NSS 333
Audiophiles’ favourite high-resolution streamer
The quality of a hi-fi system depends on its sound source. Compatible with high-resolution file formats used by top streaming services, the NSS 333 is a high-resolution streaming solution that delivers on its promise.
The built-in DAC improves the performance of other digital sources in your system. The New Classic range of separates are as easy to use as a single-box system, thanks to inter-product communications and the Focal & Naim app.
With the NSS 333, you can play the latest streaming platforms (Spotify Connect, Apple Music, TIDAL, and Qobuz), as well as listen to your favourite internet radio stations. Thanks to the integrated AirPlay2, Chromecast, UPnP™, Roon Ready and Bluetooth® AptX technologies, streaming your content from your smartphone or tablet is simple and uncompromising. For a complete home audio experience, the NSS 333 is multi-room compatible with all other Naim streaming products.
The intuitive Focal & Naim app allows you to control your NSS 333 easily. You can access all your music, including your favourite radio stations, playlists and streaming services or explore artist biographies and discographies. Moreover, you can update your system wirelessly. It also allows you to control both servers and Naim streaming products, eliminating the need to manage two separate apps.
Under the leadership of our Technical Director, our engineers have developed innovative electronic circuits to give the New Classic products excellent audio performance. The best components have been auditioned for their audio performance, such as custom polystyrene capacitors. The NSS 333 features a high-resolution 40-bit floating point SHARC DSP for incredible digital precision.
Naim products are designed to be both contemporary and timeless. Our creations forgo any unnecessary adornments that would detract from performance and sound quality. The design of the NSS 333 combines a sleek design, premium materials, a 5.5” colour screen and adjustable logo brightness.
A comprehensive range of cables are available for full compatibility with our legacy systems and 3rd party products.
Simplicity is the key. Buttons on the front panel allow quick access to standby mode, play/pause, inputs and favourites. Enjoy the features of the bi-directional ZigBee remote, even without direct visibility of the product. The inputs are configurable, allowing custom naming and removal of unused inputs. The NSS 333 automatically detects no music and after 20 minutes will put the system into 0.5W stand-by mode.
Our founder, Julian Vereker, immediately understood the many benefits of aluminium for wrapping Naim electronic components. He knew that delicate audio components are very sensitive to the effects of magnetic fields, thermal instability, unwanted vibrations, etc.
The New Classic range maximises this highly technical and durable approach, with aluminium housings rivalled only by Statement, our flagship product. Naim chose a superior-quality aluminium, which optimally combines thermal and microphonic properties. The front panels are treated with solid 20mm-thick aluminium billets; heat sinks frame the side panels and 5mm plates cover the top and bottom surfaces of the products. The aluminium is brushed, sandblasted and anodised to guarantee unalterable beauty throughout the product's life. The New Classic range can be immediately distinguished with one look and one touch, before the first note of music even plays.
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Google Cast™ for AudioNSS 333 is native support for Google’s latest technology, Google Cast™ for Audio. This streaming service allows you to seamlessly link to hundreds of supported apps including Deezer, Qobuz, Plex, TuneIn, Soundcloud and Pandora from your smartphone or tablet and stream directly to NSS 333.
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AirPlay 2Stream music from your iDevice or from iTunes and Apple Music.
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TIDAL ConnectThe lossless streaming service is integrated into the system for an immersive, high-quality sound experience.
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Spotify® ConnectNative support for Spotify® to stream millions of songs from your portable device.
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Bluetooth® aptXPair with a Bluetooth device to instantly play your music. Also compatible with aptX for high-performance audio where supported by the device connecting to your system.
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Roon-ReadyRoon transforms the experience of browsing music. Beautifully laid-out metadata is located automatically, then interconnected by links to build a surfable, searchable digital magazine about your music collection.
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Internet RadioAccess thousands of internet radio stations and save your favourite presets for easy access.
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UPnP™ (Universal Plug and Play)Stream music from a PC, Mac or network-attached storage in high-resolution ‘better than CD’ quality.
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Multiroom ReadyPlay music between any combination of our streaming products. Choose the same song in beat-perfect sync or play different music in different rooms in your home all via the Focal & Naim App.
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Digital/Analogue OutputsFor connection to an external power-amplifier or a sub-woofer.
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USBPlay music from USB-connected storage devices.
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QobuzQobuz allows you to stream the most comprehensive CD-quality music catalogue currently available and the largest selection of albums in true high-resolution studio quality directly to your Naim music streamer.
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File formatsSupports a broad range of music formats including WAV, FLAC, DSD, Apple Lossless, AIFF, AAC, Windows Media-formatted files, Ogg Vorbis and MP3.
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Wireless UpdatesOver-the-air updates via the Naim App now enable you to update your NSS 333 system at the touch of a button.
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Digital/Analogue InputsBoost audio from digital sources with optical connections such as TVs, set-top boxes or games consoles. There's also a built-in stereo jack (3.5mm) socket that can connect your NSS 333 Generation to other devices.
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Product Specification
| Attribute Value | |
|---|---|
| Product Type |
Streamer |
| Control |
App control (iOS and Android), bi-directional ZigBee remote and front panel. |
| Attribute Value | |
|---|---|
| Digital (S/PDIF) |
2 x Optical TOSLINK (up to 24bit/96kHz) |
| Attribute Value | |
|---|---|
| Distortion |
0.002% @0dBFS, 1kHz |
| Distortion |
Digital: 0.002% @0dBFS, 1kHz, volume at 0dB, 1kHz |
| Crosstalk |
Digital: 94dB at 1kHz, volume at 0dB |
| Analogue |
1 x XLR pair (balanced, 2.1Vrms) |
| Digital (S/PDIF) |
1 x coaxial BNC (up to 24bit 192kHz) |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
Digital: 108dB ref 0dBFS A-wtd, volume at 0dB |
| Frequency Response |
Digital: 3Hz to 27kHz -3dB |
| Attribute Value | |
|---|---|
| Audio Formats |
WAV - up to 32bit/384kHz |
| Attribute Value | |
|---|---|
| Weight |
24.25lbs (11kg) |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) |
35/8x17x121/2" (9.15x43.2x31.75cm) |
| Attribute Value | |
|---|---|
| Mains Supply |
115V or 230V, 50/60Hz |
| Power Consumption |
Typical use consumption: 25W |
| Attribute Value | |
|---|---|
| Network Storage |
Ethernet (10/100Mbps), Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
| USB |
2 x USB Type A socket (front and rear - 1.6A charge) |
