Naim Amplifiers

English electronics maker founded in 1973 in Salisbury, with a distinctive design philosophy and a famously devoted following.

Founded: 1973
Founder: Julian Vereker
Headquarters: Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Manufacturing: Built in Salisbury, England
Parent company: Vervent Audio Group
How to buy: Sold through specialist hi-fi dealers
Known for: DIN connectors, separate power supplies, the olive and chrome-bumper eras, and an emphasis on timing over tonality

Currently, we have 10 Naim amplifiers in our database. Below you can find the list with their main specs and links to their review pages.

Naim Integrated Amplifier (1)
Naim Mono Power Amplifier (1)
Naim Stereo Power Amplifier (2)
Naim Streaming Integrated Amplifier (6)

Naim Integrated Amplifier

	Model	Watts RMS (8Ω)	Amp Class	DAC	Phono
	Naim Nait 5si	60 watts	Class A/B	No	No

Naim Mono Power Amplifier

	Model	Watts RMS (8Ω)	Amp Class	DAC	Phono
	Naim NAP 350	175 watts	Class A/B	No	No

Naim Stereo Power Amplifier

	Model	Watts RMS (8Ω)	Amp Class	DAC	Phono
	Naim NAP 250	100 watts	Class A/B	No	No
	Naim NAP 300 DR	90 watts	Class A/B	No	No

Naim Streaming Integrated Amplifier

Model	Watts RMS (8Ω)	Amp Class	DAC	Phono
Naim CI-Uniti 102	150 watts	Class D	Yes	No
Naim Uniti Atom	40 watts	Class A/B	Yes	No
Naim Uniti Nova	80 watts	Class A/B	Yes	No
Naim Nova PE	150 watts	Class D	Yes	No
Naim Uniti Star	70 watts	Class A/B	Yes	No
Naim Uniti Star Lite	70 watts	Class A/B	Yes	No

About Naim

Julian Vereker founded Naim in 1973 after trying and failing to buy equipment that could record and replay a live performance convincingly. Naim went its own way on almost everything: DIN rather than RCA connectors, its own cable requirements, and an upgrade path built on adding external power supplies rather than replacing the box. The NAIT integrated amplifier of 1983 was small and modestly powered and became a cult object. The Mu-so wireless speaker took the brand to a much wider audience from 2014.

A racing driver and self-taught engineer who started by building amplifiers to record live music properly.

Naim is at the centre of the British flat-earth school of the 1980s, which argued that rhythm and timing matter more than frequency response or soundstage - a genuine philosophical split with the rest of the industry, usually demonstrated with a Linn turntable, a Naim amplifier and a pair of small speakers.

Merged with Focal in 2011 under a shared French parent; Naim engineering and manufacture stayed in Salisbury.

Notable models: NAIT integrated, NAP 250, CD555, Uniti, Mu-so.

Official Naim website

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