NAD M66 | BluOS Streaming DAC Preamplifier | 3 YEAR WARRANTY

Name: NAD M66 | BluOS Streaming DAC Preamplifier | 3 YEAR WARRANTY
Brand: NAD
SKU: 70959
Price: 5690.00 CHF
Availability: BackOrder

Reference 70959

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The NAD M66 is a Masters Series DAC preamplifier with a BluOS streamer, an ESS Sabre ES9038PRO DAC and an MM/MC phono stage. It integrates Dirac Live Room Correction and Bass Control, an HDMI eARC input and a 7-inch touchscreen.

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Product Details

NAD M66 preamplifier on a wooden cabinet, touchscreen lit

ESS Sabre ES9038PRO conversion

The M66 hands digital conversion to the ESS Sabre ES9038PRO chip, paired with an ES9822PRO analogue-to-digital converter, for wide dynamic range and very low noise. The Dynamic Digital Headroom circuit, enabled in the BluOS app, removes inter-sample peak clipping during conversion: snare hits gain impact and cymbals stay clean. Volume runs through a precision resistor ladder that keeps the left and right channels matched across the whole range.

Silver preamplifier on a wall shelf, two power amplifiers below

BluOS multi-room streaming

The built-in BluOS streamer gives access to more than 20 music services, internet radio and your own libraries, up to 24-bit/192 kHz with full MQA decoding. Music plays in one room or is shared with up to 63 other BluOS devices on the network. AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect and Tidal Connect are supported, as is voice control through Amazon Alexa or Apple Siri.

Hi-fi system with two floorstanding speakers, a subwoofer and three units on a cabinet

Dirac Live and Bass Control

Full-bandwidth Dirac Live room correction is calibrated with the supplied microphone plugged into the USB port, then the app calculates filters against standing waves and reflections. Dirac Live Bass Control sets each subwoofer independently, in frequency and in time, for even bass across the whole listening area. Four balanced XLR and four unbalanced RCA subwoofer outputs sit on the back panel.

Preamplifier and power amplifier on a low sideboard between two floorstanding speakers

Complete connectivity

The quiet MM/MC phono stage, with precise RIAA equalisation, filters the infrasonic noise of vinyl without touching the bass. An HDMI eARC input takes the TV sound, alongside two optical, two coaxial and one AES/EBU input, two RCA pairs and one XLR pair. Analogue Direct mode bypasses all digital processing, and the dedicated headphone amplifier also drives high-impedance studio headphones.

Reference 70959

Data sheet

Product Type: Streamer Preamplifier
Features: 7-inch colour touchscreen
Analogue Direct mode without digital processing
BluOS Controller app (iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows, macOS)
Calibrated measurement microphone supplied (Dirac Live)
Home automation: Crestron, Control4, ELAN, RTI, URC, Josh.ai
Remote Control Supplied
Two MDC2 slots for upgrade modules
USB ports: USB-A
Bluetooth: AAC, LDAC and aptX HD codecs
aptX HD 5.0
Brand: NAD
Integrated DAC: ESS ES9038PRO
Headphone output: Dedicated headphone amplifier, low output impedance, high output voltage
WiFi: Dual band 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
Wi-Fi 5
Audio outputs: Unbalanced RCA and balanced XLR pre-outs
Number of channels: 2 (stereo)
Digital inputs: 2 optical, 2 coaxial, 1 balanced AES/EBU
HDMI ARC: Yes (eARC)
Analog inputs: 2 pairs of RCA line inputs, 1 pair of balanced XLR inputs
Subwoofer output: 4 balanced XLR and 4 unbalanced RCA
Multiroom: BluOS
Yes, via AirPlay 2
Phono inputs: MM / MC
Color: Black, Silver
Number of HDMI ports: 1 (HDMI eARC)
Streaming services: Internet radio: TuneIn Radio, iHeartRadio, Calm Radio, Radio Paradise
TIDAL Connect
Tidal, Qobuz, Qobuz Connect, Deezer, Spotify (Spotify Lossless supported), Spotify Connect, Amazon Music HD, SiriusXM, LiveOne, HighResAudio, JUKE, Napster, Pandora, Presto Music
Voice control: Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri (compatible devices)
Audio format: MP3, AAC, WMA, OGG, WMA-L, ALAC, OPUS
Technology: ESS Sabre ES9822PRO A/D converter
NAD Dynamic Digital Headroom (DDH)
Resistor-ladder digital volume control
Hi-Res Audio: 16 – 24-bit
FLAC, MQA, WAV, AIFF, MPEG-4 SLS
Full MQA decoding and rendering
Up to 24 bit / 192 kHz
Up to 192 kHz
Series: Masters
Network connectivity: Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45
Sensitivity: 185 mV (ref. 500 mV out, maximum volume)
Phono: MM 1.7 mV, MC 123 µV (ref. 500 mV out, maximum volume)
Room correction: Dirac Live Bass Control, independent control of each subwoofer
Dirac Live Room Correction, full-bandwidth version
Signal-to-noise ratio: Headphones: over 98 dB (32 Ω load, A-weighted, ref. 0.5 V out)
Over 105 dB (IHF, A-weighted, ref. 500 mV out, unity gain)
Phono: MM over 82 dB, MC over 75 dB (A-weighted, ref. 500 mV out)
Power consumption: Auto standby 0.5 W, network standby 2.0 W, off 0.1 W
Less than 0.5 W in standby
Frequency response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz (±0.2 dB)
Headphone output: ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Niveau de sortie: Over 5 V (IHF load, ref. 0.1 % THD), over 10 V in Analog Bypass
Séparation des canaux: Headphone output: over 62 dB at 1 kHz
Over 120 dB (1 kHz)
Impédance de charge recommandée: 56 kΩ + 100 pF
Phono: MM 56 kΩ + 100 pF, MC 100 Ω + 280 pF
Distortion (THD): Headphones: less than 0.002 % (ref. 1 V out)
Less than 0.001 % at 2 V out (20 Hz - 20 kHz)
Phono: MM less than 0.008 %, MC less than 0.02 % (ref. 2 V out)
Width: 43.5 cm
Depth: 38.7 cm
Height: 13.3 cm
Unit weight: 7.6 kg