Naim’s Uniti Nova PE music streamer has a whopping 150W of power per channel

Fans of Naim’s award-winning Uniti range with a hunger for more power will be more than pleased to hear that the company has launched the Uniti Nova PE — an eye-catching music streamer that packs 150W of power per channel, versus the regular Nova’s 80W per channel offering.

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That’s almost twice as much power, if you’re counting, allowing users to hook up some seriously beefy speakers to envelop their room with a cavalcade of high-end sound. As with the original Nova streamer, there are plenty of connectivity options on offer, including Wi-Fi streaming for popular services like Tidal Connect, Spotify, Qobuz, Apple Music, and more. Chromecast, AirPlay 2, UPnP, and Roon Ready features are present and accounted for as well, while a headphone output takes care of private listening desires.

You’ll also find two USB-A inputs for hooking up external drives, along with a smattering of optical and coaxial ports, and BNC and HDMI inputs thrown in for good measure. Naturally, multi-room audio support for existing Naim players is also included, as is aptX Adaptive Bluetooth. 

All of this is packed into a unit that looks as good as you’d expect, considering the brand’s reliable attention to design and detail. That means brushed aluminium for the casing, with a wonderfully satisfying volume dial, and a 5in touchscreen and remote for more control options.

As long as you’re not fussed by the switch to class D amplification from Class AB (we can’t imagine Naim releasing a subpar audio experience despite the change), then this could be the best addition to your high-end setup to date. You’ll be paying a hefty price for it though, with an RRP of $10000/£8600 when it launches in mid-February.

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