Uniti Star 4 Ohm Speaker Rating
Posted by: Swood on 04 June 2018
Hi,
I am having difficulty confirming the Amplification rating of the Uniti Star for 4 Ohm speaker configuration. I know the unit is rated at 70 watts per channel for 8ohm. Can anyone advise. Thanks
I'm not sure whether Naim have published a 4 ohm power rating for the Star. I think Stereophile published a 4 ohm rating for the Nova - 80W/channel 8 ohms, 155W/channel 4 ohms. I'd imagine that the Star would similarly stiff, but if you really need to know then an email to Naim will probably elicit the answer.
Hi Richard,
Thanks for the advice, I guess that may be the best idea.
Hi All,
Just to let any interested parties know, the reply from Naim Support is that it is not recommended to use 4 ohm speakers on the Unit Star as it will cause the unit to run hot and may reduce life expectancy.
Regards,
Stuart
Works just fine on my Dynaudio speakers
Whaaaat? I use it with ProAc s148 and it works fine. Should I worry? Also: I don’t remember any bold letters warning on my unit anywhere saying DONT USE WITH 4ohm.
I agree. That doesn't sound quite right. I have requested clarification.
Hi Reply from Naim Uniti Support cut and pasted below:
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They have outsourced customer support eh ! ????
Hi Guys,
I can confirm that there are no issues with using Atom / Star / Nova on four ohms speaker loads ... all units are also tested at two ohms and even down as far as one ohm (but that is to check that they self protect correctly).
Using the units with a four ohm load will cause them to run hotter but again they will self-protect if they get overly hot but again the units are designed to handle a four ohm load.
I'll look into where this information came from...
Cheers
Phil
Great news! Now back to Flying Saucer Attack!