Streaming Audio

This weekend I picked up my Naim DAC from PM. JS lent me a digital cable, as the RCA-BNC DC1 had not yet come in. What can I say, the DAC really transformed the music. What I first noticed was how much more air and space was present between the...

Have been enjoying the Naim DAC/XPS2 for a few weeks now, and decided to try adding a DIY PC-based music server as a source. Hopefully this experience will be of interest to others considering doing the same.Wasn't smart enough to figure out which...

I understand that the DAC will only read WAV files from a USB stick.What is the preferred application to convert FLAC, MP3, AAC, etc to WAV for this purpose when using a Mac?Ta

NaimUniti Updates to Hi-ResFebruary 2010. Naim has released a significant update for the award-winning NaimUniti. The update will be obtainable only by taking your player(s) to your Naim retailer. Owners should make an appointment to have the update...

Hello!I´m trying to connect my HDX to a macbook so I can use the playlist I have on iTunes as a shared folder. The problem is that the HDX status is set to offline. Yesterday I know that the status was online because the app on the Iphone was...

I have a dilemma and need some opinions from Transporter owners/ex-owners, AMA, DaveBK, DHT et al, appreciate your thoughts.Previously, I sold my beloved Transporter to accommodate the Weiss DAC2/Macbook Pro. Since then I have moved on to the Naim DAC...

Hello All, I'm wondering if anyone is using FLAC download of new Gabriel Album and can help with this?I have had my NDAC for about 5 weeks now (very nice too) but only just started playing with memory sticks. I didn't have any 'hi res' music so I...

My HDX (latest upgrade installed) will play FLAC & MP3 perfectly from the hard drive of my Home PC via wired ethernet. As soon as I installed McAfee Total Protection 2010 the MP3 was still perfect but the FLAC glitches (backspaces a few seconds every 5 secs or so). PC is running Windows 7 64 bit. Who is to blame?

I have recently auditioned a few dacs and compared USB/firewire options. Having decided to stick with USB for the next few years, I decided to explore USB cables to see what are the fuss are about.The Locus Polestar USB cable has replaced a Belkin Pro...

i've been told that the new hard drives are much more silent (and are 100 gb bigger). is it worth the upgrade (eur 398)?

Sorry if this has been already asked , but I'd like to know if this combination is worth it?if so, what is the better way of connecting the mac to the dac (USB?)Is this possible not to use a monitor screen, but to control everything via an iphone or...

Been mulling over possibility of going with no CD player- selling mine now which is an 8 year old Arcam 9. I have used it via the digital into the SN DAC and it was better using the analogue out into the SN. I have a squeezebox which again doesnt...

We would like to inform you that the Version 1.5a update for the HDX hard disk player and NS0x music servers is now due for release to retailers and distributors at 6pm today as a download. So how do you obtain Version 1.5a?Version 1.5a is available...

Have just joined the Naim club with a Supernait, which I am thrilled with. Feeeding Proac D28s which I also love. Am now dipping my toes into the digital world. For the immediate future I will be happy with CD quality but intend to move to a MacMini...

As a proud new owner of a Uniti and a Naim newbie, I'd like to say that I've found these forums very informative over the last few weeks.I'm loving my Uniti, but I've got a couple of questions that someone might be able to help with.Firstly, I've got...

hello, the website of the german distributor music line states that the free hdx update to version 1.5 includes an hardware upgrade too. my dealer says i only need the software update. has anyone details? has it to do with the 24 Bit/192 kHz playback?...

Hi folks,still waiting for a streamer sign- any news?Tx ralf

Hi All,Any suggestions appreciated. I am gradually loading my Cd collection onto my new second hand HDX and have hit a snag with High by the Blue Nile which the HDX seems to rip, it accesses the data base and downloads the album artwork but when...

Just wondered if folks were planning one one album per stick, all the albums by one artist on a stick - plus are there any USB sticks that are easy to label - how will you store your sticks so you don't lose them - which are best made sticks - is it...

Remember you must have updated the HDX to 1.5a before this app will work.http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/hdx/id345898785?mt=8

My Uniti cuts out intermittently when streaming from my PC. I am using Windows Media player and have also tried the Asset UPNP software. My router is a Netgear DG834g (it isn't wirelss N) I have moved the router into the same room as the Naim but it...

I have a nDAc on order to partner up with a CD5XS which I already have. I want to dip my toes into playback from a computer source and I am planning to use my Mac Book Pro to achieve this end, either through an optical interconnect or via a Hi Face...

Can anyone help me set-up an ESI-Juli@ with Widows 7? JS?Should I be using WASAPI component in Foobar?thanks in advance?

I've a problem with recent CD rips on the HDX. Album details are not being found on AMG or FreeDB. I've checked and the internet connection is OK. It's happening on all CDs I've tried recently so it's not because they don't exist on AMG or FreeDB....

Hi!I am thinking about replacing my CD3.5 / NAIT5 combo with a Uniti and two important questions keep me awake in the night:1. is Naim planning to support AIFF with their streamers in the future? I have a well-formed iTunes library consisting of AIFF...