iPhone control app for Naim HDX

February 2010.The HDX app to control the Naim HDX Hard Disk Player is available from the Apple iTunes app store.

The HDX app, was designed and coded in-house by Naim’s software team, and will also control the primary output of NaimNet Music Servers. It was developed following customer feedback provided by Naim’s long-running and influential forum. . .

Features include being able to play, pause and skip tracks; browsing your music library by album, artist, genre, newest album, last played, top 100, composers, conductors or performers; get detailed info on any album or track with the info icon on the ‘now playing’ screen or by pressing and holding the album or track name in any of the browse lists.

Album cover art is displayed for the ‘now playing’ track as shown in the photograph.

The app allows use of the extended metadata available from the HDX’s Extended Music Database to view detailed info on any album or track. This information can include track and album contributors’ names and even individual musicians on a per track basis.

NaimUniti Updates to Hi-Res

February 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 applied, and the process  should take less  than half-an-hour. All the NaimUniti units shipped in February have included the latest code. This shows as Version 2.00.00 when checking the Uniti status screen.

The key upgrade is the support for 24-bit/96kHz (and 24/88.2) playback of WAV and FLAC files including fixed point 24- and 32-bit files as well as 32-bit floating point variants. Playback of files with a sampling rate above 48kHz is not suggested if using a wireless connection – it may work well but performance cannot be guaranteed.

An additional feature of the update is the enabling of the radio preset to work on any input, a feature requested by existing NaimUniti owners. The update also includes minor updates to improve performance and consistency of performance together with Unicode support giving greater support to Chinese and Cyrillic character sets. This can be a significant benefit when listening to Chinese, Russian, and other esoteric internet radio stations.

See Naim at The Bristol Show 2010

February 2010.This year will see Naim exhibiting across more space at the Bristol Show than ever before.

We will be premiering the new UnitiQute compact, all-in-one audio player in the main exhibition area, with demonstrations available on the 5th floor. Other highlights include the award-winning NaimUniti and HDX both available for demonstration, along with the new Ovator S-600, DAC and XS Series. .

Visitors to the show will also have the chance to hear Naim’s first ever in-car audio system, Naim for Bentley. Designed exclusively for Bentley Motors, the system contains the world’s most powerful in-car production amplifier combined with a state-of-the-art speaker system. .

The Naim Label, as usual, will have all of its latest recordings available to purchase in the foyer, including Naim Jazz, Naim Edge and Naim Classical titles.

Come and see us in the main exhibition area in the Bristol Suite, on the 1st floor in room 118 and on the 5th floor in rooms 502, 506 and 509.

Major update for HDX

February 2010.Naim has released new software – version 1.5 – for the HDX hard disk player, that usefully extends the machine's capabilities.

Version 1.5 brings a major improvement in convenience with rip to NAS and far more flexible networking. Shares are scanned or ignored by selection thus reducing scanning time and improving speed of music availability. This part of the update alone will bring massive benefits to many customers who have large collections of music waiting further ripping.

The addition of a highly specified UPnP server adds huge flexibility as it makes all the HDX active shares available to networked UPnP players — for example, the award-winning NaimUniti and recently launched UnitiQute — with the additional flexibility of: native format; converted to .wav or sampled to 16Bit 44.1kHz depending on the requirements of the UPnP player concerned.

Updates will be available only through authorised Naim retailers.

UnitiQute debuts in Las Vegas

January 2010.The 2010 International CES in Las Vegas witnessed the launch of the new UnitiQute.

You will find full details of all the capabilities of this fascinating, new, all-in-one audio player here.

Naim at CES, Las Vegas

January 2010.Naim will be attending the 2010 International CES in Las Vegas from January 7 until January 10.

You will find us in the Venetian Tower, in suite 30-101, where there will be the launch of an exciting new product.

So if you are planning to be in Vegas for the event, please call by and see this new addition to our family.

Winter 2009-10 Newsletter available to Download

January 2010. The newest Connection magazine is now available for download from this site.

It includes a host of articles including news about the Ovator, NaimUniti, new signings and activities on the Naim Label, not to mention the Naim for Bentley partnership, and articles about Home Networks and the HiCap.

NaimUniti Wins TONEAudio Product of the Year Award

November 2009.Here's what TONEAudio had to say about the NaimUniti, its Product of the Year...

Because the NaimUniti offers unbeatable performance, value and style, I am very proud to give it our Product of the Year – OVERALL award. While we’ve had the privilege of auditioning some great gear this year, nothing goes further to make great HiFi approachable to everyone than the NaimUniti. For most people, this is all you’ll ever need, while others will probably climb up Naim’s product ladder.

Either way, if the NaimUniti doesn’t make a music lover out of you, nothing will. Read the full article...