Naim has a dedicated constituency, gained through a combination of its appliances’ performance, finish quality, upgrade and after-sales philosophy. In terms of after-sales service, Naim prides itself on being able to service all devices ever made by them.

Over-engineered power supplies guarantee a fast and generous power supply to the audio circuits. Naim also markets independent low-noise power supplies to give its customers easy and effective upgrade paths for their preamplifiers and CD players.

Internally, the Naim design approach can be seen in the use of materials – from the semiconductor, heavy-duty toroidal transformers, their obsessive attention to earthing and isolation from electronic and mechanical interference to their preference for XLR connector, DIN connector and the BNC connector for phono.

As with some other brands, Naim’s user manuals state that ‘better and more consistent performance is achieved if the system is left on for extended periods of time.’

Many reviewers have also noted that the equipment sounds significantly better several weeks after being left on.