Naim introduces unitiserve compact hard disk digital audio. Complementing the unitiserve, the smaller network player in the uniti line, both refer to it with their halfsize enclosures. The companys enthusiasm tends to lead to announcements being followed by a lengthy wait. Naim is especially proud of its illuminated topmounted volume control.
Naim envisages the owners of the nd5 xs using it, primarily, as a highend quality streamer playing back music ripped from cds or hires music downloaded from the many online stores. When i select the little icon next to the volume bar in the app the muso no longer appears as an option to enable multiroom to. Insert a cd, and the drive immediately starts to whir as the core writes its contents to an internal, external, or networked drive. Unitiserveps psu for naim unitiserve psus for naim. While unitiserve may look like a cd player and can play cds conventionally, it is intended to operate in a fundamentally different way.
If the hdx is the pinnacle of naims digital knowledge, the unitiserve represents the distilled essence of naims experience. However you choose to use unitiserve, it can be controlled by an iphone or ipod touch device running a dedicated naim app, a touch screen, or a computer anywhere on the home network either via a web browser or the naim desktop client application. Reviews of recent naim kit have tended to start with at last or include the term longawaited in their opening remarks. The nd5 xs is a network player designed to match naims xs series products. Last but not least we can choose to get back to factory defaults or upgrade the firmware. I was going to update my unitiqute software but not after seeing this.
Review by martin colloms network audio will run and run. Naim are really doing doing themselves a disservice by not supplying a better power unit with their unitiserve. I downloaded the latest for the unitiqute2 and sorted that out easily enough. I saw the new naim uniti core server at rmafgreat looking piece with an excellent user interface and very attractive price. Hard disk player servers products update type functionality release date release type download file hdx, hdxssd, unitiserve, unitiservessd. Atom is upnp compatible, which enables you to play your digital music library stored on upnp servers such as the naim unitiserve, network servers with integrated upnp software, or on windows and os x computers through the uniti atom and connected speakers. The size of the latest downloadable setup file is 1.
Do i just pop it in the unitiserve and it just does its thing. The second option would be selling the naim dac and uq2 and go for ndx. This large circular knob, nearly as broad in circumference as the power amplifiers toroidal transformer situated directly below it, is a design taken from naims nacn 272 streaming preamplifier. There is also an app called nserve from naim that allows you to play music from the naim unitiserve to a dac or other music steamer. The unitiserve will be equipped with a 1tb hard drive while the unitiservessd will feature a 16gb single level cell. Naim has been showing off two versions of its compact new unitiserve media server at the munich high end show, as well as a new version of the companys hdx digital music player. Naim unitiserve is it as good as a good cdp audiogon. Download naim audio unitiservessd disk player firmware 1. This new firmware release will be a free of charge upgrade for all owners of the awardwinning av2. As a side note, i am really not a fan of the naim sound and therefore have never owned a piece until now. It delivers the fundamentals of the hdxs highend music server technology in a compact, halfwidth enclosure. The naim app is the ultimate remote control for your home hifi system, enabling you to have millions of songs at your fingertips.
Audio networking a potpourri of computer network audio. The actual developer of the free software is naim audio ltd. New software is now available to download for naim audio hard disk playerservers the hdx, unitiserve and their ssd variants. Set up new devices seamlessly with the naim set up process. Naim unitiserve ssd 16gb music server cd ripper 3249. Another download ive become enamored of is pianist peter schaaf. For years naims engineers have been working to minimize the impact of vibration on electronic components, both those generated by the components themselves as well as those entering from the outside. If not dimmed, the display shows the sample rate, the input you choose and the volume setting. Im in the process of upgrading the softwarefirmware of both my unitiserve and unitiqute2. Free naim audio unitiserve ssd firmware download naim.
There has been firmware updates and improvements since my audition it was years ago so things probably have changed. Enjoy instant playback through your connected naim devices from legacy products to the very latest releases no matter what room theyre in. Naim uses 16x oversampling feeding a burr brown dac chip. Download naim audio unitiserve disk player firmware 1. View and download naim uniti reference manual online. Music discovery the naim audio app for ios also goes one step further than simple control, allowing you to browse your music in new and innovative ways. If hard discs are old hat in your nextgen household, naim offers a solid state version, the unitiservessd at a slightly higher price. Used naim audio unitiserve ssd network server player. Products update type compatibility release date release type download file. Unitiserve is a true naim audio product that deploys highly innovative and advanced technology simply to serve the music. Download free software naim uniti software update the. Download links are directly from our mirrors or publishers website, naim audio unitiserve firmware torrent files or shared. Naim supplies files for this purpose and mine is perfect i can assure you. Naim unitiserve ssd 16gb music server cd ripperproduct sku.
The more we learn, the better equipped we will become, and the better able to help readers optimise this new kind of system. Naim have released a new firmware update for muso and muso qb wireless music systems the update features improvements to the tidal streaming service as well as other minor bug fixes to improve the naim user experience. Theyve now furnished me with the disk but no instructions are included. In very good condition and supplied with original packing, accessories and a 1 year warranty. Like everything else, todays hifi gear reflects contemporary technology, consumer trends, and the everrising cost of living. A guide to updating the firmware on your muso or muso qb wireless system using the naim app can be downloaded here. According to naim, the core can manage libraries as large as 100,000 tracks. A naim hdx, unitiserve, ns01, ns02 or ns03 running version 1. Just before christmas i posted regarding sw updates to both unitiqute2 and unitiserve. Nds, ndx, superuniti, naimuniti, naimuniti 2, unitilite. Top 4 download periodically updates drivers information of naim audio unitiserve firmware full drivers versions from the publishers, but some information may be slightly outofdate using warez version or not proper naim audio unitiserve firmware driver install is risk. The most popular versions of the naim desktop client 2. Naim audio unitiqute allinone player and unitiserve hard. A potpourri of computer network audio findings, including updates on the naim unitiserve, gigabit switches, cat 56 cable and ripping issues.
The uniti core will also download from the internet album, track, artist info, and album art, and record this metadata along with the music. Naim audio uniti serve ssd music server media servers. But if you transfer unitiserve rips from a nas into the core then they may go into the downloads folder, which means you cant edit them with the naim app but you can edit them with anything else. Digital signal management within the unitiserve is based on techniques developed for the naim audio hdx and the digital outputs on the cd5 xs and cdx2 cd players. I recall phil harris explainig that if the core isnt certain that it is importing unitiserve or other naim server rips, it plays safe. Free naim audio unitiserve ssd firmware download naim audio unitiserve ssd firmware driver top 4 download offers free software downloads for windows, mac, ios and android computers and mobile devices. I downloaded the latest for the unitiqute2 and sorted. More advanced than either the older unitiserve or hdx and at a fraction of the cost.
Naim updates its network players with enhanced functionality. A simple network music system by naim the unitiserve and ndac combination, by martin colloms. To that end naim offers a matching music server, the unitiserve, which includes a cd drive for ripping your collection onto its capacious 1 terabyte memory. This assumes that your unitiqute is not the old version with a 2496 streaming board. Naim audio uniti nova integrated amplifiermedia player. Its unbelievable the difference it has made to my naim system, let me say again, its totally out of this world the difference it has made its like. For more support downloading the latest updates for your naim. The naim unitiserve is a dedicated music server made by a company with a track record for high quality and back up, naim is also renowned for offering power supply psu upgrades for its preamplifiers and source components. The usb status shows you more details about the signal and where it comes from. View and download naim unitiserve reference manual online. Longdog audio xlcr naim unitiserve power supply the ear.
Joined aug 27, 2016 messages 3 reaction score 0 points 1 age 55 location towncity, country newmaket. Naim audio has announced that a new firmware release for the av2 audiovideo processor will be available in october 2004. The latest version of naims nserve app is not only free it didnt used to be, but it will let you find artwork for albums that the unitiserve cannot via the internet and change metadata, all of which is likely to be easier on an ipad than an iphone or itouch. The improvements deliver a improved flexibility for users and greater fine tuning. In very good condition and supplied with original packing, accessories and 1 year warranty. The recent firmware update to naim dac alone had huge impact on sound quality. Thus far however it has not made one for the unitiserve, which is supplied with an inline supply of the switching variety.
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