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NAD M2.
TAS Product of the Year 2009
TAS Editors Choice Awards 2011
Stereophile 2010 runner up Amplifier of the Year
I am the original owner of this NAD M2. This is the best integrated amp I have ever heard in 25 years in this hobby. I have owned dozens of high end integrateds and separates at many price levels. This amp has received accolades from every major HiFi publication. This amp breaks new ground for signal purity by GREATLY simplifying the signal path and removing all distortion usually introduced during analogue stages of amplification. The sound is simply stunning. Will drive any speaker with ease (250w/ch @ 8ohm). This amp delivers the magical combination of liquid warmth with immaculate detail that is the audio nirvana audiophiles search for. The bass has astounding texture and detail and delivers thunderous power. Enough said.
This amp is in perfect functional condition and is less than 6 months old. This amp does have cosmetic flaws. There is a scratch on the top surface of the amp. The scratch does not dig through the anodized coating. I have taken a picture of the scratch. Note the camera flash makes the scratch look worse than it is. There may be one or two other very minor flaws. If you want a perfect 10, this is not your amp. This amp does look very good though.
Buyer pays shipping. Will ship via Fed Ex Ground Insured only. Will be shipped in original NAD DOUBLE box which is in pristine condition.
All original accessories included.
Some major industry reviewer quotes:
"I usually wouldn't judge a $6000 product against one costing more than $50k, but the M2's outstanding performance in many areas invited the comparison." Robert Harley (The Absolute Sound)
"The M2 shows details that other amps don't, even when it comes to expensive high-end machines..."
"VERDICT Trend-setting digital amplification technology meets sonic nirvana in this landmark product. A glimpse of the audio future, perhaps. Beautifully built, too."
"The M2 is the first digital amplifier I have listened to, but the best integrated amplifier - period. A revelation in almost every audio respect, its accuracy, dynamics, instrumental separation and detail resolution set new standards at the price. Revealing epiphanal micro-detailing and recording rubbish in equal measure, it is as ruthless as it is stunning. NAD can be proud of this digital engineering triumph."
"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."
"As it so happens, an M2 sounds far from digital, cold or analytic. It does have tremendous resolution, plenty of detail and distortion is many times lower. It stays neutral and provides almost sheer endless power. The perfect amp?"
"[M2 is] a paradigm-breaking component." John Atkinson (Stereophile)
"the soundstage was wide and deep, the high frequencies silky smooth, the lows warm and rich." John Atkinson (Stereophile)
"I usually wouldn't judge a $6000 product against one costing more than $50k, but the M2's outstanding performance in many areas invited the comparison." Robert Harley (The Absolute Sound)
