Naim Uniti Atom + KEF R3 Speaker Package

Best hi-fi system over £1000 - What HiFi 2019 / 2020

Key Features

• Multi-Room Support
• 40 watts per Channel
• Bluetooth AptX Support
• AirPlay & Wifi Support
• Intuitive Control App
• 40-Bit Shark DSP Processor
• Power-Line Lite Included

Naim Uniti Atom All-In-One Network Player

Don't let its small stature fool you. While the Atom is the most compact Uniti network player, it still offers a vast range of connectivity options, a rich and room-filling 40 watts of power per channel and the same robust, premium build as its bigger brothers. Atom has been designed and engineered to the highest standard, aimed toward the discerning audiophile listener who doesn't have a space for larger, separate boxes. The Atom is ready to go from the box, requiring only a connection to the WiFi and a pair of quality loudspeakers. 

All digital sources are decoded by the Star's powerful and extremely accurate 40-bit SHARC DSP processor (fourth generation). A unique Naim software manages this processor to reduce potential jitter to an absolute minimum and up-sample lesser quality formats and files that may be running through the system. 

Who is Naim and what is their Uniti Series?

Naim Audio has a special place in British audio, thanks to its founder and inspirational leader Julian Vereker, a hugely talented mechanical and electronic engineer with a passion for, amongst many things, music. Founded in 1973, Naim has always had a firm philosophy of music first, measurements second - each Naim product is extensively auditioned as part of the product development process to make sure that it delivers clear, emotional music-making ability. Naim products are designed to bring the closest facsimile of a live music event into your home listening environment, to give you maximum pleasure from your music collection.

'Uniti' is the term given to Naim's series of all-in-one network players, designed and engineered to offer a flexible and versatile operation while retaining the best possible sound performance without compromise - something Naim has become renowned for over many years as a critically acclaimed home audio/hifi manufacturer. The Uniti series also allows for multiroom audio, allowing you to link one or more players together in order to fill your home with flawless sound from a wide range of sources.

Naim App

The Atom can be controlled via Naim's app. Once loaded, there will be a 'Rooms' page, find the Atom and you are then ready to browse. The app will come with Tidal (high res streaming app), giving you the ability to search for any song you desire. Suppose streaming songs aren't your personal preference. In that case, you can browse over hundreds of internet radio stations or if you've already got a Spotify account, you can use Spotify Connect to the Atom and listen to all your songs from any playlist. 

Download the Naim App here

Key Features

• 12th Generation Uni-Q driver
• Shadow flare cabinet diffraction
• Low-frequency drivers
• Flexy port technology
• Constrained layer damping

KEF R3 Bookshelf Loudspeaker 

R3 redefines standmount performance. No surprise, as it shares the same drivers as the range-topping R11. A true three-way speaker, the 165mm (6 in.) bass driver pushes bass performance to new extremes. The 125mm (5 in.) midrange driver and 25mm (1 in.) aluminium dome tweeter create a Uni-Q array that defies the expectations of the most compact main speaker in the range.

KEF's Uni-Q

KEF's ingenious idea of placing the tweeter in the acoustic centre of the midrange cone brings the acoustic ideal of a single-point source closer to realisation. The new R series benefits from the new 12th generation of the legendary Uni-Q which has been extensively designed using KEF's in-house simulation and analysis tools. KEF's smart engineers have found a way to reduce the colouration by reducing the resonance in the minute gaps between Uni-Q's separate elements, which will result in a much purer sound, more precise and will make stereo imaging far more believable.

Who are KEF and what is their R series?

KEF is a highly renowned, multi-award-winning loudspeaker manufacturer, whose high-quality products can be found all over the world. They were founded in Maidstone, Kent in 1961 by electrical engineer Raymond Cooke, who was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 1979. The KEF name comes from Kent Engineering & Foundry, who were previous occupants of the KEF site. The company have designed loudspeakers for the BBC, and has a vast range of products at many different price points.

KEF's R series features many of the prestigious speaker company's latest and most impressive innovations in premium high-fidelity audio and home theatre loudspeaker technology. The R series takes authentic audiophile-quality standards and brings them to a much more affordable price range. The range utilises KEF's latest Uni-Q driver array, combined with newly developed bass drivers and enhanced components throughout. This results in a wide and vast stereo image, complete with flawless accuracy that many reference-level speakers from lesser brands are unable to achieve.