NAIM UNITI NOVA Powerful Music Streaming Player

Description

Overview

The Uniti Nova is the most powerful all-in-one player in Naim‘s Uniti range: a network streamer, digital-to-analogue converter, preamplifier and power amplifier in one chassis. It takes the features of the smaller Uniti Atom and adds greater power and connectivity, so that a single unit and a pair of loudspeakers make a complete, room-filling system.

Design & build

The Nova follows Naim’s understated British design, with the machined casework and considered detailing the company is known for. A dimmable display and the supplied system remote handle day-to-day control, while the unit is built to sit as the centrepiece of a serious listening or living-room system rather than to be hidden away.

Sound & performance

The integrated power amplifier is rated at 80W per channel into 8 ohms in Class AB, which gives the Nova the authority to drive a wide range of loudspeakers and to fill larger rooms comfortably. As a single-box source-to-speaker solution it keeps the signal path short, drawing on engineering from Naim’s higher-end separates.

Key features

Streaming is comprehensive: Spotify Connect, TIDAL, Qobuz, internet radio and UPnP, plus Roon Ready operation, Apple AirPlay 2, Chromecast built-in and Bluetooth. An HDMI ARC input lets it improve television sound, and multiroom “Party Mode” can synchronise up to six Naim streamers around the home through the Focal & Naim app.

Technology

Digital inputs include two optical (to 24-bit/96kHz), RCA and BNC coaxial (to 24-bit/192kHz), USB and Ethernet, with Wi-Fi on board. The Nova decodes high-resolution files up to 32-bit/384kHz WAV and DSD, with gapless playback across formats. Voice control is supported through Google Assistant and Siri, and the unit integrates with Control4, Crestron, Elan, RTI and Savant systems.

Specifications

Type: all-in-one streaming amplifier (streamer, DAC, pre and power). Power: 80W per channel into 8 ohms, Class AB. Digital inputs: 2 × optical, RCA and BNC coaxial, USB, HDMI ARC, Ethernet, Wi-Fi. Streaming: AirPlay 2, Chromecast, Bluetooth, Spotify, TIDAL, Qobuz, Roon Ready, internet radio. Formats: to 32-bit/384kHz PCM, DSD64/128. Multiroom: up to six rooms. Control: Focal & Naim app, remote, voice.

Who it’s for

The Uniti Nova suits the listener who wants genuine high-end sound and the convenience of a single box — ideal for a larger living room or a main system where a rack of separates would be unwelcome. Add a pair of loudspeakers and the system is complete.

Why buy from Hidden Home Technology

An all-in-one of this class still rewards careful loudspeaker matching and setup. We can demonstrate the Nova, advise on partnering speakers and integrate it with the rest of your home, and arrange delivery and installation across the South. Speak to our team to arrange a listen.