NAIT XS 3 Integrated Amplifier

NAIT XS 3

Major performance upgrades and now with added love for vinyl.
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NAIT XS 3 Integrated Amplifier

In the six years since the last NAIT integrated amplifiers were released, our research and development team have worked on a range of amplifier improvements.

The result is upgraded power amplifier sections for NAIT XS 3, delivering greater pace and intimacy to their musical delivery – whether it's driving a pair of loudspeakers or your favourite pair of headphones.

The NAIT XS 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.

The NAIT XS 3 offers much of the performance of our reference quality SUPERNAIT 3 in a simpler, slimmer package combining a 70W power amplifier with five analogue inputs plus a phono stage. 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 3 can be upgraded with our external power supplies, power amplifiers and even cabling upgrades to get the best from all sources. 

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Features

With our typical obsessive attention to detail – all in service of achieving the most authentic musical performance – the NAIT XS 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
NAIT XS 3 Integrated Amplifier
NAIT XS 3 Integrated Amplifier
Technology & Craft

The upgrades in more detail:

  • Our R&D team has found a way to more than double the speed of the voltage gain stage, which in turn doubles the rate at which the speaker output stage can react.
     
  • The second gain stage transistors have been optimised, so they no longer need to be shielded by a cascode stage transistor. Removing the cascode means less amplifier stabilisation is required: that doubles the slew rate and delivers another uplift in sound quality.
     
  • The phono circuit topology comprises 3 stages: the gain stage, passive equalisation and final gain and active equalisation. This enables excellent noise performance, extended RIAA equalisation beyond the audio band and great overload headroom.
     
  • All RIAA equalisation capacitors are ‘through-hole’ mounted film designs, with low microphonic pickup and excellent transient performance. As phono stages are 1000x more sensitive than other inputs, this greatly benefits the sound quality.
     
  • Input impedance is 47kΩ in parallel with 470F capacitive loading;  the gain is perfect for 5mV moving magnet cartridges

 

Product Specification

Audio Inputs
Attribute Value
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
Attribute Value
Powered Accessory Sockets

+24V for Naim phono amplifier

Speaker Outputs

70W per channel into 8 ohms (4mm sockets), 100W per channel into 4 ohms

Line Outputs Variable (level)

Pre-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 Socket

Connectivity
Attribute Value
Updates

1 x USB mini-B

Remote Input

1 x 3.5mm Jack on rear

Finish
Attribute Value
Case

Black powder coated

Front

Brushed and black anodised

Physical
Attribute Value
Shipping Weight

12 kg

Shipping Dimensions

200 x 590 x 500 mm

Weight

8.5 kg

Dimensions (HxWxD)

70 x 432 x 314 mm

Power
Attribute Value
Power Consumption (max.)

350VA

Mains Supply

115V, 230V; 50 or 60Hz

Power Consumption (quiescent)

16VA

Supplied with
Attribute Value
Supplied with

NARCOM-5 Remote Control, Mains Lead, Link Plug and Safety Manual

User Control
Attribute Value
Front Panel

Volume control and front panel buttons

Remote Control

Infra-Red (RC5)

Manuals & Downloads

Reviews & Awards

Latest Reviews
Hi-Fi+ | NAIT XS 3 | Review, Jun 2020
"Thirty years on, the core concepts have not changed: the Nait was a damn good amplifier then, and the Naim Audio Nait XS 3 is a damn good amplifier now."
AVForums | NAIT XS 3 | Best Buy , Apr 2020
"The NAIT XS3 is an absolute star and an unquestionable Best Buy at the asking price."
Hi-Fi Choice | NAIT XS 3 | Group Test Winner , Jan 2020
"The best-sounding amplifier is Naim’s Nait XS 3, which is consistently brilliant with all types of music. It’s beautifully made, attractive, easy to use and has an MM phono stage for turntable use, which all adds up to a winning combination at the price."
Stereonet | NAIT XS 3 Integrated Amplifier, Jan 2020
This latest Naim NAIT XS 3 represents a subtle but really worthwhile improvement on its XS 2 predecessor and puts it back at the top of its class in terms of value for money. It has a thorough and even-handed yet engaging and enjoyable presentation that's hard not to love.
AVTech Media | NAIT XS 3 | Review , Nov 2019
"It ticks all the right ‘hi-fi’ boxes with a well-defined, highly detailed and carefully ordered sound, but more than this, the new Nait really sings and transports the listener deep into the musical event."
Hi-Fi Choice | NAIT XS 3 | Editor's Choice Award , Sep 2019
"The Nait XS 3 is a clear improvement over its already fine predecessor, and a really strong purchasing proposition in its own right. It feels like it has been dusted down and sharpened up, and the result is a more emotionally articulate and engaging performer that’s hard not to love."
Hi-Fi News | NAIT XS 3 | Highly Commended , Aug 2019
"What the Nait XS 3 does so well is clarity, that usual foot-tapping Naim thing with an insight that draws you into whatever’s being played."
What Hi-Fi? | NAIT XS 3 | 5 Star Review, Aug 2019
"It slots into your system and does exactly what you want it to, and that’s deliver the music with emotional impact intact. We can’t ask any more of an amplifier than that."
Awards
AVForums | NAIT XS 3 | Best Buy
Stereopluss | NAIT XS 3 | 5 Stars
Hi-Fi Choice | NAIT XS 3 | Group Test Winner
AVTech Media | NAIT XS 3 | Best Stereo Integrated Amplifier
What Hi-Fi? | NAIT XS 3 | Best stereo amplifier £1500-£2500
Hi-Fi Choice | NAIT XS 3 | Editor's Choice Award
Hi-Fi News | NAIT XS 3 | Highly Commended

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