Product Histories

Here's a brief guide to products old and new: introductions, updates and replacements.
Click here to date equipment from its serial number [1982 on].

 

Product

Introduced

History

Date of change

AV PROCESSORS

 

AV1

1995

Discontinued

1999

 

AV2

2002

2002

 

n-Vi

2006

CD PLAYERS

 

CDI

1992

Replaced by CD2

1995

 

CD2

1995

Discontinued

1998

 

CD3

1995

Replaced by CD3-5

1997

 

CD3-5

1997

Discontinued and replaced by CD5

2000

 

CD5

2000

 

CD5i

2003

 

 

 

CD5i

2003

Upgraded to 'italic' spec

2007

 

CD5x

2004

 

CDS

1991

Upgraded

1992

 

CDS

1991

Replaced by CDS2

1998

 

CDS2

1998

Replaced by CDS3

2002

 

CDS3

2002

 

CDX

1998

Replaced by CDX2

2002

 

CDX2

2002

 

CD555

2006

CROSSOVERS

SNAXO 2-4

1995

Replaced by SNAXO 242

2002

 

SNAXO 242

2002

 

 

 

SNAXO 3-6

1995

Replaced by SNAXO 362

2003

SNAXO 362

 

 

2002

INTEGRATED AMPLIFIERS

NAIT

1983

Replaced by NAIT 2

1988

 

NAIT 2

1988

New look

1989

 

NAIT 2

1988

Replaced by NAIT 3

1993

 

NAIT 3

1993

Replaced by NAIT 5

2000

 

NAIT 3R (NAIT3 Remote)

1995

Replaced by NAIT 5

2000

 

NAIT 5

2000

Discontinued

2003

 

NAIT 5i

2003

 

NAIT 5i

2003

Upgraded to 'italic' spec

2007

 

SUPERNAIT

2007

LOUDSPEAKERS

 

Allae

2002

 

Ariva

2004

Discontinued

2007

 

Axent

2002

Discontinued

2008

 

Axess

2002

Discontinued

2008

 

Credo

1996

Upgraded

1996

 

Credo

1996

Discontinued

2002

 

DBL

1991

Discontinued

2008

 

IBL

1987

Upgraded

1992

 

IBL

1987

Discontinued

1996

 

Intro

1996

Upgraded

1996

 

Intro

1996

Discontinued and replaced by Intro2

1999

 

Intro2

1999

Discontinued

2004

 

Intro2

1999

Discontinued

2004

 

n-SAT

2004

 

n-SUB

2004

 

NA 602

1976

Manufactured for Naim by Mordaunt-Short - discontinued

1977

 

NAS

1973

Integral amplifier for Capital Radio/IBA - discontinued

1974

 

NBL

1999

Discontinued

2004

 

SBL

1986

Upgraded

1995

 

SBL

1986

Discontinued and replaced by SL2

2002

 

SL2

2002

POWER AMPLIFIERS

 

NAB 300

1979

Discontinued

1984

 

NAP 110

1979

Discontinued

1987

 

NAP 120

1978

Replaced by NAP 110

1979

 

NAP 135

1984

New look

1989

 

NAP 135

1984

Discontinued

2002

 

NAP 140

1986

Discontinued

2002

 

NAP 150

2001

Replaced by NAP 150x

2004

 

NAP 150x

2004

 

NAP 160

1971

New case

1980

 

NAP 160

1971

Discontinued

1986

 

NAP 175

2002

 

NAP 180

1992

Replaced by NAP 200

2002

 

NAP 200 (current)

2002

 

NAP 200 (original)

1973

Replaced by NAP 250

1975

 

NAP 250

1975

New case

1980

 

NAP 250

1975

New look

1989

 

NAP 250

1975

Upgraded and new look

2002

 

NAP 300

2002

 

NAP 500

2000

 

NAP 90

1987

New look

1989

 

NAP 90

1987

Replaced by NAP 90/2

1990

 

NAP 90/2

1990

 

NAP 90/2

1990

Replaced by NAP 90/3

1993

 

NAP 90/3

1993

Discontinued

2000

POWER SUPPLIES

 

52PS

1990

Replaced by Super-Cap

1995

 

Armageddon

1995

New Look

2002

 

Flat-Cap

1994

Replaced by Flat-Cap2

2000

 

Flat-Cap2

2000

Replaced by Flat-Cap2x

2004

 

Flat-Cap2x

2004

 

Hi-Cap

1984

New look

1989

 

Hi-Cap

1984

Upgraded and new look

2002

 

NA XPS

1998

Upgraded and new look

2002

 

NAPS

1975

Replaced by SNAPS

1978

 

NAPSC

1992

Upgraded and new look

2002

 

NAPST

1984

New look & re-engineered

1989

 

PSCD

1991

Replaced by XPS

1998

 

SNAPS

1978

Discontinued

1989

 

Super-Cap

1995

New look

2002

PREAMPLIFIERS

NAC 102

1996

Replaced by NAC 202

2002

 

NAC 112

2001

Replaced by NAC122x

2006

 

NAC 12

1974

Discontinued

1980

 

NAC 122x

2006

 

NAC 202

2002

 

NAC 22

1976

Replaced by NAC 42

1979

 

NAC 252

2002

 

NAC 282

2002

 

NAC 32

1977

New case

1980

 

NAC 32

1977

Became NAC 32-5

1985

 

NAC 32-5

1985

Replaced by NAC 72

1989

 

NAC 42

1979

Became NAC 42-5

1985

 

NAC 42-5

1985

Replaced by NAC 62

1988

 

NAC 52

1990

Replaced by NAC 252

2002

 

NAC 552

2002

 

NAC 62

1988

Replaced by NAC 92

1993

 

NAC 72

1989

Discontinued

2000

 

NAC 82

1992

Replaced by NAC 282

2002

 

NAC 92

1993

Discontinued

2000

 

NAC 92R

1993

Discontinued

2000

PRE-PREAMPLIFIERS

 

Linnk

1981

Manufactured by Naim for Linn Products

 

Linnk

1981

Discontinued

1983

 

NAG

1975

Manufactured by Naim for Linn Products

 

NAG

1975

Changed to mains power

1976

 

NAG

1975

Discontinued

1977

 

Prefix

1995

Discontinued

2008

 

Stageline

2001

Upgraded

2003

 

Superline

2008

SPEAKER CABLE

NAC A4

1981

Replaced by NAC A5

1989

NAC A5

1989

TONE-ARM

Aromatic

1991

Arm-lift device introduced

Unipivot Tone-arm

1989

Launched as the Naim Aro

TUNERS

 

NAT 01

1984

New look

1989

 

NAT 01

1984

Discontinued

2002

 

NAT 02

1989

Discontinued

2002

 

NAT 03

1993

Discontinued

2000

 

NAT 05

2001

 

NAT 101

1986

Replaced by NAT 02

1989

 

NAT 301

1981

3 prototypes built

 

NAT 301

1981

Discontinued

1982