Naim Supernait 3

SUPERNAIT 3 has received significant performance upgrades, including a built-in phono stage, making it a perfect partner for turntables, as well as for streamers, CD players, or any other music source people want to enjoy with the signature Naim sound.

It also includes a Class A preamp output stage which doubles as a headphone amplifier and ceramic heatsink technology that minimises capacitive coupling between the chassis and output transistors for optimum sound quality.

Its inputs are each individually decoupled and hand-wired to minimise noise and interference while internal switching employs ultra-low-noise, constant current sources which are derived directly from the electronic design of the flagship NAC 552 preamplifier.

Features

With our typical obsessive attention to detail – all in service of achieving the most authentic musical performance – the SUPERNAIT 3 benefits from the following features:

• Class A headphone amplification
• Alps Blue Velvet volume control
• Reed relay input selection
• Ceramic insulators for the power transistors
• Galvanically isolated microprocessor control section
• Microphonic-isolating PCB mounts

Audio Inputs

• MM Phono Input via RCA, 47k parallel 470pF input impedance, suitable for 5mV cartridges
• Line Level Inputs 130mV sensitivity, 47k input impedance, suitable for 2V
• Power Amp In DIN Socket

Audio Outputs

• Powered Accessory Sockets
• +24V for Naim phono amplifier

Speaker Outputs

• 80W per channel into 8 ohms (4mm sockets), 130W per channel into 4 ohms
• Line Outputs Variable (level)
• Pre-amp (DIN), Bi-amp (DIN), Sub (RCA pair) 775mV, <50 ohms
• Line Outputs Fixed (level) AV (DIN), Stream (DIN) 130mV, 600 ohms
• Headphone Output 1/4 inch (6.35mm) TRS Socke

Power

• Power Consumption (max.): 400VA
• Mains Supply: 115V, 230V; 50 or 60Hz
• Power Consumption (quiescent): 37VA

Physical

• Shipping Weight: 17.25 kg
• Shipping Dimensions : 240 x 590 x 500 mm
• Weight: 14 kg
• Dimensions (HxWxD): 87 x 432 x 314 mm
• User Control: Front Panel
• Volume control, balance control and front panel buttons
• Remote Control: Infra-Red (RC5)