Remote handset a bit pants...

Not all are bad.  I am fond of the prior Uniti/ND remotes, and the classic Narcom 4.

Nick

The narcom4 is ok to look at and use ...not so keen on the 3 ...but thought it ok before the later ones came out 

If you wanted something nicer than the supplied Narcom, then you could pay some extra money for an R-Com.  I hope Kuma doesn't mind me linking to this image:

Alternatively, you could source a secondhand Flash, which is my personal favourite, although better changing could be tricky...

I've often thought, why don't Naim faise out the mac and android app and make a decent touch screen, phone sized remote, say with a 7" screen! Would only add a few tens of pounds to the overall cost and make remote development easier as you wouldn't have the vagaries having an app to develop that works on a multitude of devices. Just my two pen'th worth. Rich 

Richard Dane posted:

If you wanted something nicer than the supplied Narcom, then you could pay some extra money for an R-Com.  I hope Kuma doesn't mind me linking to this image:

The R-Com is quite nice - I found a used one a few years back for only 125€. Problem, though, is that it eats batteries like there's no tomorrow. When in regular (not excessive) use I have to change the batteries every 2-3 weeks (so the green light is certainly not indicative of it being environmentally friendly ...). Will probably be relegated to paper weight duty going forward

I had recently an NDX2 demo connected to a spectral amp. It had this remote control:

It was 'heavy metal'.

Really liked the feeling of the RC. 

Rich 1 posted:

I've often thought, why don't Naim faise out the mac and android app and make a decent touch screen, phone sized remote, say with a 7" screen! Would only add a few tens of pounds to the overall cost and make remote development easier as you wouldn't have the vagaries having an app to develop that works on a multitude of devices. Just my two pen'th worth. Rich 

All things being equal, I'd rather have fewer vs more devices. If I can do everything from the phone app, that's USUALLY preferable to me. 

PSAN posted:

Richard Dane posted:

If you wanted something nicer than the supplied Narcom, then you could pay some extra money for an R-Com.  I hope Kuma doesn't mind me linking to this image:

The R-Com is quite nice - I found a used one a few years back for only 125€. Problem, though, is that it eats batteries like there's no tomorrow. When in regular (not excessive) use I have to change the batteries every 2-3 weeks (so the green light is certainly not indicative of it being environmentally friendly ...). Will probably be relegated to paper weight duty going forward

That's not at all normal and means it has a fault.  Naim may well be able to repair it.

I quite like the 'feel' of the Narcom 5 but I do really struggle reading the buttons...

I use the Rega Solaris remote to control the volume of my SN2. It only controls the volume, but I have the Narcom-5 as well if I need to change inputs. I find the Rega Solaris more comfortable to use than the standard Narcom-4, and it looks nicer as well! They can be bought individually. 

I use my Bow Technologies Wand remote to control the volume on my SN2. Just like the Solaris above, that’s the only thing it can do here. But I already had one and it does look and feel a lot better than the standard one.

Can you switch inputs and/or set the balance on the SN2 with the R-Com?

Must say while I've got two R-coms, while are lovely to look at and in the hand, I use neither because they don't have the functionality of the standard remote. 

I thought the remote with the uniti is quite nice? We use a harmony remote anyhow which is a total joy to use.