Naim Classical launches in Hi-Res Audio

Posted by: Simon Drake on 06 November 2008

Naim is celebrating the launch of its devout Classical Label with limited editions (1000 copies) of our first two albums in a stunning amaray case including the audio cd and an additional data disc containing a complete set of 24-bit 88.2kHz WAV files (DRM free!). Please see our website for details HERE.

Chamber Soloists of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Mozart Wind Serenades No 12 & No 10

Naim CD 117 (£12.98) / NAIM HD 126 SPECIAL EDITION (£17.99)

A Cadogan Hall Summer Serenades Concert recorded in Hi-Resolution by legendary classical engineer Tony Faulkner.

[BUY CD [BUY CD + HI RES]

Tim Hugh - Hands On Heart (Live At Wigmore Hall)

Naim CD118 (£12.98) / NAIM HD 125 SPECIAL EDITION (£17.99)

Tim Hugh put on this wonderful mixed-rep concert in celebration of the life of his brother Steve. 20% of every disc sold is donated to the British Heart Foundation.

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Anyone wishing to place queries regarding playability, compatibility, and Naim’s Hi -Res strategy, please post them here and I will respond as best I can!

Posted on: 28 November 2008 by Wazza69

Hi Simon,

I'm going to ask the obvious question - what can you tell us about Naim's Hi-Res strategy?
What equipment can this be used on currently, just the N-Vi/AV2?

Thanks,
Waz

Posted on: 04 December 2008 by Simon Drake

Thanks Waz,

Well...we have been working on re-recording the original analogue tapes for our True Stereo catalogue and re-mastering them in 24/96. So look out for a further albums becoming available next year. We recognise that download is the future (and are working on a solution that shouls iron out all the issues of allowing our competition to venture into this market ahead of us!), so you may not see too many more physical sound carriers for hi-res audio files. This could make the limited edition (1000x) naim classical titles , as above, quite rare!

These discs in fact are not aimed at playback through an n-Vi! They are perfect for sharing over a network (with a player/streamer that supports Hi-Res playback) ideally the Naim HDX! By drag and dropping these files into a shared folder on a computer or a NAS drive that can be plug and played into the HDX player.

I hope that answers your question! Thanks for your interest...

Posted on: 18 December 2008 by Simon Drake

Our customers in the USA can now buy the Hi Res titles exclusively from Premiere Music.

www.premieremusic.net

Posted on: 24 December 2008 by JY

quote:
Originally posted by Simon Drake:
Anyone wishing to place queries regarding playability, compatibility, and Naim’s Hi -Res strategy, please post them here and I will respond as best I can!

What about downloadability? Especially of 24/96 music?

Posted on: 07 January 2009 by Simon Drake

JY, you'll be happy to know, and I think we've teased sufficiently on somne previous threads, that we are working on it