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Naim

Naim

Website:https://www.naimaudio.com/

Est. year: 1973

Naim Audio is an English manufacturer of amplifiers, streamers and connected speakers, based in Salisbury, Wiltshire. Julian Vereker started Naim Audio Visual in 1969, formally incorporated it as Naim Audio in 1973 and ran the company until his death in 2000. Early products such as the NAP 250 power amplifier of 1975 and the NAIT integrated amplifier built the name, and annual revenue reached about GBP 41.8 million in 2022, up from around GBP 6 million in 2010.

Range & what it's known for

The catalogue now covers connected speakers, streaming amplifiers, separates and integrated solutions. The Mu-so family brings streaming and amplification into a single wireless speaker, while the Uniti series, introduced in 2009, puts a streamer, DAC and amplifier into a single box. The NAIT name continues on compact integrated amplifiers. For more ambitious systems the New Classic Series, launched in 2023, rebuilds the separates range of preamplifiers, power amplifiers and players. The company also supplies the electronics inside Focal's active wireless speakers such as the Diva Utopia.

Who owns it and where it's made

In 2011 Naim and Focal, the French speaker company, joined forces. In 2014 French investors Naxicap Partners and Aquasourca took control of the combined group, which became VerVent Audio Group, Alpha Private Equity became majority shareholder in 2019, and in 2026 the Belgian company Barco purchased VerVent Audio. Design and manufacturing of Naim products stay in Salisbury, England.

The lineup in this catalog

Naim is represented by amplifiers and streaming systems in several categories, costing from around GBP 1,000 up to well over GBP 100,000 for the top separates.

Who it's for

Naim is for a British electronics system built around streaming that can grow step by step. Starting with one box is easy through Mu-so or Uniti, a NAIT integrated suits those keeping their own speakers, and the New Classic separates let owners extend a system over years. Focal speaker owners get a matched partner within the same group.