What will the SuperNait3 look like?

Long in the tooth? I suppose we all have the X Factor winners to look forward to for future developments.

It will look like this....

It will follow the current look, as that is what the new streamers have taken. 

Dont know how they can say long in the tooth, tech hasn’t really changed at all in pre amps or amps!

room correction software is an anomaly in its own right and not something that is done really in Hifi only the AV world.  

If that’s the biggest con they can find, that must be a compliment. To say it’s long in the tooth is simply moronic. If people want a new model every six months they can buy a Sony. 

hungryhalibut posted:

If that’s the biggest con they can find, that must be a compliment. To say it’s long in the tooth is simply moronic. If people want a new model every six months they can buy a Sony. 

Almost six years!

It’s Naim for people who are scared of Snaics.

There are hifi products that haven’t changed since the Stone Age.  Michell turntables - and I’m not knocking them, they are excellent.    

It will look more expensive than the SN2

GregU posted:

It will look more expensive than the SN2

It will look be more expensive than the SN2.

There, I corrected it for you.

Whatever it looks like, hope they retain the balance control!

Like the current model, but with bells on it.

gary yeowell posted:

Like the current model, but with bells on it.

Not forgetting the auxillary foo-foo valve, now with full manual overide.

Why a Supernait 3?

theres needs to be substantial improvement on the existing Supernait 2 For there to be a newer Supernait

Why do we care what a hypothetical future product looks like?

It will have pink furry dice for volume knobs and a red button labelled "MegaBass". Is that what you're after?

@SONGSTREAM has it down. It will look like a SN2 which, incidentally, looks like a SN1.

In fact, the SN1 and SN2 look very different. 

hungryhalibut posted:

In fact, the SN1 and SN2 look very different. 

What? One row of buttons different? 

hungryhalibut posted:

In fact, the SN1 and SN2 look very different. 

Indeed,  apart from the obvious record button row,  the DAC & all the digital input options are also removed,  so it has to be concluded the SN2 is a feature & cost reduced Supernait.  

Considering the need for a Supernait-3,  what new advanced technology can it utilise ?   not that much that I can think of.  But might a SMPS be a possibility   ..........   continue the cost reduction theme  ???  ..............    I’ll get me coat on the way out 

Mike-B posted:

...Indeed,  apart from the obvious record button row,  the DAC & all the digital input options are also removed,  so it has to be concluded the SN2 is a feature & cost reduced Supernait...

Be careful Mike, because while that's true, it's only one part of the story.  While the DAC and the record button row were indeed removed, and the price given a welcome reduction, everything else was improved with the Supernait 2 - an even larger transformer, improved pre and power stages, including DR regulation for the pre-amp, better headphone amp, a move from PCB to chassis mounted socketry, and so on. 

I know Richard,  maybe I’ll admit to a bit of a wind up.  However personally I did not hear enough to make the move to SN2, I actually prefer the old Supernait presentation,  plus I have no need for the DR’d pre as I already have a PSU  & I don’t use headphones or at least not seriously

One of the good things of the SN1 was that when you add a Hicap DR, everything improves: the pre, the dac and the power. It a bit the same effect as the PS on the 272. Adding a Hicap DR to the SN1 feels like a much bigger improvement than adding one to the SN2.

DynFan160 posted:

[…] The biggest "con" they listed is that it's getting a bit long in the tooth for the price.

What’s the point behind this? Should the price drop or should there be a new model just because the SN is in this price range?

Expecting to see electronic actenuator with perfect balance at all volume levels. An internal Dac ( Supernait 1 was waaaayyy ahead of its time in that respect ) spdif connection and coaxial digital and Bluetooth aptxhd.