wide range of control capability
good drive into difficult loads

terribly compressed midrange at low volumes
price is a joke for this level of poor performance

I have to say this amplifier did not live up to expectations. My biggest complaint is that at low listen levels, like at background music levels, the midrange was so compressed I simply couldn't make it out. I mean it was just terrible. I eventually improved the situation by using the tone controls and muting both the base and treble -3dB and then turning the volume up a little effectively improving the midrange dynamics. If you listen to this at louder than background, it seems to work fine so for me i was constantly changing the tone controls from flat to -3dB depending on listening levels. Totally unacceptable for an amp in this price range.

I go so disguested with it, I broke out my 30 yr old Pioneer SX-950. That thing blew away the M3. Better sound stage (wider, deeper, better defined), better dynamics, better tone. Incredible. I may actually stick with the 950!

I was so unimpressed by the M3's performance, I seriously questioned if this particular unit had a defect that was causing this compression I simply can't believe a 3 grand integrated could suck like this at midrange freqs, so I played around with various sources. I found that higher output sources mitigated the problem somewhat, but the pioneer was still better at virtually everything.

n the end, I don't really care---I dumped it. I'm lazy enough that the lack of remote for the 950 will probably cause me to search out another integrated. I really do hope this is anomolous and that NAD did not really design such a crapy piece of audio equipment!

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arcam

Sound Stage
Tone
Just very very good

None, well if you spend a ton more then maybe.

Awesome

A very very fine piece of equipment, matched with the NAD M5 and B&W 804S.

Customer Service

Have not needed any

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Panasonic Elite
NAD
Mission

Class A components for the price.
World class design and construction.
Clean,Powerful amplification
Runs 2 separate systems with 2 separate remotes included
Excellent heat sink design
customized balanced(1) and unbalanced inputs

weird speaker connections

180 watts/channel integrated amp. from NAD. Class A components part of the
newest Masters Series. Dual monoblock design.
Sweet, musical sound without the digital harshness. Awesome power range. Built like a tank. Considered a Macintosh or Krell. I feel this amp blows them away for the
price. Best integrated power source for the money. Made STEREOPHILE's class
A recommended components. Could not be happier with the musicality of this amp.

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NAD 572

purity of tone, cohesiveness, general sense of musicality, great remote and functions.

must still use interconnects on the back instead of those silly jumpers - really makes a difference.

Wonderful sound - that alleviates the need for me for neurotic tube rolling and tube amps. In this price range this amp stands head and shoulders above the overated amps both tube and ss that permeate the nmarketplace.

its liquid, present, harmonically rich, boogies, and has musicality. the longer you have it the better it sounds. sounds better then the digital amps thata re in vogue now or at least the ones i have had and listened to.

it is very sweet and voices are compelling. Make sure you like your speakers and cd player and turntable before you purchase this unit - because it wont make them sound better. the amp is not a cure all for stinkiness elsewhere in your system.

a real winner.

Customer Service

wonderful to deal with

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