After some serious upgrading, I have a mid- level Marantz CD player and a pair of Linn Kan's available to give to my son to get him started on the serious hi fi chain. I have the choice of ex- demo Nait 5si or Unitiqute 2. The latter has obvious Streaming/Internet radio possibilities, but is the amplification up to the job, or would the 5si blow it away in that respect? I have to say that my son is a lot more PC able than I am and I think streaming and all it involves would be easily achievable for him. In fact now I think about it, maybe he could rip and store all my cd's for me = Result
. But the question still stands - is the amp capability of the U2 good enough, say, for example, he wanted to get more demanding speakers?
Posted on: 03 April 2016 by analogmusic
Uniti qute 2 for sure it is better than marantz CD player and nait
If I were starting from zero today that's what I would buy
Posted on: 03 April 2016 by gary yeowell
The UQ2 does not really do that well with Kans. My UQ2 did extremely well with SL2's for a few years, but does a much less stellar job with Kans now. I'd either look for a better amp/source, or replace the Kans with something else entirely.
Posted on: 03 April 2016 by Skip
Last summer we bought a UQ2 Bluetooth, a pair of Crimson Electronics speaker cables, and a pair of Blumenstein Audio Thrashers, which are made to order and shipped customer direct. The Thrashers are no longer on Mr. B's site but he might hook you up. Peter S @ Venice Audio recommended this budget rig for my son's dorm room and he could not have been more correct. The Bluetooth is lossless, very convenient, and a worthy upgrade. I could live with this as my only system. We had the original Nait 5i and it was lame by comparison into NSats.
