Naim Uniti Nova Streaming Audio System

£4,399.00

Uniti-Nova
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Naim Uniti Nova All-In-One Streaming System

For the ultimate in room-filling power, no other music-streaming player beats a Naim Uniti Nova. Delight in exceptional sound from all your favourite music and radio stations, and even give your TV a big sonic boost.

Designed and built in Britain for both looks and longevity, Uniti Nova is true class act. Despite offering more of everything, Uniti Nova remains easy to use. Within minutes, you can be enjoying all the major music-streaming services, easy Apple AirPlay 2, Chromecast built-in and Bluetooth playback, and even explore the seamless multi-room music capabilities.

Navigate your Uniti Nova’s many talents via the Naim App, with a high quality remote control offering more options, alongside voice-control support for Google Assistant and Apple Siri.

Expertly crafted and built to last

Uniti Nova is crafted, inside and out, from aluminium – chosen for its looks, durability, and to prevent the magnetic distortion other materials can suffer from. Its casework is first machined with computer-controlled liquid-cooled cutting equipment, for absolute dimensional precision. It’s then brushed and anodised to offer a beautiful yet robust appearance, with a tough, scratch-and-dent resistant design ready for many years of musical enjoyment. Uniti’s thick aluminium walls absorb unwanted vibrations and help protect the core internal electronics from detrimental magnetic influences. Even the mounting of the printed circuit boards to the chassis is controlled to limit the effects of microphony on the precision audio components.

Tactile volume control

The Uniti range feature digitally controlled analogue volume controls. Dial your sounds up or down using the buttery smooth and beautifully illuminated, top-mounted volume control, first conceived for our flagship Naim Statement.

Full-colour display

A high quality full-colour custom display shows album artwork, artist information and much more

Versatile Streaming Options

Nova supports a wide range of streaming and connectivity options including Chromecast, AirPlay 2, Bluetooth (aptX HD), Internet Radio and UPnP™. Simply connect your device and step into a world of non-stop musical entertainment.

Supports Tidal Connect & Spotify Connect

With native support for both Tidal and Spotify Connect you can browse your favourite artists, playlists and more using the native apps whilst having full control of your Nova.

HDMI ARC - Boost your TV sound

Easily connect Uniti to your TV via HDMI ARC, and experience transformed sound quality from your favourite shows, films and games. Control your TV’s volume from its own remote, for a simple life. Uniti’s HDMI connection features galvanic isolation, to ensure that ‘noise’ from the TV power supply or indeed any other devices connected to the TV do not affect the sonic performance when playing any source.

Multiple Digital & Analogue Inputs

Integrate Uniti with all your audio sources using the digital inputs for TVs, set-top boxes or games consoles, as well as analogue sources such as a turntable (phono stage required)

Multiple control options

Master your Uniti Nova and explore everything it has to offer via the Naim App. All your listening options – music streaming services, radio, and more – are just a touch away, and it is simple to curate all your favourite albums, playlists and tracks. Access and control any Naim system on your network, bring them together as an awesome multi-room system with just one touch.

Prefer a handset? Uniti Nova comes with an intelligent remote control that pairs with your player as soon as it’s unboxed and powered up. It’s a bidirectional design that doesn’t rely on line of sight, and has beautifully backlit buttons. Finally, the Uniti range also features voice-control support for Google Assistant and Apple Siri, with further options in development.

Keeping it cool, making it last

Uniti Nova's striking heat-sinks are directly coupled to the player’s floor, providing excellent thermal contact and heat transfer. This means heat is removed from the circuitry quickly and efficiently, even when your Uniti amplifier is powering out serious sounds. This thermal stability ensures consistent performance and long component life, two key parameters to Naim design.

Wireless or wired, your choice

Uniti features enhanced, dual-band Wi-Fi connectivity, but can also be used with a direct Ethernet connection to your internet router. When ‘hard wired’ in this way, the Wi-Fi interface is disabled, reducing radio-frequency (RF) interference for the ultimate sound quality.

Future-proof streaming technology

Uniti runs on Naim’s unique, state-of-the-art music-streaming platform. This incredibly powerful, high-resolution ‘brain’ is able to handle both today’s popular music services and be ready for new technologies, giving you plenty of listening pleasure to look forward to.

Local Storage

Store up to 20,000 tracks to a local USB-connected storage device and either play them back through your Uniti Nova or serve them to other Naim streamers on your home network.

Multiroom Capabilities

Uniti players work seamlessly with other Naim music-streaming products, from Mu-so wireless speakers to dedicated hi-fi separates. Choose the same song in beat-perfect sync or play different music in different rooms. Pair up to 5 systems with a simple tap of the Naim App. You can also serve any music stored on your Uniti Atom to other Uniti all-in-one players or Naim streamers at full CD quality.

Comprehensive file format support

Supports a broad range of music formats including WAV, FLAC, DSD, Apple Lossless, AIFF, AAC, Windows Media-formatted files, Ogg Vorbis and MP3.

Roon ready

Roon transforms the experience of browsing music. Beautifully laid-out metadata is located automatically, then interconnected by links to build a surfable, searchable digital magazine about your music collection.

Inputs / Connections 

Memory Card

1 x SD Card

Streaming

Chromecast Built-In, Apple AirPlay, TIDAL,
Spotify® Connect, Bluetooth (AptX HD), Internet Radio, UPnP™ (hi-res streaming), Roon Ready

USB

2 x USB Type A Socket (front and rear)

Analogue

1 x RCA

1 x 5-pin DIN

Digital (S/PDIF)

2 x Optical TOSLink (up to 24bit/96kHz)
2 x Coaxial RCA (up to 24bit/192kHz, DoP 64Fs)
1 x BNC (up to 192kHz, DoP 64Fs)
1 x HDMI ARC

 

Audio Outputs 

Analogue

1 x Stereo power amplifier
1 x RCA sub/pre output
1 x 3.5mm headphone jack

 

Certification and Licenses

Certification

Apple AirPlay, Chromecast Built-In, Bluetooth, AptX HD, zigbee RF4CE, Rovi, HDMI, NTFS, HFS and Wi-Fi.

 

Connectivity 

Multiroom

Serve up to 4 network-connected players via UPnP™ at full CD quality.

Party Mode Streaming: Sync up to six Uniti all-in-one players or other Naim streamers and control via the Naim app.

Updates

Update your system wirelessly via the Naim app.

Network

Ethernet (10/100Mbps), WiFi (802.11 b/g/n/ac with internal antennae)

 

Formats 

Internet Radio Formats

Windows Media-formatted content, MP3, ACC, OGG Vorbis streams and MMS

Internet Radio Provider

vTuner premium 5*

Audio Formats

WAV - up to 32bits/384kHz
FLAC and AIFF - up to 24bit/384kHz
ALAC (Apple Lossless) - up to 24bit/384kHz
MP3 - up to 48kHz, 320kbit (16 bit)
AAC - up to 48kHz, 320kbit (16 bit)
OGG and WMA - up to 48kHz (16 bit)
DSD - 64 and 128Fs

Notes: Gapless playback supported on all formats. All formats to 384kHz maximum over wireless network.

 

Physical 

Dimensions

95mm x 432mm x 265mm  (HxWxD)

Finishes

Brushed and anodised aluminium

Weight

13kg

 

Power 

Auto Standby time

User selectable: adjustable from off up to 2 hours

Amplifier Output

80W per channel into 8 ohms

Mains Supply

115V, 230V; 50 or 60Hz

Power Consumption

Typical use: 140W
Network standby mode: <2W
Deep sleep: <0.5W
Network Standby (with SD Card and/or USB devices attached): > 15W*.
*Actual power consumption will vary depending on the size and type of attached SD card or USB devices

 

Storage 

Storage

Store up to 20,000 tracks to a local USB-connected storage device or SD-card and either play them back through your Uniti Nova or serve them to other Naim streamers on your home network.

 

In The Box 

Supplied with

Remote control, Power-Line Lite mains cable (UK denominations only), cleaning cloth and quick start guide.

 

Available Upgrades 

Mains Cable

Power-Line mains cable

Amplification

External power amplifier or sub-woofer

 

User Control 

App Control

Naim App for iOS and Android

Front Panel

5"" colour LCD display and rotary volume control with proximity sensor and four buttons

Handheld

zigbee RF4CE

 

I really, really like the Uniti Nova. This is a fearsomely capable, beautifully made, comprehensively specified statement of just how good an all-in-one system can potentially be. It makes the business of selling the virtues of separate systems - including Naim’s own units - that much harder at yet another price point. This goes toe to toe with them, offers some features they don’t have, takes up less space and uses one less plug while it does it.
This is a lot of money to pay for a system. Of course, it looks good, is built to last and is lavishly specified.
But by the time you’ve auditioned and purchased appropriate speakers you’re looking, realistically, at a total price of anything between £6k and £9k. That’s nobody’s idea of a frivolous purchase. But if you have the money and inclination, and want a product of overarching convenience that doesn’t compromise on performance in the slightest, you owe it to yourself to hear the Uniti Nova. It’s really very good indeed.
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