NAD M10
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Pros
- as a practical matter the M10 v3 is pretty great at what it does. Forced to choose between the two, I would go that route, mostly because the Dirac Live is applied across all inputs and will help linearize your woofer integration. Its am...
- I have an M10 V3. It does not have DIRAC Live Bass Control...yet. They've said for a year it's coming. That said, I think it sounds fantastic. HDMI works well with the TV volume control.
- BluOS built in Dirac built in (including bass control) Extra Subwoofer Output (I have subs aplenty!) Likely a more neutral sound Class D
- Personally, I would get the NAD M10V2. Good class d amp that should sound very neutral. Not warm.
- The NAD really ended up here because it’s price and availability to me. Love hate thing with the big touch screen, it’s okay. Reviews are pretty good. Big selling point here is DIRAC Live integration.
Cons
- I have used a NAD M10 V2 and I will say I prefer the Technics for the bigger bass and fuller sound.
- Shortly there after my NAD M10 died and I pushed on without DIRAC.
Sentiment
9 positive (82%) · 1 mixed (9%) · 1 negative (9%)
Trust + time weighted score: +73% · raw score 73%
What redditors said (10 of 11)
as a practical matter the M10 v3 is pretty great at what it does. Forced to choose between the two, I would go that route, mostly because the Dirac Live is applied across all inputs and will help linearize your woofer integration. Its amp is very transparent.
I have an M10 V3. It does not have DIRAC Live Bass Control...yet. They've said for a year it's coming. That said, I think it sounds fantastic. HDMI works well with the TV volume control.
BluOS built in Dirac built in (including bass control) Extra Subwoofer Output (I have subs aplenty!) Likely a more neutral sound Class D
Personally, I would get the NAD M10V2. Good class d amp that should sound very neutral. Not warm.
The NAD really ended up here because it’s price and availability to me. Love hate thing with the big touch screen, it’s okay. Reviews are pretty good. Big selling point here is DIRAC Live integration.
I have used a NAD M10 V2 and I will say I prefer the Technics for the bigger bass and fuller sound.
Shortly there after my NAD M10 died and I pushed on without DIRAC.
Yes it’s the M10 V3. The Dirac came free with it. It’s awesome. The only thing is I can’t get it to work on my phone so I had to use my MacBook to tune it.
My only suggestion is if you have an existing preamp that’s really good go with the M10 V2 it does everything the 3 does without the built in phono amp.
Is it worth looking into options with it, like getting a NAD M10 exclusively for Dirac?
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