Super-AV-nait...?
Posted by: Yetizone on 11 March 2008
Hi folks,
Does anyone think that there is a gap in the Naim's product line up for an all in one 5.1 surround sound amplifier? More importantly - supplied without a video player built in?
Something similar to the Supernait, but an AV Supernait - some sort of hybrid Supernait / nVi?
I know there is a positive argument for the nVi but for me that unit is fundamentally flawed as the DVD technology has been superseded already, BlueRay will also have a certain lifespan too - how long one can only guess? So any BlueRay nVi type product just does not appeal to me.
The one thing that's been great about Naim's 2 channel amps is that they have the potential for longevity, older amps still sound good today when properly serviced and maintained. They remain the 'heart' of any HiFi system, dealing with whatever new music source is thrown at them. That's why I love Naim amps! I just don't see that sort of longevity for the nVi type of products - as transports become more and more scarce as the unit ages etc (similar to Naim's CDP's) and of course the format for video playback changes for newer / better technology?
Just having a 5.1 channel integrated amp would be a fairly future proof item as its role would be to process the signal delivered to it and so power the speakers and sub, leaving playback for whatever new technology is to the fore. That signal could be DVD, BlueRay, internet HD download, HD satellite, or whatever is to follow, etc etc?
I just wondered if there was anyone else thinking along the same lines?
Cheers,
K
Does anyone think that there is a gap in the Naim's product line up for an all in one 5.1 surround sound amplifier? More importantly - supplied without a video player built in?
Something similar to the Supernait, but an AV Supernait - some sort of hybrid Supernait / nVi?
I know there is a positive argument for the nVi but for me that unit is fundamentally flawed as the DVD technology has been superseded already, BlueRay will also have a certain lifespan too - how long one can only guess? So any BlueRay nVi type product just does not appeal to me.
The one thing that's been great about Naim's 2 channel amps is that they have the potential for longevity, older amps still sound good today when properly serviced and maintained. They remain the 'heart' of any HiFi system, dealing with whatever new music source is thrown at them. That's why I love Naim amps! I just don't see that sort of longevity for the nVi type of products - as transports become more and more scarce as the unit ages etc (similar to Naim's CDP's) and of course the format for video playback changes for newer / better technology?
Just having a 5.1 channel integrated amp would be a fairly future proof item as its role would be to process the signal delivered to it and so power the speakers and sub, leaving playback for whatever new technology is to the fore. That signal could be DVD, BlueRay, internet HD download, HD satellite, or whatever is to follow, etc etc?
I just wondered if there was anyone else thinking along the same lines?
Cheers,
K