Hmmz.. It takes awhile to read the various reviews and go through the measurements and descriptions but I finished. It has some pretty cool features. The illuminated metal finished remotes are ace, the pre section is ace, the amp section is ace and the tone controls tied in with the volume control position is another neat feature that I like. I use tone and EQ all the time so those are good. The power output dynamics and RMS are great too. It's a neat piece of gear.
Sweet, really nice to hear. I see that you are also in Canada. My M3 came to me from Toronto and has found a home in Ottawa.
What speakers are you driving with your M3?
Monitor Audio PL200 and a pair of SVS SB2000 Pro. I use the built in highpass filter of the M3 at 40Hz for the mains and cross the subs at 60Hz. Not sure if it will stay that way, but so far so good.
That's a nice match for your NAD M3. I like the smartphone app for the sub; can tweak away from the seating position.
Absolutely, I am loving the combination for sure. Both the PL200s and the SVS are new to me. Prior to them I had stand mounted KEF R300s supported by two diminutive REL T Zero subs. They were also quite nice, but I wanted to return to floorstanders and my love of electronic and ambient music has renewed my belief in scale of sound being somewhat benefitted by larger air displacing speakers. The SVS app is very useful for sure and when I sought advice their technical support was excellent. Zero regrets with either speaker move.
Yeah, I like speakers that can move more air too. It's more dynamic I think.
How about yourself, you must have a speaker setup that you like quite a bit.
Gotcha, so headphones is your audio game at this point unless I am misunderstanding you there. I have owned quite a few headphones these last five or so years including the HD800S/700/650/600. I have heard the HD820 driven from the speaker tap off my M3.
Great. What was your impression of the HD820?
If I'm to be honest, it didn't work for me at all. The fit was terrible. I was actually selling it for a friend (used CAM of course) and he couldn't get it to fit either. All of the other HD series fit me perfectly, no issues, the 820, would not seal at all, I had to hold the cups with my hands to get a seal, and even then I just felt that the bass impact was not where it should be.
I read that before too. Somebody was saying the clamp pressure is too light. I don't have to have those it's really just a target/goal. Lots of headphones available in the upper price range.
Indeed. We can always PM each other or even talk about this over the phone if you want. I'm cognizant that we might be taking the thread really OT. I have tons of headphone experience so if you want to talk headphones I am always game. Speakers are my first love, but I also very much enjoy what headphones have to offer.
Yeah, maybe some day. I'm sure I can think up some headphones questions.
