Nait XS2 review

Posted by: vic575 on 26 September 2013

Hi there,

I have recently bought the current What Hifi because it has a review of the new Nait 5si. But in the 'buyers guide' section it lists the Nait XS2, so it appears they must have reviewed this too, recently I assume. I cannot find the review online [too new I expect], so has anyone read this review, and is it possible to post at least the key points. I am about to borrow the Nait XS2 so will hear for myself what it is like, but I can get a 2012 Nait XS for a very good price, but I have not heard one. So, having read the XS review, the new XS2 review would be helpful.

Many Thanks

David

Posted on: 05 January 2014 by Patu

Originally Posted by GraemeH:

Originally Posted by Patu:

Originally Posted by DynFan160:

Still waiting for a thorough review/comparison of the 5si, XS2, SN2.

Naim was introducing their new amplifiers for Finnish retailers a few weeks ago. They wrote an article about it on a Finnish hifi website called audiovideo.fi. They did a small comparison between the new amps and used 300/300 setup as a reference. You can read it through google translate here:

http://goo.gl/gesjWI

I read the comparison part and even though there are some problems with the translation, you get the point well enough.

"The source was a Naim NDX Network Player, which was powered by a 555PS power source. The power supply is marrying the philosophy of an extremely critical part of the range of devices and, therefore, it may upgrade to a better sound sex."

hmmm.....

It seems that Google Translate thinks that certain phrasing of "Naim" has something to do with "marrying". In Finnish, to be married is "olla naimisissa".

Anyway that part of the text only says that the source was NDX + 555PS and after that states that in Naim's philosophy, PSU is very important part of the setup and many of their devices can be upgraded through them.

Posted on: 02 May 2014 by damy79

I own a Nait XS and I'am very satisfied but I'm thinking to replace it with the XS2 with a small amount to get also the headphone output but I ask about the difference sound between the XS2 and my "old" XS. What about?

I own also a CD5XS and DTC. My loudspeakers are Kudos C20.

Damiano