Naim NS-01 - Igen en god test til Naim - Test - 3/4 << Forrige side to replicate the function of the NS01 at a fraction of the price. To think this is to miss the point, slightly. The joy of the NSOI is that it is so well sorted. It can be up and running in mere minutes, and the vast feature set is simplicity itself to operate. In short, you are paying for the research and development time which went into honing this experience and ease of use, and it would be unwise to underestimate the benefits this brings to usability. NEAT IDEAS To partner these four handsome boxes, we selected the equally good-looking Neat Momentum 4i loudspeakers. Neat's equipment is frequently partnered with Naim electronics and even on aesthetics alone there is much to be said for the pairing. Just like the Naim components, the Momentums are devoid of frivolous adornment and, like the NS01, hide rather more technology than you might at first imagine. As well as the tweeter-with its inverted Titanium dome and the 165mm driver visible on the front baffle - each Momentum hides away an integrated isobaric subwoofer in the base of its cabinet If you tilt the speaker for a quick look at its base, you'll see the lower of these two drivers is visible. It's for this reason that the Momentums are fitted with spikes which can't be removed. The result is a slim and relatively compact cabinet which has the ability to go rather lower and punch rather harder than you might expect. The final system contains a minimum of visible controls, features and     drivers respectively, but achieves this look by concealing quite a few of them within the pared down case and cabinetwork. The overall effect is a set of components designed around the maxim "speak softly and carry a big stick." The big stick, in this instance, is the sonic performance this combination offers. The well engineered touch screen interface of the NSOI and isobaric subwoofers of the Momentums would both be for nothing, if this system was unable to deliver the goods sonically, but it does and then some. ALL SYSTEMS GO This is not a system that shows any reticence or holds back from a totally accurate rendition of what you happen to be listening to. It will not sugarcoat a bad recording and neither does it produce sounds that you put on in the background while you attend to other tasks-you are entirely unlikely to complete them. What it produces is a totally engrossing performance, that is as ferocious or delicate as needed, when required. The NAC202 and NAP200 are fast, clean and possessed of headroom that is unlikelyto be tested too rigorously outside of an aircraft hangar. Small adjustments of the 202's perfectly weighted volume knob will produce levels that will have your neighbours forming a lynch mob in no time. The NSOI is technically not in its designed environment in this 'conventional' system, but you would be none-the-wiser based on the sonic performance it turns in. Behind the clever interface and large feature set is a truly sorted digital >> Næste side       Nørregade 19-21   9000 Aalborg   Tlf.: +45 9816 1410   E-mail: mail