Today I have great news to share about Nimitra Computer Audio Server. Another review is now published by Paul Candy from 6moons since yesterday. We also received Blue Moon award from 6moons. It’s the third award so far since December.
Blue Moon award is for product with rare excellence that comes once in a blue moon. It’s an honorable achievement and big thanks to Paul for his help.
Paul’s review is fun and easy to read without technical jargons to confuse readers. He wrote Fidelizer Nimitra review in great details with supplied features and also test Nimitra with his own JRMC22. Here’s his verdict about Nimitra.
For me the asking price and feature set of the Nimitra are extraordinarily attractive. Sure, you probably could build your own custom server for less but keep in mind that the Nimitra ships with several hundred dollars’ worth of software. Windows 10 Pro, Asset UPnP, Fidelizer and JPlay will cost you over $400 already. The Nimitra ticked off all my check boxes with respect to my ideal of a reasonably priced music server. It’s small, completely silent, supremely flexible, easy to use and plays back music with greater authority and naturalness than a general purpose computer. Buy with confidence as did I.
Yes. Paul bought Nimitra after reviewing this software. It passes all of his checklists with excellent performance while being affordable. 🙂
I did hear a small improvement in the sound with the HDPlex powering the e32 compared to the stock power supply, but the Fidelizer power supply transported the sound quality to another level. The soundstage became larger with better focus of instruments and voices. I also heard better resolution of transient detail from the e32 when powered by the Fidelizer Nikola LPS. Background silence seemed enhanced with the Nikola.
In my exploration of digital music playback, which so far has included a PC optimized with Fidelizer, a Raspberry Pi streamer with onboard DAC, and several open source software operating system options as alternatives to Microsoft Windows, this is the best sounding setup, as I expected it would be. The sound quality is crisp, very dynamic, very detailed, and the sound is natural, big and open. Especially impressive is the separation of instruments and voices and the believability of the soundstage image.
With the new Obsidian album by Mika Sasaki, a 24bit/88kHz download from www.highresaudio.com, no extreme attention was needed to experience palpable difference between Nimitra and a typical computer based setup. The expansion of soundstage, transparency, and more detailed focus were repeatedly of no small portion. Nimitra managed to preserve balanced sound across a complete spectrum and a tonal balance much closer to reality. It just felt more complete and believable with Nimitra in action.
Nimitra used my MSB Technology USB ASIO driver for full support of PCM files up to 24/384kHz and DSD256. Function was flawless and the sound was excellent. Nimitra just sounded smooth and rich with the Analog DAC. I felt the overall sound was easy to listen to for extended periods and was most definitely superior to what I could achieve with an unmodified OS PC or Mac. Overall detail and focus were first-rate with the Nimitra. In some ways, the Nimitra reminded me of the Playback Designs Syrah Server in terms of its excellent playback qualities.