NAD M33 BluOS® Streaming DAC Amplifier

Name: NAD M33 BluOS® Streaming DAC Amplifier
Brand: NAD
Price: 9999.00 NZD
Availability: OutOfStock

$9,999.00

Sold out

Tax included.

Product variants

BluOS High-Res Music Streaming

The M33 BluOS™ enabled DAC/amplifier is an ultra-high-performance streaming amplifier with superb audiophile sound. As a BluOS enabled component, the M33 can be combined with other players in a BluOS ecosystem of wirelessly networked music players throughout the home for an outstanding whole-home audio system.

The M33 follows NAD’s long-standing tradition in identifying and developing cutting-edge amplification technology. With a minimum of 200W per channel on tap, the result is lifelike performance, exemplified by ultra-low distortion and noise.

Quantity

Free Shipping for orders $500+

Specifications

Rated output power (ref. 20 Hz-20 kHz at rated THD, both channels driven)
>200 W into 8 ohms >380 W into 4 ohms
Rated output power, Bridge mode (ref. 20 Hz – 20 kHz at rated THD)
>700 W into 8 ohms
Input sensitivity
865 mV (ref. 200W 8 ohms, Volume maximum)
THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
<0.003 % (1W to 200 W, 8 ohms and 4 ohms)
Signal-to-Noise ratio
>98 dB (A-weighted, ref. 1 W out in 8 ohms)
>120 dB (A-weighted, ref. 200 W out in 8 ohms)
Clipping power
>210 W (0.1 % THD 1 kHz 8 ohms)
IHF dynamic power
8 ohms: 260 W
4 ohms: 520 W
Peak output current
≥25 A (in 1 ohm, 1 ms)
Damping factor
>800 (ref. 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 6.5 kHz)
Frequency response
±0.2 dB (20 Hz -20 kHz)
-3 dB at 60 kHz

If you are attracted to a one box solution that can do virtually anything that you ask of it in a two channel system, the M33 deserves to be at or near the top of your short list.

The Ear

DIRAC Live Room Correction On Board

Experts agree that room acoustics are the weakest link in most sound systems with room reflections deteriorating tonal balance and dynamics. Supplied with the M33 is a precision microphone to measure the room at and around the listening position so your system can be precisely calibrated for optimum performance. Even the most sophisticated loudspeakers can be markedly improved using Dirac calibration.

Connection and Wireless Flexibility

Whether looking to connect digital or analogue sources, the M33 comes well equipped to accommodate for all of these: 6 digital inputs and 3 analogue inputs, including MM phono. Around back, the rear panel hosts two sets of speaker outputs capable of bi-wiring and a stereo Subwoofer Output with a fully configurable Digital Crossover. Airplay 2 and Bluetooth AptX-HD allow for local wireless streaming from a phone or tablet.

Phono and Headphones Are Not Forgotten

The M33 has a high-quality MM Phono Input that rivals specialised outboard units.

Furthermore, headphone enthusiasts will delight at the sound of the discrete headphone amplifier, which is able to drive even planar and high impedance studio phones. With high voltage and low output impedance, headphones will sound their best.

Attractive Design With Outstanding Ergonomics

The all alloy casework is elegant yet practical. The single control knob for volume is supplemented by a colour LCD touchscreen display. Rigid panels with magnetic iso-point feet provide a solid foundation for the multi-layer circuit boards and intricate internal construction. The M33 employs a completely modern and fresh take on the traditional stereo amplifier, with features and performance from the future.

My closing thoughts on the M33 are simple. If you are attracted to a one box solution that can do virtually anything that you ask of it in a two channel system, the M33 deserves to be at or near the top of your short list. It is well engineered, and it sounds terrific. An M33, a decent pair of loudspeakers and a few bits of cable and you have a system that should give years of listening pleasure.

But I think anyone who wishes to make a change in their music system should consider the M33—especially those considering making the move into the world of internet streaming and file playback. Keep your beloved speakers and let the NAD M33 do everything else. It will do it all superbly.

But when it comes down to it, it’s the music that is the most impressive of all, delivered at a level that confirms NAD’s reputation for picking and perfecting new amplifier technologies so that its reputation for high-value student systems is being well and truly left behind for something even more capable, grander, and more musically moving.