Uniti - Statement or 555

Posted by: Obsydian on 16 August 2018

Do you think Naim would ever consider such a beast?

Surely the VC Beanies must be thinking all these posh apartment types don't want a wall full of boxes and wires, but feel inadequate talking to mates at the art gallery that they only spent £4k versus £200k.

Aside from the mine is bigger than yours, Naim have shown with the Uniti new ground up "maybe" that you can achieve top line results without a bog box count or at least a compromise for those with a big wallet ...

Posted on: 16 August 2018 by The Strat (Fender)

How would you get everything contained in a 500 or Statement configuration in one box?

Posted on: 16 August 2018 by TallGuy
The Strat (Fender) posted:

How would you get everything contained in a 500 or Statement configuration in one box?

Use a big box ?

Posted on: 16 August 2018 by The Strat (Fender)
TallGuy posted:
The Strat (Fender) posted:

How would you get everything contained in a 500 or Statement configuration in one box?

Use a big box ?

Well it would be big and heavy.   But ultimately having everything in one box will compromise performance. 

Posted on: 16 August 2018 by French Rooster

or change the wife 

Posted on: 16 August 2018 by Obsydian

Is not the Statement 1 box, well in 3 or is it 2 parts, pre and power ...

Posted on: 16 August 2018 by The Strat (Fender)

Statement is 3 boxes pre and 2 mono powers.  Each box takes 3 people to move.  And that’s just the amps you still need source components!

Posted on: 16 August 2018 by Obsydian
The Strat (Fender) posted:

Statement is 3 boxes pre and 2 mono powers.  Each box takes 3 people to move.  And that’s just the amps you still need source components!

Agreed but we also follow the normal Naim convention, pre, power and power supply separated, yet in the Statement, yes it costs two kidneys but it has been done, I'm thinking a water down version ... 100kg 

Posted on: 16 August 2018 by ChrisSU

Statement may be in 3 boxes, but they are styled to sit together as a single unit. If they were in a single box you’d need to make a hole in your roof and hire a crane to instal it. 

Posted on: 16 August 2018 by The Strat (Fender)
Obsydian posted:
The Strat (Fender) posted:

Statement is 3 boxes pre and 2 mono powers.  Each box takes 3 people to move.  And that’s just the amps you still need source components!

Agreed but we also follow the normal Naim convention, pre, power and power supply separated, yet in the Statement, yes it costs two kidneys but it has been done, I'm thinking a water down version ... 100kg 

But 2 mono power amps. I think you just have to recognise that Statement is a completely no compromise design and attempts to squeeze it into one box would be a compromise.  

Posted on: 16 August 2018 by Gazza

Statement was probably the Naim research guys being let off the leash......I truly hope it happens again. So much technology has trickled down. I hope it continues.