + Naim ND5 XS streamer - Bel Canto DAC2.7 + REF600M monoblocks - Benchmark DAC3 HGC + AHB2 In terms of speakers at a certain price point, say £2k-£3k, standards are generally high, the differences are in the margins, well that’s what I took from it. There are more Clarkes shoes sold each day than there are sales of John Lobb shoes. At £1000 I would judge them as quite good speakers. BA1 1UA. The PCMs were good but not great and not worth £3300 in my opinion. Control is via a useable remote control handset or an iOS/Android app we’ve begun to think is not as intuitive as it should be. The bass is very clear and well defined. I listened to PMC but didn’t like the top end. About five grand I believe. The Nova comes with a pair of Naim banana plugs . The Naim Nova is the highest offering in the Uniti line from Naim. My Vienna Acoustics Bach Grand trounced them in a long weekend of side by side listening at home. Outputs are RCA for a subwoofer, another pair for a power amp (if the Nova’s 80W of Class A/B power sounds a bit tentative) and a 3.5mm headphone socket in front of a discrete headphone amplifier stage. With any thinner recordings they were very bad. at a certain price point are much of a muchness, I’m inclined to agree. So, sound isn’t the thing that makes the Uniti Nova special. I had the PMCs and S40s on home demo at the end of 2018. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, Speaker upgrade: Dynaudio Special 40 / PMC Twenty5.23. I used NACA5 with Nova, sounded great. The C1s are a great speaker. The line is ‘u’ shaped and not very flat at all. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Now it is time to upgrade the speakers, I have been quite happy with my PMC Twenty.22 stand-mounts and am considering to move towards their Twenty5.23 floor standers. How would you explain the graphs though? There are also proximity sensors, so the screen wakes as you approach it. There’s great tactility to the product as a whole, and the company’s signature volume control dominates the top of the box. All rights reserved. It looks much better to me, not perfect, but way better. Well I guess PMC sales figures and excellent reviews are at odds with your point of view, also they seem fairly popular on here. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. Choose the same song in beat-perfect sync or play different music in different rooms. Choose the same song in beat-perfect sync or play different music in different rooms. The Special Forty is clearly a very capable speaker when partnered with the right source and amplification, largely because its constituent parts are highly refined examples of Dynaudio’s … The ragged indie incitement of Car Seat Headrest is handled with just as much assurance. Posted on: 24 November 2018 by Dreamblademyth . I don’t buy gear on graphs either. The Vienna Acoustics were infinitely better across the board. Yes, they are that good. It starts with the Atom, moves to the Star (which includes a CD burner) and the Nova, which offers the most refinement, power and best parts built inside to bring what the Atom offers … I used the graphs, the actual measurements, to demonstrate what we heard, both at my home and at the dealers as the graph perfectly demonstrates what we heard. Here is the VA Bach Grand frequency graph. I had the PMCs and S40s on home demo at the end of 2018. I know this question has popped up and sound is very personal, I would be interested to hear some opinions, I have never owned floor standers and it is very hard to demo, I am pretty sure both would work for me. I am also interested in the lyngdorf tdai 1120, as I am looking for an all-in-one to drive my (future) Dynaudio Special 40. Hi, @vgonx, I use a pair of PMC Twenty5 23’s on my Nova, very happy with results, easy to place and not too fussy about distance out from wall. The Nova is built like a well-appointed bank vault. Haven’t had a chance to listen to vinyl much yet, just got nova setup last night and went through all different items connected. Some products have such authority over music that their surefootedness can initially make it seem like they’re not really trying. I put a 12TB Western Digital Gold Spec drive in it. Design is as understatedly upmarket as we’ve come to expect from Naim. don’t think they were very popular in the UK. This setup sounds fantastic (and I … If they weren’t and I bought them I would be stupid. However, I once listened to the Dyns (at the hifi store, not at home) and it put a smile on my face, reminding me of the fantastic Dynaudio C1’s I once had. I’m waiting on my pair of 5m AudioQuest NAIM speaker cables for the Nova. Up front there are a smattering of controls (play/pause, favourites, folders) along with a USB socket and headphone output. That’s nobody’s idea of a frivolous purchase. March 11, 2020, 1:13pm #6. The treble has a very distinct lift or boost at the top, which we all felt would become fatiguing. There’s Chromecast built-in and AirPlay for seamless, painless streaming. I’ve a Nova with Dynaudio Special 40 speakers. They do have very articulate bass, but they are very bass light. If they weren’t and I bought them I would be stupid. Of course, it looks good, is built to last and is lavishly specified. Jarrett’s rolling, vamping improvisations are rendered absolutely faithfully – the Bösendorfer 290 Imperial that was foist on him is revealed as far from the most substantial-sounding piano, just as explicitly as the verve and eloquence of Jarrett’s performance is. There’s vTuner internet radio on board, as well as DAB and FM reception, and UPnP capability for streaming from any network-attached storage. Ok that gets your point across, I have just never heard the phrase “much of a muchness” here in Canada. Yes, I do find that there is a lack of texture in the bass at times and moving the stands closer to the wall does not seem to improve the situation. It depends what you pair them with I suppose, or where you place them, or where you heard them. Home demo, if possible. The Classe Sigma 2200i is very good too, sounded very resolved, fast and very detailed. The Uniti Nova looks and feels like a premium product. Eventually, though, we settle upon Dynaudio’s splendid Special Forty standmounters and Spendor’s equally laudable A4 floorstanders as sympathetic matches for the Nova – and with a Tidal stream of The Jam’s Precious at the front end of the set-up, the results are gratifying in … Inputs include a pair of digital optical connections, each capable of dealing with 24-bit/192kHz audio files, and a trio of digital coaxial sockets (24-bit/192kHz capable too, plus DSD64), one of which is a BNC (this is Naim, after all). Please refresh the page and try again. I still have Naim uniti atom in other system and am never going to sell it. A bit boom and tizz, like a boom box. We thought they sounded awful. I also have a pair of Spendor A4’s on another Nova and would have no hesitation in recommending them. There is something very musically addictive quality in the nova (and Naim in general) that makes it very special. I must admit had to google John Lobb, never heard of them, an eye watering price for shoes, if the price difference was as huge as between Clarks and Lobb I would expect the Lobb speakers to be vastly superior. Articulate but with no really low frequencies. The reviews are stellar. I have only heard the Dynaudio Special 40’s at my dealer, liked them sounded great. Try both at home if you can. The Special 40 are a special speaker; like most Dynaudio designs they aren’t a particularly easy load and benefit greatly from a stronger power amp. Surely the frequency response of a fairly high end speaker ought to be much flatter than that? In the meantime, I got the Uniti Core up and running today. As befits a product seeking to combine no-compromise performance with ultimate flexibility, the Naim Uniti Nova is chock-full of functionality and connectivity. Focal Aria 926 + Naim Uniti Star Pack quantity Add to cart SKU: N/A Categories: Floorstanding , Media Streamers , Stereo packs , Wireless Tags: airplay , Floorstand Speakers , Spotify Connect , stereo , Tidal Brands: Aria , Naim . So, let’s take a deep breath and list some of the highlights. Try Naim, many of the people on the Dynaudio forum prefer Naim, I use a Naim Uniti Star with my Focus 260s. I used special 40s with a Nova and they sounded wonderful. Which brings us to the Naim Uniti Nova. So it was the lack of availability that makes them rare here and not that they were unpopular. So who is right, me and my friend who came on the audition, the dealers who say are are over hyped, or the paid reviewers? MORE: How to build the perfect hi-fi system. In terms of build quality, we’d describe the Uniti Nova as ‘adequate’ in the same way Rolls-Royce always described the power output of its cars as ‘adequate’. If you liked the Dyns you might also consider giving the Contour 20s a listen. … You can also pair Uniti Nova with other AirPlay 2-compatible wireless speakers via the Apple Home app, or with other Chromecast built-in devices via the Google Home app. The S40s are gorgeous looking too (I find the PMCs rather ugly) with a very high standard of finish. So, let’s take a deep breath and list some of the highlights. Its command of the frequency range, from deep, textured, expressive bass notes to crisp, explicit treble sounds, is absolute. Dimensions and Weight. I picked one of these last week (along with the NAIM Uniti Nova integrated amp). The Nova’s flexibility is such that it can make the most of a broad range of partnering loudspeakers, up to and including our venerable reference ATC SCM 50s. But the fascia is all about the 5in full colour LCD display – it’s extremely sharp, encompassing cover art, metadata and audio input info. I like both of these brands, i have 26.26 which i bought with my Nova…but would happily listen to the Dynaudio range. There’s Chromecast built-in and AirPlay for seamless, painless streaming. They accentuate the bass and the high treble and recess the mid-range. If you think the prices you saw are high for the ready to wear, you would be amazed at the ‘bespoke’ price of John Lobb’s. It sits higher up the Uniti range than the Atom we so admire – that’s obvious from both the size of the box and the price attached to it. It’s really very good indeed. I don’t buy speakers based on frequency response graphs, I prefer to listen to them, if I like them I buy them. On the end of a 72-Hi-250 I found the yes completely blew the PMCs away. I recently had a demo of the Q Acoustics Concept 500. It has managed to retain its aura of high-end hi-fi serious-mindedness at the same time. I only found the graph after the PCMs had gone back to the dealers. I really like the pairing, the top end is very good in my room and the bass fast and well controlled. But with products like the Award-winning Mu-so and, more recently, the Uniti Atom it has managed to combine good performance with unarguable convenience, usability, build quality and design. PMC just released new 25i.22 with upgraded tweeter. Bobthebuilder February 13, 2019, 6:18am #19 While we’re concerned, first and foremost, with getting absolutely the best sound quality at any given price, we’re not so dogmatic that we don’t want as much convenience as possible while we’re at it. AudioQuest makes special speaker cables for NAIM amps. Last year I moved to from 202 / 200 DR setup to a Nova, which really worked well for me. Bluetooth is of the aptX HD type, which is as good as Bluetooth currently gets. January 26, 2019, 1:41am #32. But their obvious flaws soon stand out if you listen at length at home. A square room of 4m x 4m could prove problematic for bass, you could end up with boomy bass, especially if floorstanders or speakers that are rear ported like Special 40. As complete and convincing an argument for one-box convenience as you’ll hear. Best unlocked phones 2021: choose any network or plan, Best gaming TVs 2021: 4K gaming TVs for PS5, Xbox Series X and all current consoles. Neither recording fazes the Naim in the slightest. There was a problem. All of these digital inputs lead to Burr Brown DACs. Bluetooth is of the aptX HD type, which is as good as … But Naim can only fully validate its asking price in terms of audio performance – which it does, and in some style. I’m another person with 25.23s on the end of a Nova (with NACA5). The company hasn’t forsaken its high-end heritage – just look at its recent Statement amplification, for example. At one end of the scale we feed it a 24-bit/96kHz file of Keith Jarrett’s The Köln Concert (an improvised piece for solo piano punctuated only by Jarrett’s occasional exclamations) and at the other, a 16-bit/44.1kHz file of Car Seat Headrest’s fulminating Destroyed by Hippie Powers. The days of hi-fi manufacturers using a lack of practicality as a mark of authenticity are long gone, and that’s thanks, in part, to the work done by Naim. Eventually, though, we settle upon Dynaudio’s splendid Special Forty standmounters and Spendor’s equally laudable A4 floorstanders as sympathetic matches for the Nova – and with a Tidal stream of The Jam’s Precious at the front end of the set-up, the results are gratifying in the extreme. Once they’re positioned and broken in, I’m intending to upgrade both my digital front end and amplifier. I would sell my left kidney for some S40s, although NAP 100 might not do them justice? Try both at home if you can. Spotify Connect and Tidal are both integrated (the latter is available with a free 90-day trial). I prefer the sound of the Naim Uniti Nova to the Classe Sigma 2200i. The Nova is dynamic in a deep-breathing, peak-fitness manner, putting ample difference between mutter and scream with casual unfussiness. I couldn’t find anything in their price range that matched the 40s overall. and the last step is controlled by pot. I am about to take possession of a Uniti Nova, and wondered if anyone had any suggestions for speakers that might pair well. Read review on web, don't take my words. The S40s are gorgeous looking too (I find the PMCs rather ugly) with a very high standard of finish. But, of course, if you can listen to both and let your ears decide for you, that will be ideal. But by the time you’ve auditioned and purchased appropriate speakers you’re looking, realistically, at a total price of anything between £6k and £9k. Usually high quality items are pretty exclusive and less common. I would not describe them as muddy at all. I would definitely try in your room before committing to buy. SuperNait 2 … Do they still make Vienna’s ? Hello, I actually have an Naim Nova paired with Dynaudio Contour 2.8 which play together very well. TheKevster. Uniti Atom works seamlessly with other Naim streaming products, including Mu-so systems. It’s a good thing we all have different tastes in speakers etc, everyone liking the same thing would be boring. It’s an illuminated, smooth-scrolling delight and the Bluetooth antenna keeps the looks as seamless as possible. 1 Like. sandman922. As I know, the Uniti NOVA has two "volume control", the first step is digital attenuation (from 0 to 30 ??) Also I would opine that popularity is not necessarily a guarantee of quality. In fact the bass response reminded me of the Epos ES 12s, I owned about 20 years ago. IMO the Naim Uniti Nova is more musical, more refined and has more body. Think of it in terms of technical excellence of the type Eric Clapton, Cate Blanchett or Jessica Ennis-Hill demonstrate – to watch them at work is to watch the horribly demanding made to appear simple and straightforward.