Naim Nait XS-2 Integrated Amplifier (2009)

A nice example of this highly regarded integrated amplifier from British Hi-Fi specialists Naim Audio. There are a multitude of options to upgrade the unit by adding a power supply or power amplifier in the future. Finished in the “Classic” style casework it has been fitted with a new logo and comes in very good condition with a couple of small marks – please see photographs. It is supplied complete in original factory packaging, with remote control, manual, mains cable, link plug and our standard three month warranty.
Naim Say….
The Nait XS 2 offers much of the performance of our reference quality SuperNait 2 in a simpler, slimmer package combining a 70W power amplifier with six analogue inputs. Its high-performance preamplifier stage is as transparent as you would expect from a Naim Audio amplifier, and it also shares the single-ended class-A headphone output of its larger sibling.
The Nait XS 2 can be upgraded with our external power supplies, power amplifiers and even phono stages to become the musical heart of a modern music system to get the best from digital, CD, vinyl, and AV sources.
At 70 Watts per channel, the Nait XS 2 is more powerful than its Nait XS predecessor. It also features numerous refinements to enhance its music making still further: ceramic heatsink technology, constant current source drive electronics, a reconfigured internal layout to optimise signal paths and custom manufactured film style capacitors in all audio critical locations.
Constructed in a slimline aluminium enclosure, the Nait XS 2 provides six analogue inputs and the same innovative Class A headphone amplifier as the SuperNait 2. With any amplifier, however, the proof of its technology is in the listening. The Nait XS 2 is both powerful and delicate, dynamic, and even-handed. It does everything the music asks and delivers everything that a Naim Audio amplifier should.
Features:
70W per channel power output
Six inputs with support for both DIN and RCA connections
1/4” (6.35mm) headphone output and high-quality class-A headphone amplifier
Ceramic heat sink isolation for improved sound quality on power and preamp section
AV bypass mode for simple connection to an existing AV system
Preamplifier, power amplifier and subwoofer connections
Product Specifications:
Input Impedance: 47 kΩ
Analogue Input: 4 x DIN/RCA pair, 1 x RCA pair, 1 x DIN (for Naim phono amplifier)
Input Sensitivity: 130 mV
Audio Outputs: Speakers, record, preamp and variable sub
Other Outputs: Headphone, 1/4″ jack
Line Outputs Variable (level): 775 mV, <50 Ω
Line Outputs Fixed (level): 130 mV, 600 Ω
Power Outputs: Naim phono amplifier
Finish: Case: Black powder coated; Front: Brushed and black anodised
Power Consumption: (max.) 290 VA; (quiescent): 20 VA
Mains Supply: 100 V, 115 V, 230 V; 50 or 60 Hz
Power Output: 70 W/channel, 8 Ω
Dimensions: 432 (W) x 301 (D) x 70 (H) mm
Weight: 8.4 kg

To read a review from Hi-Fi+ magazine please click here