The Naim Supernait 3 Integrated Amplifier Review! I Did Not Expect THIS!

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This is my review of the Naim Supernait 3 Integrated Amplifier. This is a small un-assuming amp made in the UK by Naim. Naim has been around since 1973 and has always been unique. Naim amps have a signature sound that you either love or do not love.

For me, this amp has an impactful big sound where drums and piano are done just right. It's super powerful sounding even though the power is 80 WPC in to 8ohms and 130 WPC into 4 ohms.

The treble is extended yet not in your face and the bass fills in through the mids to the bottom to create a full and solid, dense presentation.

It has the Naim boogie and PRAT (pace, rythym and. timing).

There are also some quirks and I point them out here.

Enjoy!

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Had my Naim SN3 for almost a year now - stunning - great sound and I love this amp

MrBerry

Thanks for the Naim review 👍 Naim kit reviews are rare and a fantastic review highly enjoyed it. I to have a soft spot for Naim kit.

alancrane

I’ve naim Mac 202, nap 200, hicap power, ntsc power supply, and mm naim phono stage and dynaudio speakers and love it

Ricky-clbu

The reason for the speaker connections odd placement is because Naim optimised the set-up and placement of the systems so that it was offset to the side in the listening room and not in what the Naim engineers found to be less optimal, the middle of the sound stage between the speakers.

This was mostly back in the day when they omitted resistor networks in the output stages and instead used the speaker cable ( there own NAC-A4/NAC-A5 ) as stabialisation. They also had a minimum length of 3.5m with 5m consdered the sweet spot (11.5 to 16.4ish)ft.

Having the system to the side also meant one had to loop-up the speaker cable in an S shape to take up the slack of the shorter cable run as they had to both be equal length.

The modern Naim systems are more forgiving to set-up and cable choice.

MICHAELSMITH-fldu

Do you prefer the Naim over your Pass Labs mono blocks? Can you compare & contrast the sound signature of them? Thanks!

marcgoldin

I personally didn’t see issues with the crossed cables and balance knob as small design things, but more so in Europe, the leaving it on in an energy crisis with Russia etc. Also some people always worry about longevity in leaving things on which I think is a valid concern. I thought the Supernait 3 is equitable sound wise with the Hegel H390, the kinki studio ex-m1+ you reviewed too and nad m33. It does have lovely bass and insight and is a very resolving amp in easy to understand terms but it lacks the control, dynamics and scale of an amp like the Hegel

thnotehifireviews

Great informative review, with excellent crossreferencing of musical and amplification signatures.

martinsapsitis

Great decision (said another very happy SN3 owner!). Your comments on the sound very much match my own thoughts on the amp. I love it and don't expect to change it.

OriginalgEd

Have my Supernait 2 for 7 years, never disappoints.

AndreiKisel

Great review! I agree with you. I wish the next Superrnait will not have the balance dial. An input dial instead the balance dial will be awesome.

klaymoon

If you flip the RCA interconnects (white for red) you can then connect the speaker cables conventionally and left will come out of left.

CinemaDemocratica

Lovely to see this amp get a review as there is not a lot strangely. I have the SN2 which I find sounds the same as the SN3, but without the phono stage. There were some minor tweaks but the impact must be small. I am about to receive a pair of Zu Audio Dirty Weekend 6 speakers which I hope will just sing with the Supernait. Oh, and I think my only complaint with the the amp is the silly remote. I wish manufacturers would sell simple remotes with their simple amplifiers.

chrishumphries