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Naim Uniti Core Music Server
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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.
Rip, store, serve and play your music
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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. |
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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. |
So much more than a music server
Easy App control – in one room or many
The Naim App – available for Apple and Android devices – makes it simple to control your Uniti Core, and even link up other music systems around your home into a stunning multi-room set-up.
Use the App to access all your music, including your favourite radio stations, streaming services and playlists, and explore artist discographies and biographies.
REVIEW & AWARDS
Naim Uniti Core - Read More
"It is good to see how far Naim has come in the power, quality and reliability of its digital products. The UnitiCore is a real advance on its predecessor and is heartily recommended in the context of a Naim system." - Chris Kelly
Total Uniti - Read More
"They are feature-packed yet easy to use and have a simply superb sound" - HI-FI WORLD
Uniti Nova & Uniti Core - Read More
"a true revolution in performance from Naim" - HI-FI +
Uniti Core - Read More
"Designed to sit at the heart of a multiroom streaming audio system, the new Naim ripper/store/streamer also makes perfect sense as a stand-alone source." - GRAMOPHONE
The Naim Thing: Uniti Atom, Star, Nova and Core - Read More
"The products look beautiful and nicely designed, and are clearly targeted at getting you up and running with little mess and time invested." - Jon Iverson
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 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Weight | 7kg |
| Finishes | Brushed and anodised aluminium |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 95mm x 214mm x 265mm (HxWxD) |
| Auto Standby time | User selectable: adjustable from off up to 24 hours |
| Mains Supply | 115V or 230V, 50/60Hz |
| 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 6TB) 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 |
