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NaimNet delivers three audiophile music servers (4/2/2008)

Integrated Systems Europe 2008

NaimNet targets the discriminating music lover for its new music servers.

NaimNet music servers fulfil a dual role: to deliver audiophile performance locally and to deliver the finest streamed music quality to NaimNet room amps, without loss, over IP. They bring together the high-end audio expertise of Naim Audio, the UK's most successful and world-respected high-end audio brand, the music server expertise of DigiFiTM and the StreamNetTM Connected IP technology from NetStreams LLC.

This combination of performance with connectivity has taken two years of extensive research and development to bring to market. Deliveries of the innovative new NaimNet Music Servers have commenced, gaining very positive feedback from NaimNet Certified Installers.

NS01 has one audiophile analogue output and can stream up to six separate streams

NS02 has one audiophile analog output, three additional analogue outputs and can stream up to six separate streams

NS03 adds a widescreen touchscreen on the front panel of NS02 for local control and control of the whole NaimNet system

A few of the features that make the NaimNet music servers unique:

* Error free ripping - bit perfect - the rip continues until identical data is read from the CD at least twice, eliminating the action of error correction.
* Naim Secure Music storage - all precious music is backed up daily onto an inbuilt second hard drive
* Twin power supplies: A separate toroidal transformer dedicated to the audiophile analog outputs. This has the Naim traditional double regulation for the eight power supplies.
* Naim custom digital multiple stream sound solution.
* Naim custom designed analogue output stage with optical isolation from the digital electronics.
* Low-noise hard disk mounts including thermally transmitting damping material keep the two 400GB drives quiet and cool.
* Thermally modelled and managed design to ensure that the fan only runs in exceptional circumstances. Whole case acts as the heatsink.
* Naim Extended Music Database. The CD lookup is from AMG, which generally delivers a far richer content than the fall back of FreeDB. This together with sophisticated database programming allows searching on details such as conductor or soloist, even at track level, making browsing classical, jazz and compilations a joy.
* Naim Digital Music Dock. Plug an MP3 player, phone, or iPod into the USB socket on the front panel and music free of DRM plays from the portable's hard drive thus avoiding the potentially poorer quality of the headphone output amplifier.
* Naim Network Scanning. Identifies playable music on network PCs and populates music selection menus on the server and multi-room menus accordingly.
* Flash based web interface, local video outputs, NaimNet IP and RS232 control and supplied remote control. Four striking and intuitive interfaces for easy operation.

About NaimNet

NaimNet multi-room components offer total house Audio Video distribution and control without any performance compromise enabled by the advanced IP technologies used. The fully scalable NaimNet system is equally cost effective in small apartments or substantial mansions, it is StreamNet(tm) connected. There is no practical limit to the size of the system. Ethernet connected, using a standard domestic PC network, NaimNet offers control using a wide range of convenient devices according to personal taste and requirements. NaimNet also facilitates whole house control of lights, AV, screens and blinds, heating, and security, as a result of easily configured interfaces to network-connected partner products. Naim Servers store music with bit-for-bit accuracy. Every musical nuance is copied onto the hard drive without any compression: for selection and playback at your convenience. Playback is bitaccurate. Uncompromised musical performance ensures that the Naim Music Server takes its rightful place among Naim source components delivering the finest music in the home.

About Digital Fidelity

Digital Fidelity is a UK based IT manufacturing and software consultancy. Backed by substantial private investment and in partnership with leading hardware and software providers, Digital Fidelity's mission is to provide 'simply sophisticated solutions' to the international audio-visual industry for the storage, control and playback of digital content. Digital Fidelity do this by specialising in developing highly flexible integrated hardware/software packages, supplied under license, that are designed to take digital music into the living room; not as a dressed-up PC but as a true Consumer Electronics product.

About StreamNet

NetStreams' patent-pending StreamNet technology provides an end-to-end IP ecosystem for plug-n-play connectivity, A/V signal synchronization, high performance A/V reproduction, automatic device discovery and configuration, network control, and more. All products that carry the 'StreamNet Connected' logo are interoperable, enabling easy integration of audio/video and control products from multiple manufacturers. StreamNet provides a stable, easily expandable platform and toolset for future products and new applications.

N.B. Music player integration is subject to certain DRM considerations. MP3 files are preferred.

www.naimnet.com