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The Naim NAIT is an amplifier concept from the British hi-fi manufacturer, Naim Audio. It is an acronym for "Naim Audio Integrated amplifier", and is an umbrella term that is applied to any integrated amplifier from the company. The original NAIT is one of the most recognisable pieces of hi-fi equipment ever made.〔 Hi-fi critic Lucio Cadeddu recognised its legendary status, referring to it as "one of the most controversial and famous integrated amps in the history of HiFi".〔 Having already made their name producing solid-state pre-/power- amplifier separates, Naim launched a low-powered integrated amplifier that embodies the qualities of its amplifiers, aimed at cost-conscious audiophiles.〔〔 Since the NAIT was launched in 1983, it has been re-imagined six times in all. In 2007, Naim added a high end product, the SUPERNAIT, to their integrated amplifier offering. As of 2008, the NAIT brand is a three-amplifier range consisting of the entry-level the mid-range , and the flagship .〔〔 == History == (詳細はintegrated amplifier to complement their range and widen their appeal. They worked to create a low-powered model that shared the family characteristics and sound. The approach, seemingly against the received wisdom of the time that power and sound quality go hand in hand, remained nevertheless controversial, despite the fact that NAD Electronics had trail-blazed five years earlier with the top-selling low-cost audiophile amplifier, the .〔〔 The Naim Audio Integrated amplifier (or NAIT) was created by Julian Vereker as a minimalist black shoe-box design that includes a phono and two line-level inputs – one for tuner and one for tape recorder.〔 The phono input, for moving magnet cartridges, is derived from the pre-amplifier.〔 The NAIT was launched in 1983, ten years after the firm was founded.〔〔 In terms of styling, the NAIT, priced in the UK at £253, was housed in a small black aluminium "chrome bumper" case〔 shared by other "half-size" Naim components at the time.〔〔 On the left side of the front panel, a plastic volume knob is adjacent to a small-diameter rotating potentiometer that controls the balance. Then follows a bank of three press-button selector switches – for each of phono, tuner, tape – then a power on–off button. On the right side is a light-emitting diode (LED) indicating activity status.〔 Sam Tellig of ''Stereophile'' said that the NAIT was "a profoundly anarchistic, almost subversive product".〔 The first "chrome bumper" version was followed by a second, then two Olive incarnations (including the ), and three versions. All bear the Naim Audio logo, but none have any markings or other indication of their model numbers on the fascia. Between 1983 and 2007, Naim had only one integrated amplifier available, although the product has seen several guises. Naim extended the range with the in 2007, and the XS barely a year later.〔 In 2013, the NAIT range consists of the entry-level and the top-of-the-range , with the XS 2 slotting in the middle.〔 Some of the models provide an upgrade path for their equipment by allowing the simple insertion of an external power supply unit. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Naim NAIT」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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