Naim is just one of the handful of venerated audio brands celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023. Along with Rega, QED and Linn, Naim Audio has been a fixture in the British hi-fi landscape ever since Julian Vereker founded the company in 1973.
Of the many amplifiers that Naim has manufactured since, the original Naim NAIT (retroactively called the Nait 1) holds a special place in hi-fi history. The Naim Nait integrated amplifier didn’t come about until 1983, and despite its now iconic status, it was a bit of an oddity when it launched. Along with a low power rating that befuddled many, it was Naim’s first-ever integrated stereo amplifier (combining power and preamp into one unit), which was a departure from its usual separates approach.
