news summer 2006 New Naim Label Releases 12:35 AM Antonio Forcione 13/6/70 New Speakers One Box Home Theatre Inter-connections CD Magic naim news summer 16pg Page 1
naim news summer 16pg 13/6/70 12:35 AM Page 2 It’s been a while since the last newsletter but as you’ll see from the contents of this one, we’ve been busy. Busy with our best ever CD player, the CD 555, busy with AV perfection in a box, the n-Vi, busy with the first ever in-house Flashier designed interconnect, the Hi-Line and Air-PLUG, and busy with a range of AV speakers. Welcome Our exclusive remote handset, Flash, has had a make-over with new interface software and a new, flashier, look.
naim news summer 16pg 13/6/70 12:35 AM Page 3 Test Drive a Naim System... and Bring Your Music to Life There is a reason we are all so easily moved by ‘live’ music. It has life. It stirs emotions, conjures moods, excites and stimulates – and it is precisely because Naim capture the spirit of the performance, we believe you will be equally moved by the sound of Naim in your own home.
naim news summer 16pg 13/6/70 12:35 AM It never ceases to amaze us that the CD format still has more to offer. But it does. The CD 555 eclipses all that went before. It takes CD player design, engineering and construction into completely uncharted territory, and takes player performance into the realms of the magical. Page 4 If we could point to one or two specific technical innovations that make the CD 555 perform the way it does we’d probably be wise to keep quiet about them.
naim news summer 16pg 13/6/70 12:35 AM CD 555 electronics incorporate an independent clock circuit with its own multi-stage regulated power supply, DACs isolated from electrical and magnetic fields, and post digital filter circuitry that all but eliminates jitter. All analogue electronics are implemented with discrete components. CD 555 is driven from a separate power supply, the CD 555PS, itself a few steps up the performance ladder from its predecessor.
naim news summer 16pg 13/6/70 12:35 AM Page 6 One thing leads to another... The sound of a Naim system is not just down to the equipment. The cables that connect it all together have a huge influence too. That’s why we’ve consistently argued the benefits of DIN connectors and why we so strongly recommend that systems are connected using our specially tailored interconnects.
naim news summer 16pg 13/6/70 12:35 AM Page 7 Satellite, Centre and Sub Done Properly Specifications (n-SATS, n-Cent) n-SATs n-CENT Frequency Response 50Hz - 20kHz 50Hz - 20kHz Sensitivity 87dB for 1 Watt @ 1 metre 87dB for 1 Watt @ 1 metre Power Handling 100 Watts 120 Watts Nominal Impedance 6 Ohms 6 Ohms 285 x 200 x 208mm 160 x 430 x 200mm Cherry, Maple, Black Lacquer Cherry, Maple, Black Lacquer Dimensions (H x W x D) Finishes Specifications (n-SUB) n-SUB Frequency Response 20Hz
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naim news summer 16pg 13/6/70 12:35 AM Page 10 And Now For Something Completely It’s not often that we get the chance to incorporate almost everything we know about very high performance audio and video in one product. But then it’s not often that a product like the n-Vi comes along.
naim news summer 16pg 13/6/70 12:35 AM Page 11 Fabulous Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of n-Vi is that its huge capabilities come at no cost to performance. Its video performance is nearly identical to that of our DVD5 - itself acknowledged as among the best.
13/6/70 12:35 AM It’s been a long musical journey for Antonio. From entertaining the locals playing Spanish guitar on the Adriatic coast, via busking in London, to a position today as a leading international jazz musician. Page 12 While other guitarists may have a casual relationship with the instrument, Forcione’s love of the wooden box with strings in all of its various cultural guises goes much deeper. naim news summer 16pg According to Italian-born Forcione the acoustic guitar is part of his DNA.
/6/70 12:35 AM Harvest on their 1984 European tour, and was subsequently catapulted on to stages in front of audiences of 20,000 plus. Since then he’s opened for big names such as Phil Collins, Van Morrison and John Scofield, but more importantly has developed his own eclectic brand of acoustic roots music, playing international festivals and theatres all over the world and slowly building an enthusiastic following for his charismatic, incredibly physical and virtuosic live performances.
naim news summer 16pg 13/6/70 12:35 AM Page 14 The No Naim newsletter would be complete without a run-down of recent Naim Label releases, so here it is. Guitar highlight of recent discs is “Tears Of Joy” the new studio album from Antonio Forcione available on both CD (CD087) and Vinyl LP (LP092).
naim news summer 16pg 13/6/70 12:36 AM Page 15 Label recently made it on to 180g black disc. Antonio’s first release “Dedicato” (LP083) and Charlie Haden and Chris Anderson’s “None But The Lonely Heart” (LP079). Finally on vinyl we have a new compilation, Music Collection Volume 2 (LP095), featuring pieces by Antonio Forcione, and Giorgio Serci among others. Back on CD we’re very happy to be involved in a second project with ex-John Martyn band member and Chapman Stick virtuoso Jim Lampi.
naim news summer 16pg 13/6/70 Putting 12:36 AM Page 16 WOW into Customer Services Looking after our customers the way we would like to be looked after ourselves! That's the objective. We realised, right from the early days of Naim, that a customer remains a customer long after leaving the shop.
