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In Reply to: RE: Not much detail out there - nt posted by AbeCollins on January 15, 2015 at 23:45:06
nt
try it! you know you want to!
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...because they can claim differentiation in the marketplace and save face by saying they don't just put a pretty box around some OEM boards. And that's fine, many "brand name" manufacturers do that even if their mod is a fairly minor one.In the case of Rogue Audio and their Medusa / Hydra "hybrid Class D" amps, I think they actually screwed those up. Those amps sound worse to me than plain vanilla generic Hypex UcD.
Who knows, NCore 400 in the NAD might sound nice but it's $3K USD. There are many nice sounding amps in that price class. The only incentive, for me anyway, is if that $3K NAD sounds BETTER than other comparably priced 'traditional' amps. At least it's not priced in the ridiculous nearly $10K range as some other NCore.
I hope it does well but I am skeptical. How many times have we seen these new mid-fi marketing-hyped products take a drastic drop in price on close out in the Audio Advisor catalog (and elsewhere) after a short year or so? I've seen many examples... lets hope this NAD has some staying power.
Edits: 01/16/15 01/16/15
Abe,
Looking at the pics (few) of the M22 Internals the module is NOT ROUND! That alone is a BIG change from the NC400.
Too much is never enough
that NAD did more than take some modules off the shelf and drop them into a pretty box. The worked together with Hypex to develop a module to their needs. They made changes to the clipping circuit, the input, etc. NAD is not some guy in his garage- they sell enough units to get to have their own unique module.
Whether or not the ncore NAD is on par with other amps at its price point is something each must decide for themselves. I have heard good things from several early adopters. The only way to know for certain is to try it in your system and see what YOU think.
I agree, the nc1200 commmercial offerings seem quite steeply priced. But then again, many owners seem thrilled with them so who's to say?
try it! you know you want to!
AbeCollins,
Can you name the 3K amps (New) you consider "good " sounding for reference ....
Regards
I usually buy used but here are a few priced under $3000 new just off the top of my head:
Parasound A21: $2500
Parasound A23: $1000
Odyssey Audio Stratos: $1300 - $1800 w/Various Options
Odyssey Audio Khartago: $1000 - $1300 w/Various Options
Rogue Atlas Magnum: $2000 (tube amp)
Rogue Stereo 100: $3000 - $3500 not sure, but around $3000 realistically
I'm sure that I'm missing several.
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