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Question, will this be made in England? or China? 

rmatosev posted:

No DIN output for Naim power amps on Uniti Star?

The spec says it can output to a power amp such as a NAP200. I'm assuming that's via DIN?

djh1697 posted:

Question, will this be made in England? or China? 

Asked and answered.

England.

djh1697 posted:

Question, will this be made in England? or China? 

They've already said England.

KRM posted:

The price of the Core is competitive, as it needs to be in the face of competition from Melco. It improves on the Unitiserve with a better power supply and removable hard disk. Hopefully, the control software is less quirky and and it will be better behaved on our networks. Will it sound better over UPNP, I wonder? I had planned to buy a Melco when my Unitiserve dies, but this is now a very interesting option.

Keith

Not just the Melco, I would say. There have been a number of interesting developments in the last one and a half years. We will see where the Core has been meant to be as its precise specs come out. I hope that it will sound at least as good or better than the competition. But, to be successful, the Core has also to support popular UPnP servers and flexible data exchange. For sure, I would not buy a 2000 EUR device that I cannot rsync to. From what I can see from the pictures, I still prefer the classic line design but the Uniti design is also very nice.

rightcoastants posted:

I am interested in what appears to be an illuminated new remote.  Can be paired with a 272N and is it fully backlit ? I would welcome such a thing.

Hi,

No - the new remote cannot be used with any of the existing kit - it's not IR and instead is RF so doesn't need any line of sight.

Phil

nbpf posted:

GraemeH posted:

nbpf posted

 

My only hope is that the new device is not just an improved incarnation of the current US. After so many years and considering the available alternatives, I expect the Core to set new standards in terms of energy consumption, OS openness, connectivity, stability, accessibility and, of course, quality of the BNC s/pdif output.

I agree with all this but particularly the '...quality of the BNC s/pdif output.' If it is as good or better than the NDX and a 'Statement Dac' (better that a TT) comes along then I'd buy both the Core & Dac in a second.

We really need a vanguard DAC naim.

G

 

I am looking forward to see where Naim will position the Core with respect to the competition. What I find difficult to  understand is the insistence on putting together ripping and serving functionalities. To me, ripping CDs and serving files are completely orthogonal concerns. Also, I can imagine that it would be easier to achieve outstanding s/pdif quality if the device was a pure server, without ripping functionalities. I might be mistaken, of course. But a high quality, dedicated server with the perspective of a vanguard DAC is what I have been hoping for. If the Core does not deliver in this sense, I will stay with my home built fanless server. Best, nbpf

Naim have done their market research well. There are thousands of people out there with large CD collections who are reluctant to take the step into ripped digital files. I can think of at least a dozen folk who this applies to. They have no interest in computers, or are confused by the whelter of options that have sprung up. This is a very elegant, simple route into the technology.

Yes after Brexit a wholly internal UK affair....

Kermit posted:

Very, very nice looking units Naim, so much nicer styling, gets my vote. I'm now off to my local Naim dealer to buy a new (to me) SuperUniti for pretty much the same price as The Atom!! 

Happy Days

Good catch Kermit,

Best, Dr J

fenderized posted:

Yes after Brexit a wholly internal UK affair....

Didn't know China had joined the EU. 

Solid Air posted:

rmatosev posted:

No DIN output for Naim power amps on Uniti Star?

The spec says it can output to a power amp such as a NAP200. I'm assuming that's via DIN?

only RCA output

Uniti Nova has DIN output (to the right from naim logo)

Hungryhalibut posted:

Music247 posted:

Stunning new products from Naim.

Goodbye Synology,QNAP and outrageously priced network cables.

But why?

Indeed HH why? How many Synology, QNAP NAS's will be sold vs Core? With their 3rd party app stores, and built in RAID capability, etc., etc., etc.

Mind you, the Core looks as cool as a freezer, but end of days for the NAS, nah!

KR, J

sjbabbey posted:

fenderized posted:

Yes after Brexit a wholly internal UK affair....

Didn't know China had joined the EU. 

Chi Na will miss UK and Li Te will miss the U Ni Ti family over there 

Phil Harris posted:

Halloween Man posted:

Nice designs. Uniti core looks an appealing partner for my dac... does anyone know if this offers asynchronous USB playback direct to dac and controlled by iPhone app? Looks like no fans and silent operation too.

Hi,

Asynchronous USB out for an external USB DAC is not in the first phase functionality that I've seen.

Phil

First phase, eh ;-).

Looking forward to phase 2 

Hungryhalibut posted:

Music247 posted:

Stunning new products from Naim.

Goodbye Synology,QNAP and outrageously priced network cables.

But why?

If you can store (and serve) your entire music collection on an external 2TB USB SSD plugged into your Atom then will you still need a NAS (apart from backup). Click on "storage" on the product description.

If the USB drive was plugged into the Atom, could it stream to the main system? Even if it could, you'd still need a network, wouldn't you? 

Blue.Dog posted:

So my brand new ND5XS is already outdated? Bloody typical.

Not at all none of the Uniti products replace your ND5XS. 

If the USB drive was plugged into the Atom, could it stream to the main system? - I believe so

Even if it could, you'd still need a network, wouldn't you? - Yes

Is the sound improved over the older Uniti models or is it just cosmetics?

tonym posted:

nbpf posted:

GraemeH posted:

nbpf posted

 

My only hope is that the new device is not just an improved incarnation of the current US. After so many years and considering the available alternatives, I expect the Core to set new standards in terms of energy consumption, OS openness, connectivity, stability, accessibility and, of course, quality of the BNC s/pdif output.

I agree with all this but particularly the '...quality of the BNC s/pdif output.' If it is as good or better than the NDX and a 'Statement Dac' (better that a TT) comes along then I'd buy both the Core & Dac in a second.

We really need a vanguard DAC naim.

G

 

I am looking forward to see where Naim will position the Core with respect to the competition. What I find difficult to  understand is the insistence on putting together ripping and serving functionalities. To me, ripping CDs and serving files are completely orthogonal concerns. Also, I can imagine that it would be easier to achieve outstanding s/pdif quality if the device was a pure server, without ripping functionalities. I might be mistaken, of course. But a high quality, dedicated server with the perspective of a vanguard DAC is what I have been hoping for. If the Core does not deliver in this sense, I will stay with my home built fanless server. Best, nbpf

Naim have done their market research well. ...

I hope they have done their research well. But how well the Core meets the expectations of the market has really no bearing on my interest or lack of interest in the device. For what I can see now, the new Core looks quite similar to the old US. This justifies a skeptical attitude, in my view. Of course, I would be very excited to learn that the new Core has outstanding s/pdif outputs, supports minimserver, runs an open, stable and upgradeable OS, allows transferring data from a remote computer via rsync, etc. Let's wait and see what the new devices actually will be.

spurrier sucks posted:

Is the sound improved over the older Uniti models or is it just cosmetics?

It's a "from the ground up" new product and definitely worth taking a listen to. We think that they sound REALLY good and the reception when people have heard them has been incredibly positive - they get public outings from this weekend onwards at a number of shows so hopefully there'll be some first hand feedback...

Phil

Phil Harris posted:

No - the new remote cannot be used with any of the existing kit - it's not IR and instead is RF so doesn't need any line of sight.

[@mention:1566878603985147] Does that mean there are no IR sensors on the devices themselves? Also I saw no IR inputs on the back panel photographs.  

I ask because I like to run everything from one remote. Ithere any provision for 3rd party RF access e.g. Logitech Harmony?

I really like the look of them but would like to know what it means for the support of my NDX in terms of future feature upgrades. I hope it dosent get left behind too soon like the HDX is.

GregW posted:

Phil Harris posted:

No - the new remote cannot be used with any of the existing kit - it's not IR and instead is RF so doesn't need any line of sight.

[@mention:1566878603985147] Does that mean there are no IR sensors on the devices themselves? Also I saw no IR inputs on the back panel photographs.  

I ask because I like to run everything from one remote. Ithere any provision for 3rd party RF access e.g. Logitech Harmony?

There is no IR receiver on the unit itself but there is the provision for IP control (used by the control App)...

Phil