Better than ever – with a preference for vinyl
In the six years since the last NAIT integrated amplifiers were launched, the research and development team has significantly optimized the NAIT XS 3. With the new power amplifiers of the NAIT XS 3, music now sounds even more powerful, detailed, and transparent – both through loudspeakers and headphones.
With its numerous innovations and improvements, the NAIT XS 3 is the ideal amplifier for music streamers, CD players, and all other music sources. The new phono input stage also brings the famous, typical Naim sound to vinyl enthusiasts.
The NAIT XS 3 combines numerous features of the SUPERNAIT 3 reference amplifier in its compact, slim casing. It has five analogue inputs and one phono input and provides an output of 70 watts per channel. The preamplifier of the NAIT XS 3 sounds as transparent as that of its bigger brother, and like it, features an asymmetrical Class A headphone output.
With Naim power supplies, power amplifiers, and high-end cables, the NAIT XS 3 can be expanded into a superlative integrated amplifier system, making even the finest details of a music signal audible.
Features
- Class A headphone amplifier
- Volume control with Alps Blue Velvet potentiometer
- Input selector with reed relays
- Power transistors with ceramic insulation
- Galvanically isolated microprocessor control
- Low-vibration circuit board mounting to reduce microphony
The new features in detail:
The developers were able to more than double the speed of the voltage amplifiers. This correspondingly increases the reaction speed of the power amplifier.
The second amplifier stage now works without a cascode circuit. This means the stage needs less damping, reacts much faster, and delivers significantly higher dynamics.
The three-stage phono preamplifier consists of an input amplifier, a passive correction network, and an output amplifier with active equalization. This circuit technology has excellent noise performance, corrects according to RIAA well beyond the audible range, and has generous overload reserves.
All resistors and capacitors of the RIAA correction network are through-hole components in film technology, which have extremely low microphony and excellent impulse response. Although the phono input is inherently about 1000 times more sensitive than a normal analogue input, excellent sound quality is achieved.
The input impedance of 47kΩ in parallel with 470pF is perfectly matched to Moving Magnet (MM) cartridges.
Technical data
| MM Phono Input |
via RCA, 47k parallel 470pF input impedance, suitable for 5mV cartridges |
| Line Level Inputs |
130mV sensitivity, 47k input impedance, suitable for 2V |
| Power Amp In |
DIN Socket |
| Powered Accessory Sockets |
+24V for Naim phono amplifier |
| Speaker Outputs |
70W per channel into 8 ohms (4mm sockets), 100W per channel into 4 ohms |
| Line Outputs Variable (level) |
Pre-amp (DIN), Bi-amp (DIN), Sub (RCA pair) 775mV, <50 ohms |
| Line Outputs Fixed (level) |
AV (DIN), Stream (DIN) 130mV, 600 ohms |
| Headphone Output |
1/4 inch (6.35mm) TRS Socket |
| Power Consumption (max.) |
350VA |
| Mains Supply |
115V, 230V; 50 or 60Hz |
| Power Consumption (quiescent) |
16VA |
| Power Consumption (quiescent) |
16VA |
| Shipping Weight |
12 kg |
| Shipping Dimensions |
200 x 590 x 500 mm |
| Weight |
8.5 kg |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) |
70 x 432 x 314 mm |
| Front Panel |
Volume control and front panel buttons |
| Remote Control |
Infra-Red (RC5) |
| Updates |
1 x USB mini-B |
| Remote Input |
1 x 3.5mm Jack on rear |
| Case |
Black powder coated |
| Front |
Brushed and black anodised |
| Supplied with |
NARCOM-5 Remote Control, Mains Lead, Link Plug and Safety Manual |
