I want to applaud "Future Audiophile"'s coverage in two product catagories - John Marks - Critic's Corner

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I want to applaud "Future Audiophile"'s coverage in two product catagories

I have a friend who is looking to (retire), and to downsize and rationalize his audio system.

I say rationalize, because it's a lot easier to call up music from a streaming service like Qobuz, than to find a CD. On the other hand, he also has an LP collection that dates back to circa 1972, and he wants to be able to play an LP every now and then.

So, he asked my advice. Because I usually review components that are components, and not complete systems in one box, I went looking for benchmark reviews.

I found "Future Audiophile"'s coverage of Digital Streamers to be well organized, and very informative.

The other category I found to be very informative was their coverage of Amplifiers, mostly because "Future Audiophile" champions GaN (Gallium Nitride) amplifiers, and modular switching amplifiers based on Hypex or Purifi amp modules.

That said, the one unit that caught my eye, and I would appreciate any user comments on it, is NAD's Retro integrated amp, which has an optional card for BluOs and... Dirac Room Correction.

I'll have to look into whether it is set up for Qobuz, but right now it looks like a potential optimal choice.

Any helpful comments (or recommendations for competing products) will be very appreciated!

john

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Topic - I want to applaud "Future Audiophile"'s coverage in two product catagories - John Marks 16:19:24 11/17/24 (10)

Please follow up on what he bought,.. - DustyC 06:01:38 11/20/24 (2)

He bought the M10 V2, because it was on Close-Out Pricing because of the V3 - John Marks 18:52:30 11/20/24 (0)

AFAIK, he has not yet bought... - John Marks 06:58:49 11/20/24 (0)

My friend is leaning toward the V2 of NAD's C 700 - John Marks 10:11:57 11/19/24 (0)

Meters! W/O spending McIntosh Money $$ ;-) - AbeCollins 11:40:06 11/18/24 (2)

Mac Meters, yes, but Power Guard is - oldmkvi 10:15:24 11/19/24 (0)

Thanks! I seem to remember that the M33... - John Marks 15:20:01 11/18/24 (0)

RE: I want to applaud "Future Audiophile"'s coverage in two product catagories - DustyC 10:44:55 11/18/24 (1)

Thanks - John Marks 14:55:04 11/18/24 (0)

RE: I want to applaud "Future Audiophile"'s coverage in two product catagories - Paul Wilson 06:57:18 11/18/24 (0)

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