prutten wrote: > Hi guys, > > I just stumbled across this thread today and noted it had gotten quite > detailed on the technical issues of digitization (which is rather > applies to all digital amplification), and wanted to rather respond to > the OP's question on the NAD c390dd. I have listened to the c390dd now a > lot - firstly next to other amplifiers and also now at home ;-) > > I can truly recommend it strongly from a listening perspective. I felt > the amplifier doesn't have any fuzziness, no problems with project a > wide soundstage even in complex pieces of music at strong volumes. I > really like its transparency - you can hear everything. Now it might not > have the charm and warmth of some tube amplifiers, but that warmth to me > is often rather taking away from the original sound as it was meant to > be, but hey, that's just my opinion. I found that the description of the > M2 on Stereophile pretty much matches my experience listening to the NAD > - so at least perception-wise I feel I am getting great value for > money. > > Also, what I liked is that this amplifier just invites me to listen a > lot more. I don't get tired by extraneous sounds, additions. > > As an engineer myself, I appreciate the beauty of just have a streamer > and a straight digital path through the system - this is perhaps not a > listener's concern, but it certainly is a cool feature > > What I also liked about the product that - in good NAD style - it is > just very pragmatic, offering connections for both my streamer, 2 > speaker home cinema, my PC, a second DVD player, etc. > > All in all - I would definitely recommend you to go out and listen to > this amplifier! > > Kind regards, > > Paul > PS I listened to the NAD c390dd in conjunction with both KEF, Dynaudio, > Dali and Sonus Faber speakers. I eventually settled on the Sonus Faber > Auditor Ms - that's another story of course.
there is an interesting thread in an australian forum which is comparing the M51 and c390dd, some think the sound gets warmer after burn in. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SBGK's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=52003 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94054 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
