NAD Masters M33 -- first review

[Snoopy8]

For me, the M32 is totally overkill for it's place in our system, but then again, it does really well. Great display (!) excellent sound and power to the kitchen speakers, BluOS is superb, the streamer is clean and clear and open sounding, and I've got a pure digital out to the Devialet for the living room system.

I know the thread is about the M33 and it may be different and better than the M32. I just wanted to offer some thoughts about my experience with the previous NAD Masters integrated and how it sounds next to the Devialet 220 Pro CI. I hope I haven't deviated to an unwelcome degree.

I was wondering how you were going with it!  Glad you like it.

The M33 is a different beast though. 

We can actually say that the NAD M33 is a totally different product than the M32. The cabinet is largely the same; the amplifier technology is different, the pcb’s are different … and it has functions that the M32 doesn’t have.

https://alpha-audio.net/review/review-na...ll-in-one/

Described as a smart amplifier, the NAD M33 is not just an improved M32. In fact, it is renewed in every way - and improved in most.

https://www.lbtechreviews.com/test/hi-fi/nad-m33

I suspect (yet to hear one) that the M33 sounds different to the M32 and much closer to the Expert Pro at a considerably lower price.  Other than the "no listen" ASR review, which I ignore, there are no comparisons yet.