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Kristie, I hope you feel the love and care that the vast majority of your subscribers have for you. You are an essential part of this channel, and by extension of our audiophile life. Rest, relax, embrace our love, and please return when ready.

Hi Kristi. Missed you in this review. Andrew is awesome but I think you’ve become a much-loved and must-watch part of his channel. I didn’t see the Steve Guttenberg video but I hope you’re OK. Do what you need to do - take care of yourself. I can only share my experience being a Vietnamese immigrant who somehow found his way into the White-dominated advertising agency world where I had a lot of nay-sayers and doubters. Even when I founded my own agency, I still encountered haters. All I can say is, don’t let them stop you from doing what you want to do. Again, whatever you want to do, I’m sure this community and fans of this channel will support you 100%.

I just came from spending the better part of a month in the hospital due to covid, and following your reviews and keeping up with all the content was one of those things that helped the time in the hospital go by a whole lot easier. You and Kristi are greatly appreciated.

Normally I don't comment on videos especially when it comes to ridiculous KZfaq drama but I just want to add my little two cents here... It takes a lot of work and skill to put together professional looking reviews like you and Kristi create and I appreciate it. I also appreciate how both of you have managed to create this level of professionalism and still keep the channel fun and personable - not an easy thing, especially with almost a quarter of million people subscribing. Please keep doing what you're doing, the way that you do it, and don't worry about angry less talented people who lash out, they don't do what you do because they can't.

Hope Kristi is ok. Don't want her to think that those dickheads are representative of everyone watching, but also understand why she would want to have some space. Her contributions and the unscripted chats between the two of you are some of the best things about the channel.

I have had the M33 for the past year and a half using it with a pair of Klipsch La Scala II's. I love the clarity and sound stage. I close my eyes and I can pick out every instrument's position. The tone is perfect. If it is too perfect, I am loving it.

Well, I bought it. Frankly, it’s freaking fantastic to my ears. What I really appreciate is how, with dirac, I can not only optimise for my room acoustics, but, given the possibility to define several dirac profiles, one can tailor the sound to somewhat compensate for shitty recordings, such as old, flat and bright ones. And despite this, the sound remains crystal clear and the stereo image unaffected. So I can now listen to some of my old favorites without stuffing cotton wool into my ears ;-) Bass control is mind blowing and it has bags of power - it just gets louder without straining. So, as I said, to my ears, heaven.

It really felt like something was missing in the video with no Kristi talk in the end D; great review as always :) I own the T778 and is super happy with the touch screen/design also.

We want Kristi back. I do not know if issue with Steve Guttenberg interview (I did not see it) has something to do with her absence but we want here back. I think you two found perfect formula for reviews on your channel. First you "expert" opinion and after that you two chat about impressions of "regular" person. We love it.

Writing as someone who owns the NAD M33, and has been listening to it steady since I took possession in early May, I was very interested to watch this review. As always, you provide viewers with a tightly written narrative that is engaging and entertaining. However, I have to say that I could not disagree more with your main conclusion - that the M33 detracts from an emotional connection with the music. I consider myself a ‘music first’ HiFi enthusiast for whom the gear is a means to an end, not the end itself. I can say, without hesitation, that the M33 has delivered. The Dirac system has improved the poor sonics in my living, delivering a deeper and more expressive low end, while the Eigentakt amplifier delivers a soundstage that is wide and detailed, allowing for a sense of space that is extraordinary on superior recordings (both digital and vinyl). I find myself listening more and for longer stretches of time. This is not an amp that is bright or tiring. It rewards intense listening. Many reviewers, yourself included, use the term ‘transparent’ when praising equipment. In this case, however, I believe your considerable rhetorical skills animate an unstated trope about how class D amplifiers lack ‘warmth,’ or ‘soul.’ To your credit you admit that your review is subjective, but I would respectfully submit that your clever framing of the video around the value of ‘perfection’ is a good example of a strawman argument. Perfection - as you admit - doesn’t exist, but it is used here to invoke a contrast between digital tech and emotion that is not substantiated by the rest of your review. All the best, JC.

I said to myself, this is a shorter review. Perfect as it is, we need Kristi back !! She makes a great 👍 balance to everything. Thanks.

Was hoping to see Kristi's take on it, always a fun and candid conversation. Hope the negativity dint deter her from being on your channel. Awesome work as always.

It really does go to show how much personal taste comes into things. I A/B tested the M33 alongside the Naim Uniti Nova through some large Focal Choras in a store listening room last week (yes, I know these speakers are probably not the highest spec for this) and I absolutely LOVED the sound of the M33. Totally loved it. Thought it was the best amp I’d ever laid my ears on! If it wasn’t for its high price I would’ve bought one there and then. The Nova sounded great but when switched to the NAD the music changed to another level altogether.

I've had the M33 for around a month now...and I totally love it. That said, I do know what Andrew means by it almost being 'too perfect'. That said, you can still tailor the sound with the speakers you pair it with. The amp itself is just so perfectly clean and transparent it's unbelievable. Let's face it, much of the 'character or soul' people sometimes like are just flaws. if you want gear with 'character' there are no shortage of options. If you want a do everything integrated that is utterly clean in it's presentation the M33 is it. From a feature and usability perspective it really is unmatched. If you are a minimalist like me, it really is a great solution.

One of the best review if you ask me. You separate the the "facts / what you hear" from what you like. I love that! I understand that i like other things (exact, perfect / boring) than you. But the review was really objektive. Good work!!

NAD is among 1 of the most under-rated components in the hifi industry. Many audiophiles even referring to NAD as midfi. Not sure what's to dislike about a neutral sounding integrated amp like the M33. What you also get is a DAC, Dirac and a streamer. I was looking at McIntosh and Anthem for my next upgrade but I then I have to spend upwards $2000 for a streamer. Why? There's absolutely nothing wrong with NAD's streaming. The M33 is like a Porsche which does everything so perfectly well, some arguing too well and that its too clinical and lifeless. I beg to differ!

I really appreciate your honest take on the M33. I've owned it for about a year and I've really enjoyed the amp, both in usability/flexibility and sound quality. For me, it has been the perfect replacement for my old Hegel H300.

I really hope Kristi is back soon. When i was watching today and i realized the video was almost over and you hadn't asked Kristi for her take i was really bummed out. I can't stress enough what a huge contribution Kristi makes to your videos. Her takes on gear are awesome. She is so real and i think she helps people newer to the hobby to understand. So sorry for what happened on the Steve G video but i hope Kristi knows some people are just jealous because you guys have the best produced audiophile channel on youtube

I'm at a point where I hit like before I even watched the video. One of my favorite corners on KZfaq for sure, especially because of the way you deliver the content and the respectful community. Cheers

Thanks for the great video and I can imagine the amount of work that went into making it. The timing was impeccable. I've read, listened to every review and talked to dealers about the M33 for the past year and I think your review nailed it pretty much perfectly - thank you! Personally, I love the look of the M33 and its enormous amount of unrivalled features. Having a neutral, transparent and uncoloured sound are qualities that most audiophiles dream about, but I appreciate you highlighting the alternative viewpoints. The M33 will hopefully be my endgame! Best to you and Kristi.

Hi, watching your review after i've bought my m33 is interesting and helpful to me because it helps me to think and understand myself a little bit better. After nearly one year of use, the m33 does strange things to me and my listening and how i connect to the music. First, i really needed to understand Dirac and how it belongs to my listen. One part of dirac is the EQ function, where the most people start with, solving or at least maybe understanding and think about their room issues and maybe also get deeper to really create "their" sound or their "moodsetup".. No device swapping, just by a click. The neutrality of this amp really brings the fundament to make this possible, all other amps with their static outbound-filters-colors produces always the same sound, independent of the music or the speaker, there is no communication between the ampspeakerroom in the analog world, totally static, it is how it is. this results into looking for a new amp after a while, when the first glimmer drops down, or the speaker stops to shine or both. Not so on the m33 Because it no-coloration at the outbound filters, it gives the listers the stage and this is a really longterm benefit in my view. The next big thing on the m33 and most of the users might not realise this normally, is the other side on the Dirac setup, the timesync from the speakers output to your listening position especially in Stereo. Once you realize this, you are out from everything else! When the measurement was done propertly you are able to walk with your ears in between the artists and the microphones. Especially on old vinyls records, you are in the room where it happens and whre it was recorded, not in front, or at the seat, nope ..you are in between the microphones where the music flows into and understand it. That is something i've never ever expericed in my live before at that level. The sound is so real Stereo, not as most of the other amps ..music from the left.. music from the right..Some says the hegel does it too, but not if you are not perfectly seated! with this m33, the magic that the sound is not coming from the speakers but from a virtual center that can be archieved with any "normal" priced speaker. I've only expirenced this picuture of music before with the AA Trio G3. They are super big and the sweetspot is very narrow , but when it fits, it fits! Same possible with the m33 when it fits, you see the artist, the distance and arrangement between the piano, the Bass, the Drums and the guitar because of the microphonie of the recording and how the m33 makes is timecorrection to you listening position BUT with are far wider listening position tolerance and for % of the costs like the Trio G3 setup with 2 SUBs and the house that you need to place them in. With the m33 and integrated Dirac_Filters This level of immersion, totally absorbs me, the music that i hear today and how the m33 control the soundscape and stage changes my personal listening forever with all my floorstanders i try. To be precise, the EQ and Bass control is not the only big bang .. its the underestimated timecorrection together with the EQ and therefore the really stereo picture it the magic. Please keep in mind that really many people outside are not able to build the perfect speaker triangle or even think about it so they will never ever have a stereoexperice..just music from the left,,music from the right.with more or less bass, hight, middles. They might can not change the furniture so they have to change everything at the hifi Equipment until it matches somehow... and then getting bored at someday because of the static output-filters on their amp, and than the story begins again. not so with the m33, either in small, or in big rooms when people move from city to city or with tinybookshelfs or big bloody booster speaker. now you can always reproduce the sound how you like it..not the room, not the speaker, not the amp.. just the music and all at small energy-cost especially for people like me who listen all day long, late at night or watching tv. So my concern here is that something like the m33 could not compared to the analog world, it's a new class of listening experince. i've also like the particular sound of hifi Equipment,, but more i like the music i've listen to. Some sound-united stereo-devices now come around with dirac.. but still with their classic outbound-filter colouration. Modern TV based on OLED primary separates their quality with their ability to create deepest as possible "black"-"silence" therefore contrast around the silience, this is something you get with the purifies ET hardware, clear guitars, cellos, pianos, really not heard before in the combination with the time-correction.. it's getting more to start listening with brain and ears, not only with hips & and foot, just change just the filter raise the level to *rock-the-block* ;-) and if this is not enough, just bridge an m23 to it at 700W full, i mean really full control, no fluttering bass, just trousers. I am really, really interested how or with what kind of technologiy this can be topped. This kind of hardware shifts us as music lovers more to real integrated re-users instand of dump consumer replacing hifi-HW all day long.. but this are only my thoughts and opinion ;-)

Yes, perfection is boring. Especially for hobbyists/audiophiles who like to listen to imperfections in their sound and think of next upgrade they will do to make it better and good enough for a month or two. I'm definitely getting a Purifi amp.

Congratulations on 200K subscribers! Perfection is the system you have.

Now I have been using m33 for several months. I’m not an expert, not an audiophile. And I pretty much like it. No cons for my usage (digital music via Roon + games on PS5 + TV). No issues. Sometimes it loses connection but maybe it’s my wi-fi. Dirac makes VERY BIG difference in sound. It’s really killer feature. Just my noob experience)

Finally a review that actually say something. Thank you Andrew. Your insights and presentation are always an island of ease in this ocean of noise

I like that you are displaying new artists and new albums. Nice touch.

Completely and utterly digging your reviews lately. And that’s because you are being honest. I like “ negative “ reviews because it is one more variable to take into account on what you like and how we perceive it. Thank you !

Don’t let hater win, I loved the end of the review chat, was so refreshing to hear your wife’s perspective on the different equipment. Needless to say I don’t have such engagements when I change equipment.

Congrats on 200k subs what a milestone I’m the industry! 🎊

In-depth and concise as usual... Keep it up!

Great review but just like in the M33 something is missing. Truly miss Kristi's take but I completely understand if she takes a break. Hope she return soon. Enjoy your Sunday.

The perfect amplifier/receiver keeps my attention, makes me want to listen for hours. It breathes life into music I've heard all my life, and reveals layers I've never noticed before. It's warm, not harsh, doesn't call attention to itself.

DSP is where the magic happens with these devices. The lack of character noted without DSP is simply an empty canvas awaiting your tuning of the device to suit your room and your ears. This is why for sure Bluesound products may have the same software engine as NAD products and maybe even the same amplification, but the more upmarket of them sport DSP (Dirac). So many reviewers have missed this, some even saying they never even tried it, some just fiddled a bit with the default curve and the lite version, and shame on NAD for not making a bigger deal of it. Done right, it makes a huge difference to the listening experience. And sure Dirac requires commitment to properly understand it and set it up. But once you figure it out then you can make your Dirac equipped amplification sound however you want. It's truly some sort of magic. I'll underscore this by asking how do professional live sound engineers provide a consistent experience for audiences in different stadiums (surely the most difficult listening rooms in the world) night after night? DSP is the correct answer. This is the way.

Ah yes! My soul cleanser of the day, Andrews review and Kristy's take. Bless you both.

With all due respect it sounds as though you’re reaching for something to dislike with the M33. A straight neutral amp sounds like exactly what one would want.

Another great and thorough review as usual, Andrew, and like so many well-wishers have commented below, I hope all is well with Kristi and I miss her spontaneous take on various equipment which really added something to these reviews. Plus, it was great to see the fun interaction and the shared laughs between the two of you. All the best to you both as always.

I always love Kristi's take. I have been looking at this integrated. It checks many boxes, dual speakers, earc hdmi, sub outs, ample power, and all the streaming goodies. Thanks!

I can always rely on a great review from Kristi and you! Just wanted to let you both (and maybe especially Kristi, given recent events) know that as another woman with a passion for Hi-Fi I really like this channel and the fact that Kristi is actively included in the reviews. The final chat is something I also always enjoy, having a second opinion also helps clarify the rest of the review :)

Hey Andrew I have to say you have seriously helped me with my Audiophile knowledge. Thank you for all of your content

Andrew and I agree on one thing and that is engagement with the music is the most important thing.

Really do miss Kristi's take. She's perfect to give an "every person" opinion. I also realized she and I have the same taste in sound profile, so if she loves it, I know I probably will too.

I can understand your comments about perfection vs emotion. I own the M33 and noticed this “perfection” in its extreme clarity with no harsh borders, at least with my Polk Reserve R700 speakers (with smooth tweeters) and a SVS SB 3000 SW. But Dirac allows you to manage all the frequencies, not only the bass. So this tool is the path to “color” your sound, to fit more with your emotional side, if needed. So I think this gives you more alternatives to experiment than other warm or emotional amps can give. It also allows to have several profiles that adapt better to specific kinds of music or recordings, only in one piece, with no need of external equalizers. Bottom line: Emotion is possible with the M33!

I have the m33 with b&w 804 d3. Couldn't be happier😁 would dare to say it's a perfect match.

How frequently you put out these reviews really shows dedication.

Very nice review I don't usually care about how an Amp test on a bench for the perfect sound. For me it's your environment and how you set up your system. The hands on adjustment and placement count for me. Also wishing Crissy the best. Her opinion was and is respected and appreciated. Hope you come back soon.

For integrated amps there is an element of functionality, but for amps (pre and power) the aspect of joy, is the "handshake" between it and the speakers. This sounds like it will be able to utilize the speakers (and room) to maximum performance effect. But I do get it, some combos have a magic in one parameter or another (my old mosfet yamaha, that midrange with vocals is special, despite it lacking in places), and it would be disconcerting to have pure robot perfection gloss over the positive attributes of whatever sources or speakers you've chosen. For a lot of people that one-stop-shopping at the nth percentile is perfect, other people are looking for an elusive other quality and will feel, hollow with it.

I find that everything above a certain threshold these day sound good enough tonally that I find the thing that I care most about in a system is actually the imaging. I love the "magic" that some systems can produce. When you just have 2 speakers in front of you but it sounds like instruments are coming from 5 distinct positions in the room, I just feel so much more involved in the performance.

Yet another great review. I’ve been an NAD fan for years, but this kind of confirms I should probably look elsewhere for my upcoming amplifier needs. Until recently I would have said perfection and absolute performance was where I would land. Then I heard the Klipsch La Scalas. Emotional connection wins.

I think most of us can say confidently that we miss and appreciate Kristi’s takes on products that you both review

With soo many good options out here for music/audio playback and relatively cheaper options sounding great, I lean more towards the emotional connection with my equipment. While my setup is primarily for personal enjoyment, I also enjoy entertaining friends and family. So at this level of HiFi when everything starts coming down to splitting hairs.. it's all about esthetics and functionality for ME. Sleek, non intrusive, and ease of use will have my money before specs any day.

Thanks Andrew. I’ve had a hankering for an amp that would transfer my living room into an amphitheater. If this M33 has “all that you want” then it is more than adequate for me. I like the deep dive with the proper amount of delicious details from my perspective. Nice thing is Andrew, is that excellence doesn’t require perfection. My dear wife just gave me the permission to buy. Cheers mate. Keep on sharing your opinion!

Great review to ring in 200K!!! Looking forward to the future with both of you guys. Appreciate the work and passion.

​ @Andrew Robinson nice review as always. What do I think about if perfection could be boring? It's need a non short answer. I can listen to a lot of audiophiles claiming about the perfect sound equal as possible as the original and that means the equalizers are devil devices and no tone controls are allowed. Just the minimum steps… But I also see how a lot of them love vinyl imperfection, or valve amps coloration. This is really an incoherent world. It's a subjetive passion because each one lives the music in a different way. As you always say, the only true is in oneself. But I really think that an amp very transparent isn't boring. What I like is the possibility to find some missed details in the music that I love and I have already listened thousands of times. That's a marvelous experience when something new is revealed in a piece that you think you know perfectly. This discoveries are part of my fun listening to music. Of course are always an emotional approach to the devices, but in my case it isn't a "personal sounding, non in an amp. The emotional approach to an amp, it's for me in the way to use it, the functions, or the look, or even in the fact to touch it. I think that "coloration" in the sound have to be produced by the speakers selection, or an EQ, no by the amp. For that reason, if the NAD M33 is transparent, has enough power, it's easy and enjoyable to use, has a nice touch screen and multiple functions and possibilities… It's perfect!, and I would look for the passion just in the use experience, and if I would prefer a diferent sound I'd try it playing with the other gears, no the amp. Anothger advantage is that you can use the NAD as pre-amp and streamer and connect it to a different amp, even a valve amp if you want. My English isn't enough good for express correctly, but I hope you understand what I am trying to explain. Regards

Absolute spot on review by Andrew. I used M33 for close to a month and that’s exactly how I felt. The sound was just too clinical. Dirac live cleans up the sound and minimize your room’s effects on sound even more but the music just becomes lifeless in my opinion. I sent it back and purchased Technics SU-G700 amplifier / Blue Sound Node streamer combo. I am glad I did.

Hi. I started my journey years ago with a Nad 302, Nad cd and JPW speakers. In between I had a cheaper home theater system. Now i listen to a DENON XB 250BT with small boston acoustics in a stereo setup . The other day I set up my old system for my mother in law. I was nostalgic about the sound that seemed to flow like Crystal water out of the speakers. I could not believe the purity thereof. Unfortunately half an hour later I was bored to death with the clean sound. In other words: I get You.

Hifi to me is a system that gets out of the way of the music and let's you enjoying it to the point where you loose track of time. Even when it's not a live recording it's still an experience.

Perfection to me is getting the absolute best out of my recordings and what the speakers can deliver and not having an amplifier "flavor" it for me. I want to flavor it myself by EQ/DSPing tailored to the song i am listening. Therefore i need a signal chain that doesn't add warmth or any kind of fizz, coldness, whatever to it. With the C298 it was the first time that i noticed that some records just plain suck. And now that i have gotten so used to the revealing character of it i don't wanna miss it. If a mastering sucks, it sucks. If i wanna change the sound signature, i can do it with EQing the hell out of it but the amp just does what it is supposed to do: deliver clean sound with almost no distortion or coloration. Letting me hear what the artist/sound engineer put on the disc.

I've gotten the same impressions of NAD since their wonderful class AB masters series before they went to hybrid digital. I currently own a D3020 V2 amp that will be moving to provide Atmos duties for 2 ceiling speakers. Clinical is the best term I can use to describe their sound now. It's devoid of anything. Might look good on paper and might test well, but for me, it doesn't cut it. I'm on the hunt for something for my 2 channel office setup.

perfect length video and interesting point that brings up again the question of diminishing returns.

Thanks for the 60 second review

None of the other amps from NAD sounds like m33. I'd pick Hegel over any of the other amps from NAD, but I think m33 might be my favourite amp. It sounds AMAZING.

Perfection in hi-fi, to me, is that balance between people’s reactions from “Wow!” to the sound that they are hearing and their reaction of “Woah/What?!” when you tell them what you spent. There’s a mid-point there that justifies the “perfection” that ultimately, as you put it, only has to appease one person. Unfortunately, “perfection” right now is a 20 year old $279 Sony HT Receiver with DefTech ProCinema 1000’s 😋 Maybe someday when the kids are older. 🤞Thank you both for all of the phenomenal content that keeps my hopes alive for that someday 😉✌️

Never owned a NAD product, but I like the "look" of thier stuff. Great review.

The mighty m33. Truly a Swiss Army knife of an amplifier.

always been a fan of nad they r putting out some fantastic products loving the shirt by the way ..

200k!! Congrats to you and Kristi!

I have owned the M33 for over 8 months.....love it, and initially was looking to match with B&W 607's, but after testing a few at our local retailer with a preferred playlist and my Wife we ended up selecting Sonus faber Sonetto V speakers........you are right about the neutrality of the M33 but the Sonetto's bring that to life......yet to match a subwoofer or two, but will look at that next year. Keep up the good work on your reviews! And keep safe and well!

That’s one reason tube amps sound so good - they don’t measure perfectly distortion wise or exacting spec wise. They have that Je ne sais quoi

I'm a bit disappointed with the review. Nowhere is mentioned that the unit is using Purify Eigentakt modules, which have the best measurements around. Neither the Dirac live room correction is mentioned which is a game changer in speaker response and will even improve your turntable's sound. Instead, an endless rumbling on how "perfect" the unit is and how that's a bad thing. It sounds like you're biased to hear what you're expecting to hear, (class D clinical sound, A/B warmth etc) Amplifiers are circuits, they have no soul or sound on their own. Do a blind test and decide which one you like most in the end of the day, that would be way more credible.

Congratulations on your 200k subscribers Andrew and Kristi! Keep up the good work you guys!

I completely agree with your assessment of the sound. I found it to be very polished, but with no character. There was something synthetic about it that I couldn't quite put my finger on. I also found it lacking in heft at low levels. Once it was pushed a little, it sounded better. But, there was this vapor-like quality to the presentation that I also found strange. I think it was less of a problem with the amp, and more of me just being used to other topologies. I agree that most people would love it, but it left me cold.

Been here since 30k and going strong. So glad to see the channel doing so well Andrew, you deserve it! Fantastic content as always!

You and Kristi do great reviews with a style and class unattainable by some other reviewers. Nice job on this one, as well, though Kristi was missed.

I appreciate your reviews. I really enjoyed your take on the M33.

Hi Andrew, love your shirt on this review. With your QOTD, for me, apart from the desired components and gear, perfect hifi lets you enjoy music and listen for hours with a smile on your face expressing satisfaction and contentment that takes you away while still being there.

Great review and amazing product. Like Kristi has said before: these very expensive products make the more affordable make even more sense. Missed her take, stay strong!

Nice review of that NAD but I’m feeling ‘incomplete’ without Kristi’s section… 😞

Congrats on 200k! Honestly surprised you don’t have more!

‘Perfect’ is what YOU like best. I’ve had many store owners tell me how good something is sounding whilst to my ears it’s flat. Advice and good reviews are all great but to live with a hifi you have to love it too

You hit 200,000!

Recently purchased the M33 and paired it with the L100 75 Anniversary speakers. Listening to my music has never been more fun and immersive. The M33 is exacting in its sound, but Dirac really allows you to tailor the amp toward a warmer, more "tubey" sound. I often find myself blurting out "Woah!" when listening to this pairing because of something I've either never heard before in a song or because I will regularly hear a vocal or instrument that "leaps" out from the physical confines of the speakers and floats somewhere around the room. It's the aural equivalent of a haunted house where suddenly you're shocked when a horn or guitar or percussive instrument emerges seemingly out of thin air. I know sound is totally subjective, but I'm having a blast with this thing!

What a beautiful machine... I can only dream and wish. It is always a pleasure in listening and watching your channel, to learn and to enjoy and also to visualise.

You answered several of my hunches, especially in light of Ron's review. I find the musical pendulum of my tastes swinging back toward tube amps for this very reason. Congratulations on nearing the bend of 200K subs, that's an amazing feat of hard work and determination. I too was surprised Kristi didn't have an opinion to share about the M33, vacation from Andrew reviews? :-)

Great Review Andrew, missed hearing Kristies take on it.

Great review!

perfect hi-fi means..I get chills and the hair on my arms stands up while listening to music....any music.

Interesting review. Great example of how music remains art no matter how much science is applied.

great review. i want to thankyou for your review of the cambridge axr100. i bought it based off of yours and others reviews and am totally in love.

Just remember that the Nad M33 uses Purifi Eigentakt amp modules, not Hypex as in the c368/c388/M10. Sure you get the same BluOS ui in all of them, but they do not sound the same :)

I’ve heard others both pitch and review this unit and immediately thought, “I wonder what Andrew thinks?” I first heard a salesman pitch it, and it seemed like the greatest thing since sliced bread, then I heard a reviewer dis it, think twice, and dis it again. Now you say it’s ‘perfect’ but boring. Wow. I would still like to hear it, because, like you say, it has every feature you would want, and no major weak spots. Adding it all up sounds like a ringing endorsement to me. I would rather be bored than disappointed. 🙂

First thing that entered my mind when I saw your shirt was Be kind, please rewind"!!! 🤪🤪🤪

Nice shirt! Best comment you could make

The perfection in HiFi for me is when the HiFi disappears and you feel like you are in the room with the band or orchestra playing in front of you. I believe that the goal of music sound recording is to deliver sound as it was produced by voice or music instruments, without coloration, warmth and other adjectives that one like to use.

This review is really good, you mention one of the things audiophiles/measurement-lovers often miss in their reviews, in my opinion at least. A total flat, neutral, colorless response can be good, but it is not a guaranee to make you connect with the sound, make you emotional etc. And as a sidenote, the hunt for the sound of ”what the artist intended”, is impossible if you dont use the same soundcard, same studiomonitors as they did. The monitors, like all hifi-speakers, sound vastly different to eachother too. Great video, and keep up your good work :)

Another great Video Andrew . . . . wishing you all the best!

This makes me think of the emotional impact you felt in your Klipsch LaScala review. I would love to have seen how the clinical neutrality of the M33 would have performed through the emotional LaScalas. Do the LaScalas make the M33 sound emotional, or does the M33 make the LaScalas more dispassionate? My idea of perfect Hi-Fi is all about emotional connection. To me, music is about emotion. If it doesn't move me, what's the point? That may not look as good on paper, and it could be different for each individual but Hi-Fi without emotion is just as dead inside as a person without passion or emotion.

Great review. But I miss the perspective from Kristy and the discussion at the end of the review.

Great review. I want some flavor in the sound. That's why i bought the Gryphon Diablo 120

As I found with my T778 the M33 requires larger floor standing speakers and you need to tweak the response curve away from the standard HK curve to your liking which is easy to do with the full range Dirac software .