DDRC-22D has 96kHz internal processing. DDRC-24 has 48kHz.I believe the DDRC-22D internal processing for Dirac is 48KHz compared to 96KHz in the M10, if that matters to you
DDRC-22D has 96kHz internal processing. DDRC-24 has 48kHz.I believe the DDRC-22D internal processing for Dirac is 48KHz compared to 96KHz in the M10, if that matters to you
No worries, not bothered at all by the lifestyle term, as I said, not "only lifestyle" You bring good points, I disagree with "not very useful" I was just pointing out that for many people it could replace a bunch of equipment and it would be possible to have performance than most could be happy with. Not everybody, and probably not the majority here. Yes, you can do better, personally yes, I would use the analog in, not at this point of my journey tough, but I have no reason to believe a 44k adc would degrade the sound of my turntable, tuner and I have no reason to believe that it wouldn't benefit from room correction. The thing is, it will be quite complicated with my current setup and for this I'll probably drop the idea and have dirac only on my digital sources. Yes, I like my system, and at this point I want dsp room correction and I will slowly shop for the right dsp processor instead of selling everything and spit out 3k, I agree with that, it's part of the hobby, I like it, and that's why I'm here. And I will add another grand or so to the cost of my system, for this feature, it's worth it for me. I'm just saying that in my case, for my need, my system is considerably more costly than this, and maybe I could be happy with this if I was not that far in.As pointed out above, the SHD is a better one to start with.
But this is like the arguments for or against building a PC vs buying a branded one.
Convenience vs customizability to one's needs (or alternatively better specs for a similar price) if one is willing to do the work.
The main reason these kinds of comparisons are not very useful is because it ignores the fact that not everyone uses every feature of a device (the M10 or a PC) to do a feature-by-feature clone. If you could make a case with feature-by-feature clone, then NAD product management would have done a bad job.
The amp, Dirac, Streaming capability is the core common usage for tis unit. The rest varies by whether you need the feature and if you did can you do better? Would you really use the analog inputs here given the performance of the ADC or can you get a better one that has a better sampling rate if you really needed an analog input? For some, not having a physical remote control is a showstopper. For some, that is the future.
Being labeled "lifestyle" seems to be bothering you. Apologies for bringing that up.
Interesting. I see the opposite.
I think the bolded is the opposite of reality. It is the audiophile who spends needlessly on bling and gaining online cred from other audiophiles.
Buying antiquated technology like class A amps, or record players, or vacuum tube buffers, or multi thousand dollar external DACS and building a quarter-ton shrine of gear in the middle of your living space, is not utilitarian. It is a fetish or romanticism. It is, sometimes in the eyes of the fetishist, a status symbol. It is the audiophile who alternates tweaking his vacuum tubes and tweaking his nipples.
The pragmatist seeks an efficient, practical solution. They want a product that does the job whithout dominating their space, and they want it at a sensible price. 'Lifestyle' most often is a patronizing term used online by audiophiles to dismiss products bought by non-cultists.
After I opened the Spotify app, I went back into BlueOS and it shows whats playing on Spotify and I can Play/Pause/Skip and change volume but cannot go through genres, artists and playlists etc. inside the BlueOS app like I can with Tidal or Qobuz.
If I hit the three vertical dots, it asks me to open the Spotify app
So It seems like Spotify works with the BlueOS app the same way Roon does. Minimal control.
I believe the one you are refering to is discontinued. but yes it would work for some.
I have a Chromecast Audio for my garage and two BluOS devices in the house. I'm going to choose BluOS every single time over the Chromecast. It's just like saying all cars are the same and the reasoning is they all have a motor, wheels and a seat. BluOS and Chromecast do the same thing at their very basic function, but that's as far as the Chromecast goes. It's ugly and basic but gets the job done.The discontinued Chromecast Audio. Optical and analog out. Sync them, stream from anything, and just enjoy that it works. They aren't $15 anymore, but can be had all day for $50.
It's ugly and basic but gets the job done.
There's features and experience beyond that bare bones basic function.Perfectly.
Not sure what the car analogy is about...
There's features and experience beyond that bare bones basic function.
Upsell me.
So I'm not much of a salesman. I guess i like shiny stuff.
Nothing wrong with that!
I have the odd shiny thing or two myself...
Upsell me.
I think I have a handle on the dynamic power question now. I did not realize that Anir's burst test uses 1% distortion as the limiter. I guess this this is standard? So in fact, the M10 really has no dynamic overhead at all, the NAD dynamic power spec is just the same as the 1% continuous spec. It seems disingenuous of NAD to imply that it does have dynamic overhead in their specifications. No dynamic overhead is confirmed in the HiFi News review (thanks for the link @Matias ):
Its just prettier to look at I guess, much like the M10. I can't say that it does one thing that the Chromecast/Google Home interface doesn't do eventually through the manufacturers app. The preset function in BluOS is nice, I have radio stations in Tune In and I Heart Radio that are one button presets in BluOS, same with personal play lists. BlueOS offers total control over devices like the M10 from your phone or desktop app (that's why there's no remote for the M10. BlueOS offers partial control on my Node 2i, just like the CCA, I can put it on a fixed input to my integrated and do volume through the app but I choose not to.
So I'm not much of a salesman. I guess i like shiny stuff.
Nothing wrong with that!
I have the odd shiny thing or two myself...
Optical out from my Samsung TV sounds noticeably worse than HDMI and is limited to 16bit/48Khz.600 for Blue OS when you have a chrome cast for 40? And optical out of your tv instead and coax from chrome cast etc. For a pure stereo you have a competitive system for half the price.
The only valid reason for the Nad is Dirac bass Management which I don’t think is there yet anyway...
Maybe you have a filter on.Optical out from my Samsung TV sounds noticeably worse than HDMI and is limited to 16bit/48Khz. Don't really care about bitrate or resolution but as I mentioned, you can easily tell the difference.
Nope. I've checked all the options. It just doesn't allow. Other people have complained about the same stuff on forums.Maybe you have a filter on.