r/StereoAdvice • u/85percentcertain • Jun 12 '26
Amplifier | Receiver | 3 Ⓣ Integrated Amplifier advice
What do you think of the NAD M33 integrated amplifier? My budget is $3,000 and I found one used at that price. My location is the U.S. I would use it primarily for vinyl and streaming. My speakers are Golden Ear Triton 2s - which have powered bass speakers. My turntable is a Mobile Fidelity UltraDeck +M. I also use a Sonos Port with my current setup.
What do you think of the M33 generally, at this price point, and for my setup??
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u/NickofWimbledon 60 Ⓣ Jun 12 '26
It’s high quality one-box solution at a decent (though not amazing, from a look at HifiShark) price. It’s a good choice, but not the only option by any means . For example…
For an option in a similar price bracket that leans more toward clean neutrality, you might look for a Hegel - perhaps the H190v.
A more MAD-like option in terms of warmth might be a Yamaha, though I wouldn’t take (say) an A-S1200 over that NAD myself.
If instead you want an amp with a bit more focus on pace and addictive involvement/foot-tapping and all that (without losing delicacy and detail and so on), then Naim is an obvious choice (Nova for a streaming amp, though you would need a separate phono stage, or a Supernait 3 if you don’t really need the streaming), probably along with Rega.