Hi all, I read that the Presto Music streaming service now is fully integrated with Naim streaming devices. So I signed up for a free trial, downloaded the Presto app and made sure that my Naim ND5 XS2 had the latest firmware. However, following the instructions from Presto’s website I was unable to add the Naim as a streaming device. I keep getting the “no devices found” message. Needless to say, Presto didn’t show up as an available service in Roon either or in the Naim app.
Maybe the integration rollout hasn’t reach the shores of the Netherlands yet? Should I be patient? Has anyone dealt with this issue?
Lastly, does anyone know whether Presto’s jazz library outshines thaf of Qobuz?
Naim got their announcement mixed up and announced the Presto update before the ND5XS2 firmware update was released. You are probably on 3.12 now and need to wait for 3.13. Only the New Classic products currently have the updated firmware for Presto. Also check that your Naim app is up to date and install the Presto app too.
Presto is a Connect type service similar to Spotify, so not controlled from within the Naim app. There’s a 3 month free trial offer so make sure you sign up via the updated Naim app to get this.
Thanks, Chris, I suspected as much. I hope I can still cancel my one-month free trial and then switch to the three-month trial via Naim. The Windows Presto app looks fine, by the way.
I will have to do some comparisons between Qobuz and Presto to see whether the latter’s catalogue justifies yet another subscription fee!
DiggyGun
(British Ex-Pat retired and enjoying Wroclaw )
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Linn are also offfering Presto on their streamers and are providing a three month free trial.
I have downloaded Presto but not fully played with it yet. However, their library doesn’t look as extensive as Qobuz.
Will report fully when I have explored Presto further.
I had a look at Presto, but I don’t understand why one would want this. The UI is bad. It’s nowhere near Qobuz or Tidal. It’s not integrated in Roon, which might make it workable. The search is ridiculous. You can search on labels and such, the home screen requires endless scrolling, it starts with new releases on classical music. No menu item to jump to jazz, for example.
It’s 2026, and there is so much better software around. I will cancel the prescription because it won’t work. It seems hard to really beat the existing providers in the market, and if one wishes to do so, it should have at least a unique selling point. PrestoMusic definitely has not.
Yeah, looks like there are no gains if one already has Qobuz. I was hoping for a more extensive jazz library than Qobuz has, but that doesn’t seem to be the case either. So, I won’t proceed with a paid subscription.
Don’t forget that Presto is coming from an extension of their online record shop. They were (are) one of the most comprehensive on line shops at one point. It sounds like a modification to their shopping software
They don’t support Africa yet so I haven’t seen the UI
Very much so. But I am finding myself enjoying even the free version with just samples because of that. It is a very clean and simple interface. More consistent metadata for Classical. Reminds me of flicking through CD/Album racks and listening posts with staff recommendations and music press recommendations like BBC Music Magazine and Grammophon. They have caught that vibe very well so I find it a better “discovery” experience. Toying with the idea of the 30-day trial. There is a “Collections” section and I can see that it is already pre-populated with the Presto downloads I have purchased over the years. So that is the limited Presto equivalent of local/streaming integration.
I understand, but what I mean is that there is good software around (Qobuz & Tidal), so you’d have to invest quite a bit to better that. Maybe if Presto would be integrated as a service in Roon it would help them. In that case, their catalog becomes part of your music database and they would have the advantage of the Roon engine to circumvent their current not so well-implemented UI.
And the UI that unlocks the music of the service is what makes or breaks the success. I have been in streaming music from the start, and in the early days it was like “anything that can make me stream music is fine”. But those days are long gone.
As for the support: I live in the Dutch Caribbean, and also there it’s not supported, but if you use a VPN (I connnect to a server in the Netherlands), you can use the service and at least try it out.
You’re not missing much. You can buy online at Presto, which is most of all, a classical and jazz music shop. They have excellent prices and sales. Then you can stream it using their app. No need to have a subscription.
