les pako Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Has anyone had a chance to compare the SQ between the two? I've been going back and forth for quite some time between the dedicated server approach vs Mac Mini Audirvana approach. I own mostly Naim gear: DAC with external PS, pre amp with external PS, and power amp. The dealer I use claims rips made through Unitiserve blow away a rip made in XLD. Les Link to comment
les pako Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 This is an objectively testable hypothesis. Rip the same track with Unitiserve and XLD/mac-mini. Convert both to wav. Compare the md5sums. I predict you will find the two files are identical, which then enables you to assess whether your dealer is being honest with you. Ah, but as I don't own either I was hoping someone on CA would have done this already and could offer an opinion about sound quality. My dealer only claims that it is easy to hear a difference. Link to comment
les pako Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 Take a look at the Naim forum and you will find multiple differing views from dealers, users and even some from employees of Naim itself. Boy Eloise, you are right about that. There's days-worth of reading there. Thanks for the tip. Link to comment
les pako Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 That is supposed to be the modus operandi of a Naim dealer. Seriously, your Naim dealer would most likely be happy to loan you a UnitiServe for a weekend so you could compare for yourself. Just remember that there is more to a UnitiServe than the fact that it rips CDs. It is a UPnP server and library manager also. That's a possibility as I've already auditioned Naim gear at home courtesy of my dealer. Thanks. Link to comment
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