Suggestions Box for Naim R & D
Posted by: Disposable hero on 09 October 2015
At a branch of Nando’s there was a 'Suggestions Box' in which they welcome your feedback, and the thought occurred that Naim could also have a suggestions box somewhere.
For this is it possible for Naim R & D to consider the following?
Next generation of integrated amplifiers, Nait Demi-size
Nothing to do with an actress, this is for the next incarnation of Naim integrated amplifiers to become compact cased, as was one of the previous versions of Nait, (2 or 3?). The benefits are clear for all, in manufacturing less materials are used, packaging reduced, lower volumetric weight for distribution or shipping so more environmentally conscious – hippies & tree-huggers rejoice. For the end user the smaller units are more easily accommodated in a system and its shelving, leaving room for side-by-side pairing with other components. Ideally this could be a future version of a network player like a compact/ shoebox size ND5 XS . The future is miniaturisation and if able to achieve the same outstanding Naim sound it would be great to see these compact versions of future amplifiers and also network players or streamers.
Posted on: 09 October 2015 by hafler3o
The NAP 100 toroid takes up nearly half the room in a shoebox case power amp, not sure there would be room for a decently powered integrated... now
A shoebox sized streamer head unit
A shoebox sized NAS / Switch (tweaked for hi-end aspirants)
A shoebox sized DAC, upgradeable via 'drop-in' FPGA chip.
A shoebox powersupply versatile enough to power all three!
Posted on: 09 October 2015 by Manu
+1 for
Shoebox streamer head unit
Shoebox NAS / switch
Posted on: 09 October 2015 by dayjay
Originally Posted by hafler3o:
The NAP 100 toroid takes up nearly half the room in a shoebox case power amp, not sure there would be room for a decently powered integrated... now
A shoebox sized streamer head unit
A shoebox sized NAS / Switch (tweaked for hi-end aspirants)
A shoebox sized DAC, upgradeable via 'drop-in' FPGA chip.
A shoebox powersupply versatile enough to power all three!
+1, all the above in any size
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by joerand
Suggestions Box for Naim R & D
Dear Naim,
Don't make your interconnects so bloody long.
Single stacks of Fraim are the wave of the future.
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by Stefan Vogt
Dear naim,
please allow the unitiserve to use a harddisk-attached-to-its-USB-port as a Music Store!
what happened to your plans for music servers with storage on a large SSD (rather than HDD)?
please allow selection of radio presets from the front buttons of e.g. the unitilite
please refresh the preamp range! E.g., they need lower input sensitivities.
please never refresh the NDS - no improvements needed!
Cheers,
Stefan
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by J.N.
The Muso is excellent, but too big for my kitchen. A two-thirds size one at £500 would be great.
John.
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by Chris Dolan
Dear Naim
Please please please can we have a Super Aro and a Super Prefix
Chris
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by Quad 33
Originally Posted by Chris Dolan:
Dear Naim
Please please please can we have a Super Aro and a Super Prefix
Chris
That would be nice 
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by Clive B
Originally Posted by Chris Dolan:
Dear Naim
Please please please can we have a Super Aro and a Super Prefix
Chris
Chris, that seems a dumb question. We all know that the Aro is already 'Super'.
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by matt podniesinski
Originally Posted by Chris Dolan:
Dear Naim
Please please please can we have a Super Aro and a Super Prefix
Chris
Amen brother!
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by Brilliant
Add an analogue to digital converter to the DAC-V1
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by Dingding
space optimisation , it would be the biggest upgrade to most systems.
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by Steve J
Consolidate the range offered. There are too many different products, especially on the streaming side, that many dealers can't keep a full range in stock. Then concentrate on producing a top end DAC.
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by FangfossFlyer
Some form of mains conditioner/rectifier/whatever supply designed such that we can all have a good mains feed to drive our black boxes.
Richard
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by hungryhalibut
How about some right angled Super Lumina speaker plugs, so that those of us with proper Naim speakers can use the cables?
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by hungryhalibut
Originally Posted by J.N.:
The Muso is excellent, but too big for my kitchen. A two-thirds size one at £500 would be great.
John.
It's on its way apparently. Let's hope so - I'd love one. A mini Muso, or Musette.
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by GraemeH
Originally Posted by Hungryhalibut:
Originally Posted by J.N.:
The Muso is excellent, but too big for my kitchen. A two-thirds size one at £500 would be great.
John.
It's on its way apparently. Let's hope so - I'd love one. A mini Muso, or Musette.
Mino
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by nbpf
A full sized, CD player like box with a slot for a SSD drive in place of the CD drawer or slot.
Like any CD player, the SSD player would have analogue and digital outputs. It would be equipped with open-source software which is controllable via open source tablet apps. The software would support parsing the SSD data and building a local database according to user-definable tags. Setup and replay would be wirelessly controllable and no UPnP server, switches or ethernet wires into the living or listening room would be needed. No data transfer would take place at replay time. One would be able to add new files to the removable SSD drive via rsync. If available on the SSD drive and upon demand, the tablet app would display the cover-art and the booklet of the currently playing album or of an album of choice without attempting at establishing an internet connection.
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by robert_h
NaimUnitiSource - just like a NaimUniti but take out the amplifier.
quote:
As well as being able to play UPnP streams at up to 24bit/192kHz resolution via a wired or wireless connection, NaimUnitiSource incorporates a CD player, a 70W per channel amplifier, six digital inputs, built in Spotify Connect, Bluetooth (aptX) connectivity, a DAB+/DAB/FM and internet radio tuner as well as a USB interface that enables playback from an iPod or high-resolution digital audio from a USB memory stick. Just add speakers, and your existing integrated or pre/power amplifier.
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by The Strat (Fender)
Shoe box FM/internet tuner.
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by Derek Wright
Produce a Sky+ type box for Sky, Freesat and Freeview with good quality (hifi quality, Naim quality ) signal paths with improved power supplies and connections.
This will require some cooperation with other companies.
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by Stoik
A Stageline sized Ethernet+Wifi to SPDIF end point unit for nDAC, DAC-V1 and other 3rd party DACs to turn them into basic streamers.
Remember Squeezebox? This would be a software based musical server, doing all the audio conversion job, and digital audio to a striped-down-to-basics digital-only SPDIF cabled or wireless interface.
I could buy one from Moon Audio, but I prefer to have a Naim badge on it...
Bye.
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by feeling_zen
Preamps with fewer source inputs. With many sources consolidated through a DAC or streamer I think the cost of 6 inputs with seperate Record selections is starting the becoming redundant. 3 user labelable inputs is probably enough.
And balance can relegated to the remote. Since it is rarely adjusted once set for the room, seems a waste to have a whole knob for this.
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by nickpeacock
Feeling_zen - I agree. I've always thought the NAC202 looks so much more aesthetically pleasing than the preamps further up the range. Less (externally) is more.
Posted on: 10 October 2015 by Jude2012
Originally Posted by hafler3o:
The NAP 100 toroid takes up nearly half the room in a shoebox case power amp, not sure there would be room for a decently powered integrated... now
A shoebox sized streamer head unit
A shoebox sized NAS / Switch (tweaked for hi-end aspirants)
A shoebox sized DAC, upgradeable via 'drop-in' FPGA chip.
A shoebox powersupply versatile enough to power all three!
Originally Posted by Steve J:
Consolidate the range offered. There are too many different products, especially on the streaming side, that many dealers can't keep a full range in stock. Then concentrate on producing a top end DAC.
Agree that consolidation would be good. Stop the XS range and bridge the gap between the the Uniti and Classic range with products like this as well a new DAC ( I see that Naim, not Focal, have announced that they will be at CES 2016, yep imgination is in over drive)
Jude
