NAD M51

Expert review by (whathifi.com)

NAD M51

Best DAC £1200+, Awards 2012. This flexible DAC will bring great results for any upmarket system

Open, transparent sound ; immense levels of detail ; realistic balance ; extensive connectivity ; large, legible display

Build doesn’t quite reflect the price

The M51 sounds sensational. In fact, we’d go further than that by saying it’s one of the best NAD separates we’ve heard in recent memory.

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Expert review by : Jez Ford (avhub.com.au)

NAD M51 dac review

NAD’s M51 takes the company’s recent Direct Digital amplification concept and applies it to a rather impressive DAC/preamp.

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Consumer review (audioreview.com)

NAD M51 Masters Series DACs

I genuinely wanted to love this DAC based on rave reviews. What I got instead was a DAC that sounded dull and veiled. I ended up getting a Stello U3 USB to SPDIF convertor just to try to make the DAC sound in any way interesting in my setup. In the end...

Mar, 2016

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Consumer review (audioreview.com)

NAD M51 Masters Series DACs

This DAC sounds amazing. This is my 3rd DAC (Peachtree Dacit, Woo Audio WDS1) and it really stands out from my previous DAC's. This DAC has presence. There is a huge sound stage, with great definition of instrument location, however it does show up...

Mar, 2014

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Consumer review (audioreview.com)

NAD M51 Masters Series DACs

Nad M51 sounds like hifi. As opposed to real music, as opposed to natural. Incompatibility with my amplifier maybe, but I sure do not like. The differences between firmware are huge. The latest one sound the most hifi.

Aug, 2013

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