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Naim Uniti Core - HDD Music Server

AED 12,250.00

UNITI CORE

Uniti Core is the ultimate music manager, able to create bit-perfect copies of your favourite CDs and serve them and the rest of your digital music collection up to music players around your home. Simply load a CD and Uniti Core will expertly rip and catalogue your music. Choose from a range of internal and external storage options for your new digital library. Uniti Core is the perfect music-server partner not just for the Uniti Atom, Uniti Star and Uniti Nova players, but many other music-streaming players, speaker or systems, from Naim and beyond. It can stream to up to 12 different players at once. As well as being a sleek music archivist and server, Uniti Core can also act as a superb music source. Award-winning performance combines with excellent build quality and usability, wrapped in a beautiful British design that will give you years of entertainment. Master the Uniti Core and explore a world of music via the Naim App.

Features

UPnP™ (Universal Plug ‘n’ Play)

Serve your music to as many as 12 Uniti all-in-one players or other Naim streamers with up to 32 bits/384 kHz. Uniti Core will scan the network for shared audio files, including your iTunes library.

CD Ripping

Create bit-perfect copies of your CDs, store them internally or to a USB-connected storage device and play them back via Uniti Core (external DAC or digital-input amplifier required).

Digital Output

Connect your external DAC or digital-input amplifier to the precisely timed, re-clocked transformer-isolated S/PDIF output on the rear panel.

Storage and Back up

You can choose to fit an HDD (Hard-Disk Drive) or SSD (Solid-State Drive) with a capacity of up to 8 TB – enough space for 100,000 tracks. Alternatively, you can connect an external NAS (Network-Attached Storage) or a USB-connected storage device. NAS and USB storage can also be used as back-up locations.

File Formats

Supports a broad range of music formats including WAV, FLAC, DSD, Apple Lossless, AIFF, AAC, Windows Media-formatted files, Ogg Vorbis and MP3.

Wireless Updates

Update your system at the touch of a button via the Naim app.

SPECIFICATIONS

USB

2 x USB Type A Socket (front and rear)

Digital (S/PDIF)

  • 1 x BNC S/PDIF
  • S/PDIF output plays up to 192kHz
  • 352.8kHz and 384kHz are down sampled to 176.4kHz and 192kHz respectively

Certification

Rovi, NTFS, HFS+

Multiroom

  • Serve up to 12 network-connected players via UPnP™.
  • Music stored locally on Uniti Core:
  • 384k 32-Bit WAV, 24576kb/s: <3 streams
  • 384k 24-Bit WAV, 18232kb/s: <5 streams
  • 192k 24-Bit WAV, 9216kb/s: >12 streams
  • 44.1k 16-Bit WAV, 1411kb/s: >16 streams
  • Music stored on a NAS:
  • 192k 24-Bit WAV, 9216kb/s: <8 streams

Multiroom

  • Serve up to 4 network-connected players via UPnP™ at full CD quality.
  • Party Mode Streaming: Sync up to six Uniti all-in-one players or other Naim streamers and control via the Naim app.

Updates

Update your system wirelessly via the Naim app.

Network

Ethernet (10/100/1000Mbps)

CD Formats

Audio CD (Red Book, CD and CD-R)

Audio Formats

  • WAV - up to 32bits/384kHz
  • FLAC and AIFF - up to 24bit/384kHz
  • ALAC (Apple Lossless) - up to 24bit/384kHz
  • MP3 - up to 48kHz, 320kbit (16 bit)
  • AAC - up to 48kHz, 320kbit (16 bit)
  • OGG and WMA - up to 48kHz (16 bit)
  • DSD - 64 and 128Fs
  • Notes: Gapless playback supported on all formats.

Dimensions

95mm x 214mm x 265mm (HxWxD)

Finishes

Brushed and anodised aluminium

Weight

7kg

Auto Standby time

User selectable: adjustable from off up to 24 hours

Mains Supply

115V, 230V; 50 or 60Hz

Power Consumption

  • Typical Use (no storage attached): 6.7W
  • Network Standby (no storage attached): <2W
  • Deep Sleep: <0.5W
  • Network Standby (with internal or USB HDD attached): > 15W*.
  • *Actual power consumption will vary depending on the size and type of attached internal HDD or USB devices
  • Note: Power consumption will be increased with the addition of user fitted storage (typical increase of approximately 8W for an internal HDD, dependant on the specification of storage).

CD Ripping

Create bit-perfect copies of your CDs, store them internally and play back (external DAC or digital input amplifier needed).

Storage

Store up to 100,000 tracks to internal (HDD or SSD - up to 8TB) or external Network Attached Storage or USB-connected storage and serve to a network-connected player.

Supplied with

  • Power-Line Lite mains cable (UK only), standard mains cable (international markets), cleaning cloth, drive caddy screws, BNC to Phono Connector and quick start guide.
  • Please note: not sold with an internal hard drive - features a removable caddy into which an HDD or SSD can be installed

Mains Cable

Power-Line Lite mains cable (UK denominations only)

App Control

Naim App for iOS and Android

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