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NAD M2 Direct Digital integrated amplifier Associated Equipment

Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment

Digital Sources: Ayre Acoustics C-5xeMP, dCS Puccini disc players; Apple Mac mini (G4 processor, 1GB RAM) running OS10.4.11 for media storage & playback with iTunes 9.0, used with Bel Canto USB Link 24/96.
Power Amplifier: Simaudio Moon Evolution W-7.
Loudspeakers: Aerial Acoustics 20T V2, PSB Synchrony One.
Cables: Digital: Kimber Illuminations Orchid AES/EBU, AudioQuest VSD-4, Stereovox XV2 S/PDIF, Belkin Gold USB 2.0. Interconnect: AudioQuest Wild DBS, Ayre Acoustics Signature (both balanced). Speaker: AudioQuest Kilimanjaro, K2. AC: PS Audio Lab, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; Shunyata Research Dark Field cable elevators; Audio Power Industries 116 Mk.II & PE-1, APC S-15 AC line conditioners (not power amps). AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from the breaker box.—John Atkinson

COMPANY INFO
NAD Electronics International
633 Granite Court
Pickering, Ontario L1W 3K1
Canada
(800) 263-4641
www.nadelectronics.com
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argyle_mikey's picture
Submitted by argyle_mikey on November 6, 2016 - 5:01am

I've craved this amplifier ever since I first read JA's review. It was Class A recommended for a few years, but then just disappeared (there's usually a reason given, but on this occasion I couldn't find one). Maybe they just stopped manufacturing it. Anyway, there's one for £1750 on eBay over here at the moment and I'm sorely tempted...

It would also be interesting to know if the QA issues mentioned in the review were a one-off or whether M2's were plagued by these issues.

Mike

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