Dirac has produced great results for two listening rooms in your place now. That's a pretty convincing endorsement. This was a very detailed and well produced review. And absolutely worth the wait. Thank you for continuing to pump out great content.

Nice calm reviewing style and with so much info. It's not every day I hear such a good review.

Excellent! Best review out of the many that I have watched on KZread. Thanks

Great review, love my M10. Dirac is a complete game changer for my horrible room. It’s worth taking the time to do it.

@neillicciardi2684

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, can you tell me what speakers you have the M10 paired with? Your experiences with them?

@shuckylad

4 жыл бұрын

Neil Licciardi I have my M10 paired with Harbeth P3esr. I only only have space for smaller speakers. I have also used Wharfedale’s Denton 80th anniversary. The Harbeth’s are very low sensitivity at 83db so I use a lot of the volume scale available. So if you need to go loud I’d recommend more sensitive pair of speakers. The M10 is easy to live with one set up. It’s the best sounding hifi component I’ve owned and most expensive 😋.

I have the M 10 all set up just waiting for the Heresy 4 to show up. I can tell you that the price you pay for this box is a real kick to the “NADS! Great review.

I own a M10 and it's a miracle how good the music sounds.

Good morning Shane, cool product. Be safe.

I connected the M10 to a pair of Klipsch La Scala speakers and with the Dirac live correction on the sound is very good. It is simple to use and MQA on Tidal sounds fantastic. I have tried the M10 on a Pair of Klipsch RP-600 M speakers and was very impressed. For the price it is hard to beat.

@therealshanelee

4 жыл бұрын

It's a great little piece.

Thanks for this review. I particularly appreciate that you noted it was a "family friendly amp." That definitely meets my needs. I can do complicated, but spouse would HATE it. This review is super helpful. Thanks again!

@therealshanelee

3 жыл бұрын

👍👍

Fantastic review

I have added the M10 to my Klipsch La Scala II. When playing MQA on Tidal it sounds great. I have had an old McIntosh Tube Pre amp and an old Harman Kardon Tube power amp. I love the simplicity of the M10 and the streaming capabilities.

Your style of narrating then acting to the narration is hilarious.

Very informative video

I've owned my M10 for about a month now. I had a lot of time to compare this little guy to other amps in the budget I had since I work in a hifi store. I have to say I find it simply perfect in every way, from the looks to how it sounds and how easy it is to control. If you have the money, I'd definitely recommend it!

@neillicciardi2684

4 жыл бұрын

May I ask what speakers you have your M10 paired with?

@belshout96

4 жыл бұрын

@@neillicciardi2684 Dali Opticon 6, really underrated speaker if you ask me!

@CedricRachmad

4 жыл бұрын

Would it better a Devialet 200?

@belshout96

4 жыл бұрын

@@CedricRachmad Never heard it, but I guess not, since the Devialet is double the price.

@CedricRachmad

4 жыл бұрын

Bram van den Elshout what did you compare it too? And how would you describe the sound?

The M10 is an excellent packaging exercise delivering a capable full featured entertainment device in a compact form factor. It's perfect for small spaces and it sounds great. While the screen is touted as a significant feature, mine is turned off because the device lives in a cabinet behind closed doors. There's no need to look at it at all since all the action happens on a handheld device. Did I mention it sounds great? Its the way of the future I tells you.

Thanks, Shane, for the great review video!...If possible, please provide a comment as how it compares with NAD M0 version 2...

I'll get mine tomorrow! Same here, for the family room (not the listening room). So sorry to hear KZread Music is not available, but I have a Chromecast Audio ready to plug.

@therealshanelee

3 жыл бұрын

Congrats. It's a great piece.

Excellent review. When I first started my 2 channel audio system search I thought I wanted all separates. Then after realizing I primarily go to listen to Tidel HD and MQA the NAD M10 got my attention. This is for my living room for multiple listening purposes. Haven't made my mind up on speakers just yet but it probably between Dynaudio Evoke 10s, 20s or Buchardt S400s. Was thing of getting Buchardt A500 power speaker and streamer but don't feel confident with all that electronics stuffed into each speaker. It's only been out for a few weeks not reliability track record yet. TY AG, Ed

@therealshanelee

3 жыл бұрын

The M10 with powered speakers sounds like a waste of money. You'd be wasting the amps in the M10 going that route.

@edshipe2555

3 жыл бұрын

@@therealshanelee yup wasn't going to use the m10 with the a500s was using Buchardts controll hub to stream. It was just my other option if I didn't go with the m10. Like the idea of all digital up untill the d to a converter to each driver. However that's a lot of tech and 3 150 watt amp circuits per speaker one for each driver. Even with class d amps that got to generate a lot of heat in each speaker. TY

Great review, Thank you! I see the NAD M10 as an interesting all-in-one solution, or use the pre-amp outputs for connecting it to another gear (if someone has a very high level system) In different reviews all of you talk about Dirac and I am wondering if the results would be similar than the YPAO system that I have in my Yamaha AV Receiver. I ThinkPad, one of the serious advantage is the fact to have everything in a small device. It's a pity it hasn't a USB input for connecting PC's, smartphone or other devices and uses the internal DAC, but in that cases is possible to connect via WiFi One cool NAD M10 feature is the hability to show different information in the screen like the Vumeters, I would have liked to see these possibilities in the review :-(

Thanks for the good and practical review. I am planning to pair this amplifier with the Graham LS 6 (BBC type) bookshelf speakers which are known for the rich, lush mid range. Do you have a sense as to whether this amplifier will allow that mid range to come through? Thank you.

I love it!!! :) Had it for a few months. Huge step up from my previous setup of Powernode 2i

@neillicciardi2684

4 жыл бұрын

Pasi can you tell me what speakers you have it paired with?

@pasituukkanen2197

4 жыл бұрын

I have KEF R3, set it up with Dirac room correction. First with included mic and then with high quality Dirac mic, both was huge improvement but the Dirac mic sounded better.

Thanks for the great review! In the end, it seems you were pretty happy with the M10 driving the ESL-X... Would you recommend that setup, or rather think that it is just a compromise that works with very good results but falls too short of being ideal? I'm looking into the same combo, but concerned it might not make the most out of those speakers... I have this curse of having (I think) a somewhat audiophile-pampered ear - developed during my childhood years spent listening to my father's audiophile-grade system with Audio Static ES-300-RS speakers, hence the ESL-X - yet neither the patience, expertise, preconceived notions nor budget of an actual hardcore audiophile. Sounds like this pairing could do it for me (albeit at a not very cheap price...)!

NAD M10 or Advance Paris Myconnect 150 to be paired with Buchardt S400? Thanks

Question from one of ur new subscribers 🙂. If u have to choose between M10 and Hegel H90 what would be ur pick. I know that M10 is optionally far above H90. But what about sound quality. Thanks a lot in advance.

Hi, does the built in dirac work if you only use m10 as preamp connected to an external amp ? or it's only applicable to its own power class d amplifier ?

What does SiriusXM look like on screen? Does it display station and track info?

Thank you for a great review. And thank you for your insights into Dirac. I wonder how much better the V2 is? NAD also has the C658/C298 combo and now the C399 with BluOS module. All in the same price ball park 🤔. But the M10’s screen is so enticing…

@therealshanelee

Жыл бұрын

The Master series products are excellent. Much better build than the C series. I’m sure the V2 is even better.

How do you think they’ll pair with Arendal 1723 S bookshelves?

Nice review of the M10 - curious why you use subwoofers when the Martin Logans have powered bass enclosures? I have a similar (older) ML electrostats that I love, and I would guess that the M10's 100 watts is more than enough to drive the stats, given that the bass on ML towers is powered so does not need any of the NAD's amp power.

@therealshanelee

4 жыл бұрын

The EslX doesn't have powered woofers. The power is used to charge the panel.

Great review. Just a couple of quick questions: 1. Can the analog inputs be configured for unity gain to allow for a HT bypass? 2. Does BluOS let you play your own files stored on a NAS? 3. If so, will it play all PCM sample rates as well as DSD? Thanks.

@WhatEver-dx3eu

4 жыл бұрын

Play from NAS: PCM, Yes, up to 24/192. DSD, no. not as native DSD or DOP. The Win10/Mac desktop BluOS app does offer to convert DSD files to Hi-res PCM files though.

Great review… I’m thinking of getting one.. regarding the room correction, I have a MartinLogan subwoofer with the anthem room correction built in. If I were to use Dirac, would I still use the anthem arc system, if so would you recommend before or after.. I think there is a recommendation I. The MartinLogan manual. Thanks

@therealshanelee

2 жыл бұрын

Arc first then Dirac.

Hey Shane. Is that watch a Hamilton Intra-matic 68 (blue dial Panda face)? If it is I have one also. Love it!!!

@therealshanelee

4 жыл бұрын

Nice catch 🕵🏻

Show de bola.

Superb. Can you the m10 v2 ?

Maybe a stupid question because i might be missing something. But can't you just get an affordable midrange Denon AVR and add Bluesound Node 2i. In comparison this would probably still cost less than half of what this compact NAD M10 box costs. Don't get me wrong - it IS a lovely looking and nicely compact box. But i'm just wondering if people with a tighter budget could maybe achieve things it does...

@therealshanelee

4 жыл бұрын

It'll be about three times the size of this. This is a compact all on one streamer.

Great video! Like the walk through of menus. Will this be enough juice to power PSB Imagine T2 speakers?

@therealshanelee

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it'll work. They have a bigger version out now the M33 you might want to check out.

@nskiad

4 жыл бұрын

@@therealshanelee yes, Im waiting for more reviews on that one, although, I may be able to get it cheaper by combining a used M10 and used M22 v2 amp. Although, might be right, M33 can just be one unit that does both I guess. We shall see. thing is I wont be able to find any used of those for sure.

@mansorhisham8962

3 жыл бұрын

Im using a sim audio moon ace driving a goldenear triton 3 plus. Unfortunately the sound acoustic of my room is not to my liking. Would the dirac room eq of the nad m10 make a difference?

I’ve had the M10 for about two months now and I just returned it today. I think for the price it’s not worth it very expensive.it had a good sound to it but it lacked depth and I had to turn it up real high to get a decent sound.I used Klipsch forte one’s and in the SVS PB4000. It was very bright with the Klipsch fortes. Overall it sounded pretty decent but not worth $2749.00.One mistake I made I should’ve tried to Dirac Live maybe that would’ve made a difference

@therealshanelee

4 жыл бұрын

Well if I recall correctly the Forte's are a brighter speaker. You could have tried to tame the upper end with dirac. To bad you didn't try I think you may have enjoyed it more.

@vincentbiancamanojr5080

4 жыл бұрын

SpareChange You know after I watch the video I felt like a jack ass and I should’ve done it and I kept on forgetting about it.Now I’m kind of regretting the fact that I sent it back today

@therealshanelee

4 жыл бұрын

@@vincentbiancamanojr5080 well maybe the piece will be better.

What’s with the lip syncing at 10:52? Just thought it was a little odd.

@therealshanelee

4 жыл бұрын

Mission accomplished!

Sorry for the silly question but who makes the flickering light you have next to the NAD?

@therealshanelee

11 ай бұрын

Phillips Hue

Hi, I am a user interested in m10. I think I'm using m10 for streaming, can I use it directly with my PC via optical connection? There is no USB input, but I wonder if I can adjust the volume by connecting to the PC through an optical connection. And I have two subwoofer, and is there an advantage for multi-subwoofer management through Diraclive?

@WhatEver-dx3eu

4 жыл бұрын

If the PC outputs straightforward PCM digital audio (and assuming it's SPDIF, as just about all optical in/outputs are) then no problem. DSD, or DSD over PCM (DOP); DTS, Dolby Digital, etc. are no-go's. Don't know what you mean with adjusting volume, but if you want to change volume on the PC through the optical out realise that you will be losing resolution the more you take volume down. Best to have volume from the PC at absolute full whack and do all the volume controlling through the M10. If controlling volume from the PC is important, get the BluOS desktop app for Win or Mac which operates in a similar way to the iOS and Android apps. With clever placement of two subwoofers, it's possible to lessen the effect of standing waves. NAD has mentioned that the M10 Dirac will support the upcoming Bass Control for single and multiple subwoofers in the future

@ph9160

4 жыл бұрын

@@WhatEver-dx3eu I bought an m10 But I think the fever is worse than I thought. System injection shows temperatures close to 70 degrees at the temperature indicator. It is quite hot when you touch the left and right sides of the amplifier. I'm afraid if the temperature is too high, it might break down. Is there anything I need to prepare?

@WhatEver-dx3eu

4 жыл бұрын

@@ph9160 That is an issue unralted to streaming from PC using USB. Don't know about the temp issue, but read somewhere that it measures core temp of the amp modules which can go as high as 95 before amp shuts down. Rule of thumb: as long as you can still touch without discomfort, you're OK.

Same experience as you, dirac makes a huge difference and honestly I'd take this over any high end electronics that don't have room correction.

@CedricRachmad

4 жыл бұрын

Can you enhance all frequencies out of the box?

@feloniousmonk5261

4 жыл бұрын

@@CedricRachmad nope, only bass freq (can't recall the cutoff).

Cabled network only?

Seems like a great amp, but what worries me is that there are quite some secondhand for sale? Not so great after all? Let me know your experience. I'm looking to upgrade from Devialet 200 because of the bad streaming capability. Furthermore I thought Dirac on the M10 was limited up to 500hz. Higher frequencies one should buy the software right??

@therealshanelee

4 жыл бұрын

That's correct.

@CedricRachmad

4 жыл бұрын

@@therealshanelee thnx . And how is the M10 long term? Does it get boring? I'm trying to figure out why so many are sold second hand

@therealshanelee

4 жыл бұрын

The m33 is coming soon.

Could you review the NAD T778 please 😁

@bartobruintjes7056

4 жыл бұрын

Do you own a NAD M10?

I’ve purchased the M10 but have not purchased speakers as of yet. Any suggestions for speaker pairings? I notice it’s used often with bookshelves. I’d rather pair with a tower speaker in the hopes of a more “live” sound. Thanks

@srbmckenzie

4 жыл бұрын

No reason why you cannot use it with towers, it's got enough power to theoretically not struggle with anything, but i'd always suggest using something reasonably efficient and 8ohms will be easier too...

@neillicciardi2684

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott. Your thoughts are much appreciated. As budget is always a concern, I’ve been looking at the B&W 603’s as an entry level offering. I actually heard them paired together and wasn’t overly impressed; but the listening area was huge and not ideal. I’ve owned Klipsch in a home theatre setup in the past and know that they’re the kings of efficiency. But something tells me that they won’t be a good pairing.

@timgreen7208

4 жыл бұрын

I've tried my M10 with Kef LS50, but found them too bright and tiring. Now got B&W 706 s2 and they seem to work very well with the NAD

@neillicciardi2684

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim. Any plans for a sub(s)?

@timgreen7208

4 жыл бұрын

No I dont like subs. It a personal thing. You HEAR the bass on the 706's but you don't FEEL a great deal, as the cabinets not huge.

Is this same as cocktail x14?

@therealshanelee

4 жыл бұрын

Same idea I suppose.

@dennisyi5930

4 жыл бұрын

I have m10 and cocktail x30. M10 is much better in every departments except price.

Do people find this hot I worry about it overheating. Also I guess you have to go to wireless headphones to utilize it that way.

@therealshanelee

3 жыл бұрын

This one never got hot.

334 🤫💤💤

Almost a great review. A little time spent on how well, or not, the Bluos function works would have been helpful.

@KeithHeinrich

3 жыл бұрын

BluOS is better than many but obviously is not Roon. It's integrated with just about any streaming source you can imagine. It's easy enough to use but works better on a tablet than a phone in my view, although a phone is what I normally use to drive it. It's a way better experience than Yamaha's MusicCast controller for example. In any case you have easy access to just about any tune you can imagine at your fingertips. The only thing that is a head scratcher is volume control. I can't do that with the phone buttons which would be nice, but its easily done from within the BluOS app anyway. It's not a big deal. That's all anyone really needs to know. ;)

Great review, however the do do do do noise in the background is very irritating.

The M10 often has issues with the display

@TimGeersProductions

Жыл бұрын

like?

@tillaard61

Жыл бұрын

@@TimGeersProductions no info or stripes. Spare parts are rare

@TimGeersProductions

Жыл бұрын

@@tillaard61 does the M33 and some other NAD’s have the same issue? Since they likely share the same screen components

@tillaard61

Жыл бұрын

@@TimGeersProductions I really don't know

@TimGeersProductions

Жыл бұрын

@@tillaard61 Im hopefuls they fixed these issues in the M10 V2

IOS version works better than Android. I have both versions

It's almost like you can't live without a smartphone ffs.

How about you go out in the world, educate yourself beyond the gear and listen to some real life live concerts. It's your choice if you want to spend thousands of dollars for some piece of hardware that most likely will become outdated sooner than later, instead of actually going and experience live musicians. You know, in the concert hall the real magic happens. There are real humans dealing with emotions, with expectations, with involvement, with passion...what else? Or I guess all of this becomes obsolete if your taste in music resume to skrillex. Sorry, I am pissed. I am pissed that the entire media consumption these days resume to the idea of isolating us... Making us more disconnected than ever.

@therealshanelee

3 жыл бұрын

Wtf you doing watching equipment reviews??? What a stupid comment. Maybe try a non tech channel to voice these concerns. Give me a break. Oh... THANKS FOR WATCHING! 😁

@caiushiticas4619

3 жыл бұрын

@@therealshanelee actually I was not criticizing you because you promote the gear. My comment was meant for the others that bother with all this nonsense “oh can you compare that with this pls pls pls pls pls”. But I guess you can turn prehistoric and behave like that. The only reason I watched this video is because some idiotic acquaintances asked me what I believe about him investing 10000$ on some sound equipment while he barely got inside a concert hall (regardless of the genre). Good look growing an audience. It seems you have the skill.