Is it possible to connect nVi to preamp (AV2)?

Posted by: GreenAlex on 04 January 2016

Hi all,

Since changed the setup in my bedroom, my nVi has now freed up to help out my damaged AV2 (no more spare parts at Salisbury to have it fixed).

The AV2 still does a great job for stereo (CDs) and upscaling stereo sound to DTS:NEO etc. Far better than the nVi which does not support NEO etc on analog inputs.

Now I would really like to use the nVi as a digital preamp.

So all digital signals should be processed by the nVi and then be fed into the AV2's multi-channel analog inputs via the DIN connections. These are intended for multi-channel inputs from the DVD5 or other devices with 5.1 pre-outs.

Is it possible to somehow connect the nVi to these analog inputs? So 5.1 pre-out from nVi into the DIN inputs of the AV2?

Posted on: 04 January 2016 by Richard Dane

No, not possible.  The n-Vi doesn't have an analog m/c pre-out, everything is internally processed and then outputted as m/c via the amps.

Posted on: 04 January 2016 by GreenAlex

Thank you Richard

I was afraid you would say that. Gutess I will just have to keep looking for an AV2 to replace mine then

Or maybe one day Naim will make a new AV preamp^^