“It is an extremely lively and involving two way speaker with sensational bass performance, explicit timing and superb detail retrieval. It is attractive, well built and considering it is built in Europe, reasonably priced.”

“This is a seriously…

We are delighted to introduce the latest giant-slaying loudspeaker from Guru Audio, which will be launched at the Bristol Hi Fi Show - 22 to 24 February, utilising electronics from the Naim Uniti range.

The new Guru JUNIOR packs much of the…

Those of you who attended our 10th birthday party will have received your limited edition Black Arts mug and we're now looking for pictures of you in the most unusual or far flung places using it.

Our very own 'Stig' is currently travelling the globe 'cup in hand' under an assumed name to gain photographic access to the world's most iconic sites, and…

A fundamental tenet of the Naim philosophy has always been the vital importance of the source component in any system - 'Rubbish in, Rubbish Out' as they used to say.

In the age of the ripped file this has never been more important, and getting the file ripped and stored correctly the first time and every time is the bedrock on which to build any server based…

Naim chose CES to launch its long awaited entry into the USB DAC stakes. DAC-V1 is a converter and digital preamp with fixed and variable outputs that caters for the computer audio enthusiast. It’s Naim’s first asynchronous USB DAC but also has five S/PDIF inputs in coax and optical form, it also harbours a fully formed headphone amplifier. The actual converter is a…

Las Vegas is a surreal place, nothing in it is much more than a façade and the faux Romanesque fountains in Caesar’s Palace are just ludicrous, so as you can imagine it’s not always possible to get a grip, especially when you are dazed by jet lag. But I found a kind of reality in the neon boneyard (above), a museum of old casinos and hotel signs from back in the day,…

We witnessed some incredibly precise engineering in minature during a visit to the Rega factory…

Tom Tom is now ten and to celebrate this momentous occasion  James and the team threw a party for all of Tom Tom’s customers at the Noke Thistle hotel in St Albans. The event was not unlike Tom Tom's Festival of Sound shows but this time visitors were treated to a glass of bubbly and a buffet meal with live entertainment as a thank you for their support.

The chance to…

The latest generation of Rega electronics, the ones that inhabit half width cases, have proved to be among the most entertaining examples of affordable audio equipment that I’ve encountered in ages. So much so that I have been using the Brio-R integrated amp in my living room system for some time. I’ve heard more revealing and refined amps and have a few to draw on…

We are delighted to announce that we finally have replacement SBL grills that look and sound just like the originals in every detail. With the same chamfers around the front edges and rebates on the reverse in front of the drivers these perform just like the originals and should not be confused with…

Those good people at Hi-Fi Choice magazine paid us a visit and asked us to set up three representative Tom Tom systems for their delectation.

You can read what they heard…

Guru is expanding its range to include a compact standmount at a very attractive price point. The Guru Junior has a 115mm main driver and a ring radiator tweeter in a cabinet with a slot port. When Guru showed me the Junior at Milan's Top Audio show they were still in pre-production form and the choice of front baffle and veneer finish had yet to be…

At the Top Audio show in Milan last week Naim unveiled the latest member of its Uniti family, the Unitilite. This is a slimline version of the NaimUniti and features a CD player, streamer and 50 watt stereo amplifier in a series 5 case. It will sell for £1,650 in standard guise or £1,895 with an FM and DAB tuner onboard.

Naim MD Paul Stephenson explained that the…

A crazy science fiction name always draws me to a product, who could resist Krell amps when they first appeared? Significantly fewer than were drawn to the Tralfamador amplifier, a long lost Irish creation that disappeared into the cosmos shortly after its debut, chances are that only Vonnegut fans remember the planet of the same name. But it doesn’t take much to get…

London was definitely the place to be this weekend to celebrate all things Great & British.

Friday 

Dropped in on the Naim exhibit which is part of the 'Make it in Great Britain' exhibition at the science Museum. Naim are in good company alongside such engineering greats as McLaren and Rolls Royce.

Next stop was 'Designing the Extraordinary'  at the Victoria & Albert museum showcasing the amazing output of British designer Thomas Heatherwick  (designer of the…

We all have a 'Naim Story' and since we launched this feature a few months ago we have really enjoyed reading about your fascinating experiences as Naim users.  I am thus delighted (and just a little flattered) to report that Naim have come on board with an initative on their facebook page.

These travelogues of our 'flat earth' audio expeditions make for great reading and we would encourage you all to share your journeys down the 'green path' with us.

You can feature your…

Here's our first quiz, identify these rare Naim products from our collection to win a prize!

Recently spotted inside a Rega amp. Quite obviously packed with the same green goodness that we all love.