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NAD M2 Direct Digital amplifier
« on: March 19, 2014, 07:17:05 AM »
NAD M2 Direct Digital amplifier
List: $5999
Sell: $2899 (plus shipping)
Excellent condition with no operational issues. Box and manual
Universally praised in rave reviews at Stereophile, TAS, 6Moons, Positive feedback, etc:

Robert Harley in TAS: "The M2 sounded completely unlike any other Class D amplifier I’ve heard. It had no characteristic fingerprint that identified its technology. Rather, the M2 tended to get out of the way, reflecting the virtues and verities of the recording.... As for the M2 as an alternative to a $3500 conventional integrated amplifier and a $2500 digital-to-analog converter, it’s a slam dunk. I haven’t heard, nor can I imagine, any combination of amplification and DAC at the price approaching the M2’s performance." http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/nad-m2-direct-digital-amplifier-tas-198-1/

Jörg Dames in 6Moons: "Conclusion: The M2 is Mister Clean for sure but despite it, not boringly sterile. Quite the contrary in fact. By avoiding all hazing and grey blurs, the resultant sonic image becomes exceptionally elastic, musical, color rich and very non-technical or non-artificial.... I was particularly impressed with the M2. The Brit digimeister is undoubtedly one of the most sympathetic performers I’ve had in yet." http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/nad/m2.html

John Atkinson in Stereophile: "...my time with the M2 was among the more enjoyable periods I have spent reviewing an audio component.... NAD M2 provided many nights of extended listening, with one album leading to just one more. And one more...when fed high-quality PCM data it offers sound quality that competes with that of the best conventional amplifiers." http://www.stereophile.com/content/nad-m2-direct-digital-integrated-amplifier

Jim Merod in Positive feedback: "[With the M2] Mobile Fidelity's Ultradisc II high-res version of Duke Ellington's amazing sonic carnival, Jazz Party...evaporated the room, the gear, and any sense that the experience was recorded and not, flat out, "real and alive" right here in Southern California 54 years after a small fleet of Columbia Records sound engineers crafted one of the most astonishing sonic captures ever. NAD's M2 delivered this landmark event as if it were imitating God paring his nails." http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue66/nad_m2.htm