NAD is a pretty good brand all in all.
The M22 power amp uses Hypex. Yes, I am partial as per my sig. Sure
there are lower priced manifestations, but hey. It's one of those things
where you never have to worry about an amp again (ha- famous last
words).
Then again - who is so helpless they
Like most hi-end hifi companies they just buy the software platform in
and do a bit of case/logo engineering for these types of products. As
these are low volume products (and always will be, they simply can't
make a lot of them) they need to make high margins. The buyers know
this, and they
ralphpnj wrote:
> I just quickly scanned the Roon review and, of course, there is no
> mention of the Logitech Squeezebox ecosystem, apparently vinyl and CD
> are acceptable forms of aging technology but LMS is not. Go figure.
Cheer up, Ralph - both turtles & crocodiles were around when there
In a related event, today my monthly humor magazine, aka Stereophle,
arrived in the mail. Gracing this month cover is a wonderful piece of
audiophile equipment, namely the Apple HomePod.
Now to be fair, I read the entire HomePod review, written by Jim Austin,
and it was surprisingly
Well :) this is all fun , but if you really want to make fun of an
audiophool product there are far worse out there .
Except for the price this NAD product is quite normal
10-30 k$ dacs that performs worse than a 400$ DVD player from China for
example that is ofcourse adored by the high end
Golden Earring wrote:
> I think at my age I'd rather get an Orgasmatron - it would save me a lot
> of physical effort...
>
> Dave :D
I'd want the version that comes with Jane Fonda...
I have, however, sat in an Orgone box (sadly, to no effect):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orgone
Bill
ftlight wrote:
> In a foreshadowing of many future audiophile devices, John W Campbell,
> the editor of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, and a big proponent
> in the 1950s of the Hieronymus Machine, the Dean Drive, the Scientology
> E-meter and other similar devices, showed by experiment
Golden Earring wrote:
> Wow, Bill, you nearly got me there!
>
> I followed your link, & was enjoying the "weird science" & reflecting
> that with all those low voltage DC probes I might be able to cancel my
> next appointment with the proctologist.
>
> THEN, the clouds parted, a very bright
ftlight wrote:
> Ah, you mean like a Hieronymus Machine:
>
> https://josephmax.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/hieronymus_machine_1/
Wow, Bill, you nearly got me there!
I followed your link, & was enjoying the "weird science" & reflecting
that with all those low voltage DC probes I might be able to
Well its NAD so i pobably actually just overengineered and overpriced
as it is a part of their best series.
No blatant cargocult engineering as tubes and nos dac and papper and oil
capacitors and other exoctica.
Not badly engineered but why choose this price point ? How many can they
sell then ?
Golden Earring wrote:
> Don't ask Bill, it's -technical-
:rolleyes:
>
> Dave :cool:
I cant see a Pi in there !
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Golden Earring wrote:
> Don't ask Bill, it's -technical-
:rolleyes:
>
> Dave :cool:
Ah, you mean like a Hieronymus Machine:
https://josephmax.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/hieronymus_machine_1/
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ftlight wrote:
> So what *is* inside?
>
> Bill
Don't ask Bill, it's -technical-
:rolleyes:
Dave :cool:
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Apesbrain wrote:
> If you've seen the inside of the NAD, you'd know it's more than a RPi in
> a box.
So what *is* inside?
Bill
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Just for kicks. A Pi3 with a HifiBerry Dac+ most likely sound the same.
For kicks I might connect it to a RavPower powerbank and I have hours of
unadulterated perfect sound for over 8 hours.
( now where did I put my snake oil...?)
Logitech Media Server 7.9.0 / Arch64 / 'ts-435 mini'
The problems with this kind of devices are
- whether you sell it for 400 or 3000, you wont probable sell many more
- in fact you might sell less because audiophiles wont find it credible
(too cheap)
- if you sell for 400, you dont make enough money to survive
- and at the end, people spend
Apesbrain wrote:
> If you've seen the inside of the NAD, you'd know it's more than a RPi in
> a box.
For some reason, I find that weirdly comforting. I guess I'm happy that
that they aren't quite THAT dishonest.
Apesbrain wrote:
> What they were thinking offering -any- gear at that price
If you've seen the inside of the NAD, you'd know it's more than a RPi in
a box. What they were thinking offering -any- gear at that price point
is beyond me, but it seems they know that now.
The Bryston BDP-Pi is another matter, but at least they don't try to
conceal it!
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Percival Sweetwater wrote:
> "The RS-232 and IR Input allow integration with home automation systems
> as well."
>
> Hmm, RS-232. That's pretty state of the art!
In fact that does make sense. It's highly unlikely some nodding
audiophile will want to update his home automation system because
"The RS-232 and IR Input allow integration with home automation systems
as well."
Hmm, RS-232. That's pretty state of the art!
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atrocity wrote:
> Would I be completely nuts to be suspicious that someone may have put a
> Pi in $3900 case?
Ya think?
No wait, that would never happen in such a well respected field like
high end audio. ;) (only kidding - of course you are most definitely NOT
crazy)
Living Rm:
http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=NAM502
"The hardware of the M50.2 includes the latest generation of low power,
super high performance ARM processors. These have more computing power
than a PC from just a few years ago, yet rthey un cool and do not
require noisy fans."
Would I
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