Linn with their Selekt DSM and NAD with the M10. In the intervening four years, other manufacturers have begun to pick up on what Naim have been putting down. We first caught Naim’s refreshed and expanded Uniti series at RMAF 2016. That Naim implements the Golden Triangle of Roon, Spotify Connect and Chromecast Built-in in their streaming platform – and with automatic input switching – is one reason I keep coming back to their Uniti Atom streaming amplifier (review here), its diminutive dimensions adding a crucial layer of Kallax-Fi to the scene. We endure none of AirPlay/2’s heavier battery drain nor the lossy compression lottery of Bluetooth. Chromecast’s gapped playback is a non-issue for Soundcloud’s DJ mixes and podcast episodes.įurthermore, unlike AirPlay/2 and Bluetooth, Google’s streaming protocol doesn’t pull content via the host smartphone but directly for the cloud. That’s invaluable for anyone wanting to stream, through their main rig, electronic music or hip-hop unavailable elsewhere. Like Apple AirPlay/2 and Bluetooth, Chromecast brings streaming services like Soundcloud into the picture. But why insist on Google’s Chromecast to spin the third wheel when it fails to meet the basic requirement of gapless playback? Roon for its magazine-like interface and tight Tidal/Qobuz integration Spotify Connect for its larger library and UI. Blue-sky scenario? For the spec sheet on a streaming amplifier coming to market in 2020, the Golden Triangle for this end-user is as follows: 1) Roon, 2) Spotify Connect and 3) Google Chromecast Built-in.

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