$3,999.00

Integrated Amplifier

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Product Description

In the six years since the last NAIT integrated amplifiers were released, our research and development team have worked on a range of amplifier improvements.
The result is upgraded power amplifier sections for the Naim NAIT XS 3, delivering greater pace and intimacy to their musical delivery – whether it’s driving a pair of loudspeakers or your favourite pair of headphones.

The NAIT XS 3 has received significant performance upgrades, including a built-in phono stage, making it a perfect partner for turntables, as well as for streamers, CD players, or any other music source people want to enjoy with the signature Naim sound.

The NAIT XS 3 offers much of the performance of our reference quality SUPERNAIT 3 in a simpler, slimmer package combining a 70W power amplifier with five analogue inputs plus a phono stage. Its high-performance preamplifier stage is as transparent as you would expect from a Naim Audio amplifier, and it also shares the single-ended class-A headphone output of its larger sibling.

The NAIT XS 3 can be upgraded with our external power supplies, power amplifiers and even cabling upgrades to get the best from all sources.

Features

With our typical obsessive attention to detail – all in service of achieving the most authentic musical performance – the NAIT XS 3 benefits from the following features:

  • Class A headphone amplification
  • Alps Blue Velvet volume control
  • Reed relay input selection
  • Ceramic insulators for the power transistors
  • Galvanically isolated microprocessor control section
  • Microphonic-isolating PCB mounts
Technology & Craft

The upgrades in more detail:

  • Our R&D team has found a way to more than double the speed of the voltage gain stage, which in turn doubles the rate at which the speaker output stage can react.
  • The second gain stage transistors have been optimised, so they no longer need to be shielded by a cascode stage transistor. Removing the cascode means less amplifier stabilisation is required: that doubles the slew rate and delivers another uplift in sound quality.
  • The phono circuit topology comprises 3 stages: the gain stage, passive equalisation and final gain and active equalisation. This enables excellent noise performance, extended RIAA equalisation beyond the audio band and great overload headroom.
  • All RIAA equalisation capacitors are ‘through-hole’ mounted film designs, with low microphonic pickup and excellent transient performance. As phono stages are 1000x more sensitive than other inputs, this greatly benefits the sound quality.
  • Input impedance is 47kΩ in parallel with 470F capacitive loading;  the gain is perfect for 5mV moving magnet cartridges

Brand

Naim

Naim Audio began in the 1960s when racing driver and audiophile Julian Vereker started recording live performances. He soon realized that none of the components on the market could recreate the sound as he wanted. So, as a self-taught engineer, he built the solution himself with the NAP 250 power amplifier. Since then, Naim Balanced Audio has leveraged mechanical and electrical engineering to design cutting-edge audio products. They've grown from a modest shop in England to over 200 employees and gained a devout following from music lovers worldwide. Their range of products includes streaming players, turntables, CD players, DACs, amplifiers, power supplies and cables. Each delivers high-performance audio through expert circuitry, deliberate materials and build, and expert engineering. The goal is finding the 'The Voice of Naim' with no coloration or interference. Their quality is so exceptional that Naim is the go-to partner for Bentley audio systems. The Naim Uniti Atom is a great example of the company's forward thinking. This streaming player brings the award-winning Naim performance in a beautiful design. All while delivering a modern listening experience with native Spotify, Apple, and Tidal streaming. Also listen to digital music through AirPlay, Chromecast or Bluetooth playback. As a nationally recognized leader in the field of high-end audio and home theater, Overture is a proud dealer of Naim audio components, selling customers the best audio components from Naim in Sales Tax Free Delaware. Interested in purchasing a new Naim product? You can trade-in any component towards a Naim component by filling out Overture's Trade-In Form.