Introduction; The Internet Radio; The Upnp™ Audio Interface; The Usb Audio Interface - NAIM NDS NETWORK AUDIO PLAYER Reference Manual

Introductio n
1 In t r odu ction
The NDS is a highly capable network and digital audio player that will repay time and
effort spent on installation and setup. We strongly recommend that you read this manual.
The NDS incorporates four distinct audio components, each routed to analogue or digital
outputs intended for connection to an appropriate preamplifier input. Each component
is introduced in the paragraphs below and the first three subsequently described in full
detail in Sections 5 to 7. The components are:
An Internet Radio
A UPnP™ Audio Interface
A USB Audio Interface
A Digital to Analogue converter
Prior to the sections describing NDS components, Section 2 covers installation, Section 3
describes operation and Section 4 describes setup.
1. 1 The I nt ernet Ra dio
The NDS internet radio requires high speed internet access
via a home network connection. When connected to
the internet the NDS receives data streams and a list of
available radio stations from a dedicated internet server.
Up to 40 internet radio stations can be stored as presets
(favourites).
1. 2 The UP nP ™ Aud io I n te r f ac e
NDS can connect to a home network and play audio files
stored on UPnP™ drives such as the Naim UnitiServe or on
PC and Mac computers.
1. 3 The USB A udio I n t e r f ac e
NDS incorporates a front panel USB interface socket that
enables audio files stored on USB memory devices to be
selected and played.
1. 4 The D ig it a l t o A n al og u e C o n v e r ter
NDS incorporates a three input digital to analogue
converter able to handle S/PDIF format digital audio at
up to 24 bit and 192kHz resolution. The three DAC inputs
comprise one coaxial BNC socket, one coaxial phono
socket and a TosLink optical socket. The analogue output
is available on both 5-pin DIN and phono sockets.
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