![]() ![]() Most well-heeled audiophiles are well aware of the Naim Nait, an integrated amp design that’s been around for decades in constant revision. Naim is one of the Grande Dame companies of English audio kit, and is especially known for its amplification products. The Uniti Atom is designed and hand-built by Naim Audio, located in Salisbury, England. If you’re still with me, I’ll remind you that the subject of my above recommendation and object of my current desire is Naim Audio’s Uniti Atom combination music server/DAC/preamp/amplifier. It’s a perfect solution for the discerning young adult music lover one who couch surfs and carries everything she owns in the back of her Subaru.īut what about us older Gen-X folks who maybe want the same level of integrated convenience in an even more versatile and refined box? Something that screams “high-end” to our friends over wine, cheese, and dinner, but without going full-on blue-meter McIntosh? My older daughter has the previous generation Sprout as well. I thoroughly enjoyed reviewing it, and I bought the review sample for my son, who is now out on his own. Compact and well built, the Sprout has killer functionality, great build quality, a good amp section, and all at a more than fair asking price. ![]() Remember the awesome PS Audio Sprout 100 I reviewed recently? Yep, it’s a perfect example of a modern all-in-one audio component. I think my girlfriend’s version had a cardboard rear panel no less.īut have no fear, my audiophile friends! Things have gotten exponentially better in recent times. Convenient for setting the dorm room mood, but otherwise not much to look at or listen to. I bought one of these for my then-girlfriend (later wife…) to take with her to college. If it was your lucky day, they might have even thrown in a pair of useless speakers. You may recall these things: a built-in tape deck, turntable, tuner, volume control (with tone controls, no less) and an amplifier, all packed into one box. Penney (remember those?) offered up early versions on the cheap from manufacturers such as Yorx, Sound Design, and others I’d rather forget. Audiophile purist snobbery perhaps? Maybe my issues hearken back to my youth, when brick and mortar department stores like Montgomery Ward or J. ![]() I suppose I’m a bit biased against them, but for no good reason. I’ve dealt with combined audio systems before. As in “I want this thing, and so should everyone else.” It’s an all-in-one audio system, as in high-end meets lifestyle. “All in one, and one for all!” Wait, what? Ha! You’ve just been introduced to my new tagline for Naim Audio’s nifty combined audio system, the Uniti Atom. ![]()
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