Naim has announced this week the launch of a new network streaming pre-amplifier, the new NAC-N 272 will be available from March. The 272 will have a zero jitter S/PDIF DAC and DSD64 compatibility. Naim suggests that future customers of the NAC-N 272 will be upgrading from SuperUniti, or NaimUniti 2. As a Uniti2 owner…
Author: Simon Wilce
I am mid-forties, married with young children, but retired from work through a severe stroke that has left me restricted in movement but with plenty of time to listen, watch, opine and review. My interests include, in no particular order, music, streaming and hi-resolution music, books and film. My latest interest centres around exploring vinyl on my hi-fi.
Tidal may have a new owner, nearly. Jay-Z’s investment vehicle ‘Project Panther Bidco’ has offered $56m to buy the parent of Tidal, Aspiro. The board of Aspiro has recommended shareholders accept the offer. Aspiro may be getting nervous, their annual report confesses a lack of funding for the year ahead; Tidal has just reported 12,00…
Tidal is a new lossless streaming platform that offers an audiophile experience that is at least CD quality with access to, reputedly, 25 million tracks. It also offers a video streaming service with access to 75,000 videos, an area I have not particularly explored in this review. I’ll cut to the chase. I’m a Spotify…
A fine presentation of a fine product at a fine venue. There was no mention of the “S” word at the “W” Hotel and so the newly launched “Bluesound” brand had all the space it deserved. Bluesound is from the NAD audio electronics and PSB speakers stable and the pedigree, on first listen, was clear…
TIDAL is a new service by the Scandinavian makers of WiMP HiFi, Aspiro, that aims to deliver high fidelity music streaming, HD music videos and curated editorial in the U.S and U.K.