Cambridge Audio Evo 150 VS Naim Uniti Atom Which is the best streaming system?

Whether you’re looking to simplify your hi-fi system or start one from scratch, a just-add-speakers streaming system makes a compelling case for forming its foundation.

We’re talking a single box that crams in network streaming and amplification, to which you just need to connect a network (via wi-fi or ethernet) and a pair of passive speakers. No need for several hi-fi separates, and the endless metres of trailing cables and tiers of rack space that that sort of set-up requires. Indeed, these systems live and breathe on convenience and space efficiency – even if they don’t lend themselves very easily to upgrade paths and aren’t quite able to reach the sonic heights of the very best similarly priced pairings of stereo amplifier and music streamer separates.

A pair of leading lights in this streaming systems category are from two of the industry’s most reputable British electronics brands. The Naim Uniti Atom (£2399) has taken home Awards consistently since its arrival in 2017, having