Category: Promotions

Naim has always taken pride in being able to service its older products, often restoring decades-old products to better than new condition.

However, as the world moves in an increasingly digital direction, the rapid pace of change means that it can be hard to source replacement parts for Naim’s older digital music players.

With this in mind, Naim is running a trade in programme until the end of October where owners of older streaming products can trade their units in for a generous discount on a current product.

If you own one of the eligible products listed below then you can receive up to £2000 against a new product. 

New Product	List Price	With trade in	Saving
CI-102	£1,299.00	£999.00	£300.00
Uniti Atom	£2,299.00	£1,899.00	£400.00
Uniti Atom HE	£2,299.00	£1,899.00	£400.00
Uniti Star	£3,499.00	£2,599.00	£900.00
Uniti Nova	£4,399.00	£3,299.00	£1,100.00
NSC 222	£6,200.00	£4,700.00	£1,500.00
NSS 333	£8,500.00	£6,500.00	£2,000.00

Eligible Products to trade in:

• Uniti Qute (all versions)#
• Uniti Lite
• Uniti (all versions)
• Super Uniti
• NAC N 172 XS
• NAC N 272
• ND5XS
• NDX
• NDS

Please note that we are running the promotion slightly differently to other dealers – your trade in allowance depends on your new product, rather than what you are trading in.

We can also offer a generous part exchange for your Naim CD Player against any of the newer streaming products – get in touch to find out more.

Linn is offering a 20% discount on Organik DAC upgrades until 31 August 2025:

Product	Usual Price	Promo Price
Selekt Stereo DAC	£3250	£2600
Selekt Dual Mono DAC (pair)	£5500	£4400
Klimax DS/DSM (pre-2021) Organik upgrade	£6480	£5184
Klimax Exaktbox Organik upgrade	£6480	£5184
Klimax 350 Exakt Organik upgrade	£12960	£10368
Akubarik Exakt Organik upgrade	£7000	£5600

Organik is Linn’s first DAC that is designed and built completely from scratch. Most digital music players rely on “bought in” DACs from a handful of manufacturers, and whilst this keeps costs down, there is room for improvement when it comes to sound quality.

Organik uses Pulse Width Delta-Sigma Modulation with a discrete Analogue Finite Impulse Response Conversion, which removes the issue of small errors in switching times and resistor values generating distortion.

Combined with Organik’s ultra stable DR (Discrete Regulator) power supply, precision clocking and eight layer circuit board, Organik makes the music sound more natural than other digital sources.

At Hidden Systems we have a Selektion (sorry) of Selekts fitted with the standard DAC, Katalyst, Stereo Organik and Dual Mono Organik so that you can hear for yourself the improvement Organik makes to a system.

Owners of the older Akurate DS and DSM players can also benefit from Linn’s £3500 trade in allowance against a Selekt Edition Hub, in addition to the 20% discount on the Stereo or Dual Mono Organik DACs.

Buy any pair of Kudos Titan speakers before the end of April 2024 and receive a free pair of terminated 5 metre Kudos KS-1 loudspeaker cables. Buy a Sigao Drive as well and receive all the cables you need (up to 5 metres per cable).

The British-made Titan series of loudspeakers all feature bespoke drive units, a low-order crossover and isobaric bass loading which combine to give a clear, deep, agile and natural sound.

The crossover can be bypassed easily by removing links at the back of each speaker, which enables them to be driven actively with our Linn, Naim or Devialet systems.

You can opt to add the revolutionary Sigao Drive non-powered crossover which works with any brand of pre/power amplifier to split the signal before it is amplified, giving better control of your loudspeakers. As Sigao Drive is not powered, it introduces no noise into the musical signal.

Get in touch to book your demo. Remember you have until 30th April 2025 to place your order to qualify for the free KS-1 cables.

Christmas has come early at Hidden Systems. Buy any two components from the Naim 200 Series or any one component from the Naim 300 series and receive either a free Naim Super Lumina interconnect, or a 3 metre stereo pair of Super Lumina speaker cables.

Super Lumina was developed when Naim engineers decided that they needed to design a new range of high-performance cables to achieve the full potential of their flagship Statement amplifiers. Using their knowledge of material science and following thousands of hours of testing and listening, the Super Lumina range was born. As well as optimising the performance of Statement, Super Lumina also improves the performance of the 500 Series and Classic Series systems.

The Super Lumina range is designed to reduce external and internal interference and maintain maximum signal fidelity. The cable features multiple silver plated copper conductors of various diameters which are enclosed in a tin-plated copper shield.

Each Super Lumina cable is hand assembled by Naim’s highly skilled engineers in Salisbuty to your specification, before being put through a proprietary process that relieves the materials of the inherent stresses resulting from the manufacturing process.

Please note that this promotion covers speaker cables up to one 3m stereo pair, or interconnects of 1m. Longer cables are available for an additional charge. Promotion applies to all orders prior to 31 December 2024.

Because of its modular and upgradable design, the LP12 has remained one of the best turntables available for the past 51 years.

If you are stuck with a non-Linn turntable then don’t despair – until 31 January 2025 your old turntable is worth £750 when you trade it in against a Linn Majik LP12. Any brand, any condition, working or not – just bring it in to us, and we will dispose of it in the most environmentally responsible way and you will be rewarded with £750 off a Linn Majik LP12.

The Linn Majik LP12 features the latest Karousel bearing, Krane tonearm and an aluminium subchassis and laminated armboard, a built in power supply and a solid aluminium baseboard. It is available in two versions – the MM at £3700 (£2950 with trade in) featuring the Adikt moving magnet cartridge, or the MC at £3935 (£3185 with trade in).

This makes it the perfect time to get your old records and record player down from the loft. Take the record player to Hidden Systems, save £750 on your new Majik LP12 and enjoy your record collection all over again.

As it becomes more difficult to source the parts required to keep older CD Players running, now might be a good time to look at alternative solutions – either a streaming system or a newer CD Player.

If you own an older Naim CD Player (see list at the end of this article) then you can receive a discount on any of the following products:

• NDX2 Streamer (£5999 less £1500 trade in allowance = £4499)
• ND5 XS2 Streamer (£2499 less £500 trade in allowance = £1999)
• Uniti Core CD Ripper and Storage (£2199 less £550 trade in allowance = £1649)
• Uniti Star Streamer, CD Player and Ripper (£3499 less £700 trade in allowance = £2799)

One of the many reasons that the Linn LP12 has been so successful over the past 51 years is that it can be upgraded over time as technology and your budget allows. This summer, Linn is making it easier to improve your LP12 by offering 30% discount on any upgrade when you buy any full price LP12 component.

For example, if you have a Majik LP12 you can upgrade to the Lingo 4 power supply, and receive 30% off a Kore subchassis, or if you have an older Klimax turntable you can get the machined Radikal 2 and save 30% on the Ekstatik cartridge.

What should I upgrade?

The sheer number of upgrades and changes over the years mean that it can be difficult to decide what the most cost effective upgrade will be. Whilst there is no substitute for a chat with your friendly Linn dealer, we hope that the sequence below will be a good starting point.

1. The bearing: Quality vinyl replay starts with extracting the maximum amount of music from the record, whilst minimising the amount of noise added to the signal. A turntable that turns smoothly and quietly will enable the arm and stylus to do the best possible job of extracting the music from the grooves. Introduced in 2020, the Karousel is the latest incarnation of Linn’s patented single point bearing – the heart of the LP12 and the reason it stands apart from the competition.
2. Power supply: Pitch perfect music reproduction needs a pitch perfect motor. If your turntable has a mechanical switch that clicks between the on and off positions then you will have a Basik or Majik power supply. Upgrading this will be the most significant upgrade you can make, apart from the bearing. Not only will you have a quieter, more stable motor, but you will also be able to play 45rpm records without resorting to the adaptor pulley.
3. Subchassis: To minimise the impact of airborne vibrations it is important that the arm and turntable move as one unit, and this is down to the quality of the subchassis. The traditional LP12 subchassis, an improved version of which is still used in the Majik LP12, consists of a laminated armboard screwed on to a pressed aluminium subchassis. The Kore armboard is machined from aluminium and bonded to the subchassism with an arm collar bolted directly to the subchassis. The Keel is a perfectly balanced subchassis, armboard and collar machined from a single billet of aluminium, which ensures the highest possible level of performance.
4. Tonearm: A high quality tonearm will control the cartridge more effectively, minimising unwanted vibration and ensuring that the stylus retrieves the maximum amount of music from the groove. The Arko is a great upgrade from many earlier arms, or for ultimate performance you can go for the Ekos SE/1.
5. Cartridge: The Adikt moving magnet cartridge is a great replacement for older cartridges, or there are five moving coil cartridges to choose from: Koil, Krystal, Kendo, Kandid and Ekstatik.
6. Phono stage: Once you are sure you’ve got the best possible signal coming from your LP12, you could consider a phono stage upgrade. The Uphorik standalone phono stage is easily configurable to work well with almost any cartridge on the market, or you could go for the Urika dual mono design, which fits inside the LP12 to minimise the signal path that the low level signal from the cartridge has to take. If you have Exakt ports on your system then Urika II will convert the signal to a lossless Exakt format to ensure that you hear even more of the music.

Save £2299 on Supernait 3 and NDX 2

We are delighted to announce that Naim is running a promotion on the NDX2 streamer and Supernait 3 amplifier. Considered by many to be one of the finest two-box systems on the market, for a limited time this system is available for just £7999. This represents a saving of £2299 on buying the streamer and amplifier separately.

The NDX2 normally retails for £5999. It can play from a range of digital sources, including high-res UPnP streaming, AirPlay, Bluetooth, Spotify Connect, TIDAL, and USB. Its advanced DAC and discrete analogue stage gives a superb quality of sound, and the NDX2 is flexible and upgradeable ensuring listening pleasure for years to come.

The Supernait 3 is the result of six years of painstaking research to deliver the most engaging listening experience. Its upgraded power amplifiers will drive a wide variety of loudspeakers and headphones with aplomb. Supernait 3 delivers Naim’s signature sound with any line level device, or from a turntable using the built in phono stage. Supernait 3 usually retails at £4299.