Fortunately, Naim has imbued this highly capable system with a terrific-sounding DAC section.
The NDS/UnitiServe is the perfect solution for many music lovers who want to transition to computer-based audio without the limitations of turnkey music servers or the confusion of do-it-yourself systems. The best news is that Naim has created for the NDS (and all Uniti-series products) a fabulous music-management iPad app. In the NDS Naim has designed a network player that can handle a wide variety of sources and, with the addition of Naim’s UnitiServe and a NAS drive, becomes a full-fledged, highly capable music server. There’s nothing to obscure your ability to dive into the music like an inviting pool on a summer day. Engaging this mode results in an immediate and distinct uptick in transparency. Plus, there’s a Direct mode that bypasses everything but the bare minimum circuitry. The USB module is graced with an expensive ruby mica capacitor. Because the degree and nature of jitter differs by input, Technics built a specific jitter-reduction circuit for each source. The clock is battery-powered, which shields this critically sensitive element from AC line noise. Inside the SU-R1 lies its share of the tech that Technics has lavished on the entire R1 series. The SU-R1 even sports two sets of analog inputs. Additional USB inputs provide support for PCs, Macs, and thumb drives. Streams of hi-res PCM or DSD files can emanate from either a LAN-connected NAS or a directly connected USB drive. The SU-R1 is a streamer as well as an unusually comprehensive DAC.
While it won’t spin silver discs, it’ll handle pretty much everything else. The first member of Technics’ new R1 system is a network player dubbed the SU-R1. Overall, the sound matches or exceeds anything reviewer Vade Forrester has heard in his system. Soundstaging is realistic without any blurring. Dynamics are exciting, particularly microdynamics. Its midrange is also detailed, with rich, fully developed harmonics. The AK500N’s bass is spectacular: very deep and extremely detailed, with lots of impact. Power is supplied by an internal battery supply, so operation is extremely quiet. The AK500N plays PCM files in a wide variety of formats up to 24-bit/384kHz and DSD64 and DSD128. The AK500N can play music files from its internal SSD storage (up to 4TB), from external USB drives (either flash drives or hard drives), and from NAS drives attached via a network. Although not really large, the AK500N looks very solid (and at a hefty 25.1 pounds it definitely is solid). A 7' touchscreen LCD panel folds flat on top of the chassis-like having a small tablet computer built into the player.
This combination DAC and music player from Korean firm Astell&Kern is milled from thick aluminum plates machined smooth and anodized black or silver. While not magic, Linn’s Majik system comes as close as possible to musical alchemy, by turning leaden-sounding rooms into sonic gold. In short, if you have a lousy-sounding room whose dimensions and sonic issues are such that they can’t be fixed easily with room treatments, the Linn Majik system offers a viable alternative to giving up all hope of decent sound.
The Majik DSM can be used as a one-piece stand-alone music center alongside any speakers, or it can be combined with other Linn products to create different setups of increasing price and performance. To call the Linn Majik DSM a “flexible” component would be an understatement on the same order as calling The Beatles just another rock band.
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This new one-box upgrade takes the simple Majik-DSM-plus-Majik-140-speakers system to its highest performance level using Linn’s Exakt technology. During the review, SS spent time using the Majik DSM as a source component as well as stand-alone integrated amplifier connected to a pair of Linn Majik 140 loudspeakers, and finally, combined with the recently launched Majik Exaktbox-I. The Linn Majik DSM combines the capabilities of the Majik DS network device with an integrated preamp and a power amplifier.
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