SuperLine

Vinyl replay makes a huge contribution to the enjoyment of recorded music. At its best, vinyl has a uniquely engaging and musical quality, and with the SuperLine phonostage, the best of vinyl just gets better.

The SuperLine is a high performance moving-coil phono stage built in the Naim Audio aluminium reference enclosure with an anodised front panel. It brings all Naim Audio’s latest analogue electronic design and environmental isolation techniques to bear on the most delicate analogue element of any hi-fi system – the moving-coil phono signal. The SuperLine requires an external power supply – either the power supply output of an appropriate Naim Audio preamplifier or the SUPERNAIT and NAIT XS integrated amplifiers, or, for optimum performance, a dedicated FlatCap XS, HiCap or SuperCap.

SuperLine brings out all that’s best in vinyl replay – timing, pitch accuracy, clarity, detail, and the unmistakable naturalness that records can deliver in abundance.

Features

RCA and BNC inputs
Moving coil only, with cartridge impedance matching adjustment (20 different load combinations possible)
Suspension system for delicate electronics as used in 500 Series
24V supply voltage from NaimUniti 2, NAIT XS 2, SUPERNAIT 2, Naim Audio preamplifier (except NAC-N 172 XS), FlatCap XS, HiCap or SuperCap required
Bead-blasted, black anodised front panel

Technology & Craft

The heart of the SuperLine is a new, two-stage single-ended Class A discrete amplifier with part-passive RIAA filtering that runs off 25 internally regulated power supplies and features the transistor “quiet room” thermal isolation technique originally developed for the NAP 500 power amplifier. Environmental isolation is also ensured by the SuperLine’s massive sub-chassis and high-Q spring suspension system – used here for the first time on a phono amplifier.

Duplicate phono and BNC sockets provide input versatility, and cartridge impedance matching adjustment is provided by four resistive and three capacitive load plugs. In combination with the SuperLine’s internal input load, twenty different standard load combinations are possible

The SuperLine is also available in a lower gain model, SuperLine E. The SuperLine E is identical to the standard SuperLine except that is has been designed for use with cartridges that have a higher output voltage than most popular moving coils: for example high output moving coils.

Audio Inputs

Other Inputs

2 x 5-pin DIN for loading plugs

Analogue Input

BNC, RCA

Input Sensitivity

100μV – 500μV, SuperLine E: 200μV – 1mV

Audio Outputs

Crosstalk

>80dB (20Hz – 20kHz)

THD + N

200kHz -3dB

Gain

64dB at 1kHz, SuperLine E: 58dB at 1kHz

Finish

Case

Black powder coated

Front

Bead blasted and black anodised

Phono Specific

Input Load Options

10kΩ, 1k, 500Ω, 220Ω, 100Ω, 100pF, 1nF, 5.6nF, 10nF

Input Overload

5mV rms (1kHz), SuperLine E: 10mV RMS (1kHz)

High Pass Filter

10Hz

RIAA Accuracy

±0.1dB (20Hz – 20kHz)

Physical

Shipping Weight

9 kg

Shipping Dimensions

210 x 280 x 410 mm

Weight

7.7 kg

Dimensions (HxWxD)

87 x 207 x 314 mm

Power

Power Supply Options

NaimUniti, NAIT XS, SuperNait, 152XS, 202, 282, 252, 552, FlatCap XS, HiCap, SuperCap

Supply Voltage

24V

Supplied with

Supplied with

Load Plug