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Ovator S-600
passive loudspeaker (std finishes) £6,385 / rosewood £7,150 / satin white £6,920
active loudspeaker (std finishes) £6,130 / rosewood £6,995 / satin white £6,765
The Ovator S-600 is the result of a three-year development programme and represents both a remarkable new expression of proven Naim speaker engineering and a technological advance that, quite literally, recasts the accepted ground rules of electro-acoustics.
Constructed on the rigid foundation of a pressure die-cast aluminium plinth, the Ovator S-600 comprises a visually stunning leaf-spring decoupled enclosure fitted with two custom-designed rigid paper cone bass drivers. Located above these drivers, within a nested and leaf-sprung aluminium enclosure, is a uniquely advanced balanced mode radiator. The balanced mode radiator (BMR) reproduces all six octaves from the 380Hz crossover point to well above audibility with a flat frequency response, minimal distortion and consistently wide dispersion.
Encasing all of this, the Ovator S-600's striking, curved-panel enclosure is an outstanding example of contemporary aesthetic and industrial design. Its form is striking yet subtle and, with four real wood veneer finishes available, it integrates effortlessly into domestic settings of any style.
Music heard through the Ovator S-600 is a revelation. The uncoloured, detailed and natural coherence of the balanced mode radiator combines with the rhythmic clarity and accuracy of the twin bass driver system endlessly to reveal previously unheard musical details and insight. Stereo imagery and recorded ambience is portrayed with scale and depth that remains consistent across the listening room, and with the Ovator S-600 an entire music collection becomes new again. The speaker is the point at which recorded music leaves the virtual world of electronics and is made real. With the Ovator S-600, the reality is a musical experience unlike any heard before.
n-SAT £810
As well as forming part of the popular 5.1-channel n-System, the n-SAT makes an excellent and highly affordable pair of small monitors for regular, two-channel use, especially when partnered with Naim 5 Series electronics such as the NAIT5i amplifier and CD5i CD player.
The fully-shielded n-SAT features a 130mm, pulp cone driver with low-loss suspension and a phase plug, combined with a 19mm annular radiator HF driver as used in the Naim Ariva. The tweeter is mounted in a separate sealed enclosure and the 5-litre cabinet benefits from proprietary mass-damping and heavy duty internal wiring.
The complementary, remote controllable n-SUB can be used to augment the low frequency output of these full-range loudspeakers in a stereo system if desired.
To help users achieve the finest performance and an ideal installation, the n-STAND and n-BRACKET are available - as options - to support and position the n-SATs correctly. Both feature a three-point, minimal contact speaker interface, and the n-STAND includes cable management for a tidy installation.
- Frequency response 50Hz to 20kHz
- Sensitivity 87dB for 1 Watt/1 metre
- Power handling 100W (music program)
- Nominal Impedance 6 Ohms
- Bass/mid driver 1 x 130mm paper cone
- HF driver 19mm ring radiator
- Dimensions [ H x W x D] 285 x 200 x 208 mm
- Finishes in Cherry, Maple , Black Lacquer
- Weight (unpacked) 5.5kg
n-cent - Three way passive AV center channel loudspeaker £590
Designed to complement the n-SATs as part of a multi-channel audio or AV system, the n-CENT uses matching 130mm bass/mid units and an Ariva style HF driver mounted in a similarly robust enclosure. Each driver is fitted into its own separate chamber within the cabinet for optimum performance.
n SUB Active Subwoofer 300 w £1,670
The n-SUB is designed to complement the n-SATs and n-CENT as part of a multi-channel audio or AV system - or a pair of n-SATs as part of a stereo system where the owner does not have the room to accommodate a pair of floor-standing loudspeakers. Based around a 250mm long-throw driver and a powerful integral amplifier (housed in a separate compartment) the n-SUB provides facilities for great user-configurability, including, for example, completely different set-ups for music and movies. The n-SUB comes with a remote control for optimum ease-of-use.
Headline HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER £370
The Headline is an amplifier designed to offer optimum performance from a variety of high impedance headphones.
Fitted with a captive lead, the Headline takes its signal from the tape socket of any of our pre-amplifiers. It has its own volume control and is designed to be very, very quiet. It has the ability to drive most headphones to an adequate level (loud!) with low distortion.
Headphones tend to be rather revealing of both noise and distortion, so we have spent a great deal of effort getting these parameters to extremely low levels.
The Headline needs to be used with an external power supply - both the iSupply (H) and NAPSC are suitable. If using a Flat-Cap 2x, Hi-Cap or Super-Cap you will also need a special interconnect, type SLIC.
- Suitable for headphones 8 Ohms to 2 KOhms
- Frequency response -3dB @ 10Hz & 72kHz
- Power output (into 8 OhMs) 560mW per channel
- Max output voltage 3.7V rms into 2kOhms
- Voltage gain +13.5dB
- Dimensions (H x W x D): 57 x 121 x 187mm
