Naim Audio Uniti Nova

• NEW: Google Cast for Audio
  
• Stream music directly from a PC, Mac, smartphone or tablet app (similar to AirPlay, but compatible with more products and apps)
  
• NEW: AirPlay
  
• Stream music directly from an iOS or Mac OS device, from iTunes or Apple Music
  
• NEW: Multiroom streaming for all inputs
  
• Synchronise up to six (previously five) Naim streamers with any input (including analogue) as a multiroom source (previously only UPnP, USB and web radio)
  
• NEW: Storage
  
• Store up to 20,000 tracks on a USB hard drive or SD card
  
• NEW: Server function
  
• Music on locally connected storage media can be made available to other UPnP players
  
• NEW: Bluetooth aptX HD
  Streaming from compatible Bluetooth devices with up to 24 bit/48 kHz
  
• NEW: HDMI port
  
• HDMI port with ARC function (control of Uniti volume via TV)
  
• NEW: Over-the-air updates
  
• Convenient updates via the Naim app (as with Mu-so)
  
• NEW: New version of the Naim app
  
• Also controls the Uniti Core music server
  
• NEW: Bidirectional remote control
  
• White backlit buttons, volume feedback to remote control, change of logo illumination mode, etc.
  
• UPnP streaming
  
• Streaming from PC or NAS with up to 32 bit/384 kHz or DSD 128
  
• TIDAL
  
• Online streaming in CD quality
  
• Spotify Connect
  
• Online streaming
  
• Web radio
  
• Five-star service from vTuner
  
• Headphone jack
  
• Front 3.5mm jack
  
• Digital and analogue inputs
  
• TosLink and electrical or DIN and RCA
  
• Preamp output
  For connecting an external power amplifier or subwoofer
  

The new streaming platform
The heart of the new streaming platform is an eight-layer streaming board. With more RAM and the use of the I²S interface for communication between the ICs, it is significantly more powerful than the previous model. The new platform will also make it easier to implement new technologies and is backward compatible with existing Naim streaming products.

DSP and converters
A fourth-generation 40-bit SHARC processor, the ADSP-21489 from Analog Devices, is responsible for signal processing. Its more than considerable computing power - 2.7 billion 40-bit calculations per second - offers great advantages, for example for 16x oversampling or for implementing the party mode for all inputs (A/D conversion also allows an analogue input to be used for multiroom purposes, for example with a turntable).

Ripping and storage
The Uniti Atom, Uniti Star and Uniti Nova use a connected USB hard drive (Uniti Star and Uniti Nova also SD card) for optional local storage. The three models can manage up to 20,000 locally stored tracks and even make them available to other UPnP players on the network.

Class A/B amplifier
The all-in-one players of the new Uniti series use Class A/B amplifiers derived from the legendary NAIT models. The filter sections in the Uniti Nova are equipped with high-quality wired film capacitors. The Uniti Atom and Uniti Star use a combination of wired and SMD components. The output stages of the all-in-one players are twice as "fast" as those of the previous models.

Latest WLAN technology
The all-in-one players are equipped with the latest WLAN technology (802.11b/g/n/ac, 2.5 and 5 GHz), with one antenna on the left and right side of the device, which ensures a stable connection. The antennas are integrated into the cooling fins and shielded inwards to prevent any impairment of sound quality.

Operation
Instead of buttons, a digitally controlled analogue volume control is used. The technology behind this control comes from the NAC-N 272 and offers clear sonic advantages as well as absolute channel equality. The solid aluminium ring and the smooth-running, Naim-developed precision bearing offer a unique haptic experience. With its circumferential illumination and LED segments in the centre, the control adopts the aesthetics of the Statement preamplifier NAC S1 and the Mu-so.


A new, bidirectional remote control is also included. White backlit buttons give the device a high-quality feel, while LED segments reflect the design of the rotary control on the device and the volume set there.
The LCD display on the front of the all-in-one models also shows the volume. Covers are also displayed, making music selection via remote control as convenient as via the iOS and Android app.

With the launch of the new Uniti series, the Naim app will be updated. It will then control not only the all-in-one and network players, but also the Uniti Core music server.