Well… the m33 is installed. I haven’t done the Dirac setup yet, but this is a PURE WINNER. The sound stage, presence, voicing and sheer clarity and depth of the music is unlike anything I’ve heard. While listening to Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto (via the BluOS source streaming FLAC files from...
Just a follow-up to all who have commented here... I decided to go with the NAD M33. It is being delivered today and I will post results for anyone else having similar concerns in the future.
Thanks again to all for your comments and help!
The amp is not overdriving at all... no distortion or clipping. I just figured there would be more room at the top with the NAD amp. Maybe I would just be better off returning the NAD c399 and upgrading to something like the NAD Masters Series M33 (380 w per channel at 4 ohms / 200 w per...
Thanks for the reply. The NAD pushes 180 watts at 8 ohms. Curiously, the specs don’t say what watts they push at 6 ohms. I assumed it would be more than 180, but am disappointed in the lack of headroom. Honestly, I’m not sure I would ever drive the speakers any louder than -15 in my current...
Hi! I am a proud new Martin Logan ESL X owner. With the MLs, I got an NAD C399 integrated stereo amp, and I have installed both, bi-wiring the MLs to the NAD. I am using the NAD BluOS and Sonos as my sources, each driving FLAC files from my home audio server over gigabit Ethernet.
Having...