hsitas Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I am looking for an extremely low jitter source (under USD 2000) to stream digital output over sPDIF or AES/EBU to my NAD M51 DAC. Colorfly Pocket HiFi C4 Pro seems to be a good option because of it 2ps jitter at its sPDIF output. Has anyone used Colorfly C4 Pro as a digital source in their audio system? NAD M50 seems to be a good option. What is the jitter on the NAD M50 Digital Streamer? Please let me know your experiences. Link to comment
Kelly Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Isn't the colorfly a portable player? I supposed it might be good but it and the M50 are totally different animals and I don't think they are really comparable. To answer your question NAD hasn't ever published a number. Jitter is complicated and reducing it to a single number doesn't really mean much. The M50 is a very good player with very low jitter and it would be a great mate for your M51. The one online review of the M50 I found compares it favorably to Linn and Naim streamers that cost much more: NAD M50 & M52 | The Ear Roon ->UltraRendu + CI Audio 7v LPS-> Kii Control -> Kii Three Roon->BMC UltraDAC->Mr Speakers Aeon Flow Open Link to comment
hsitas Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 I will be listening to the M50 next week. This week I tried the BADA Alpha USB with M51 and it took M51 to a different level. I have auditioned Musical Fidelity and the new Bel Canto USB/sPDIF converters; BADA Alpha USB is in a different league. I hope that I can achieve a similar sound with M50. Isn't the colorfly a portable player? I supposed it might be good but it and the M50 are totally different animals and I don't think they are really comparable. To answer your question NAD hasn't ever published a number. Jitter is complicated and reducing it to a single number doesn't really mean much. The M50 is a very good player with very low jitter and it would be a great mate for your M51.The one online review of the M50 I found compares it favorably to Linn and Naim streamers that cost much more: NAD M50 & M52 | The Ear Link to comment
Kelly Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 The Berkeley Alpha seems to be the consensus best USB converter. The Berkeley going through the AES connection to the M51 should be a really, really good combination. The M50 should be in the same league per all reports I have read/heard. When you try the M50 with the M51, listen through the AES connection and also through HDMI (with a good cable.) I have read the HDMI connection is actually the best way to hook these two units together and takes performance to another league. I would be interested if you find a difference. I will be listening to the M50 next week. This week I tried the BADA Alpha USB with M51 and it took M51 to a different level. I have auditioned Musical Fidelity and the new Bel Canto USB/sPDIF converters; BADA Alpha USB is in a different league. I hope that I can achieve a similar sound with M50. Roon ->UltraRendu + CI Audio 7v LPS-> Kii Control -> Kii Three Roon->BMC UltraDAC->Mr Speakers Aeon Flow Open Link to comment
bubusia Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I just bought m50 to be paired with m51 and to my ear aes/ebu is superior to hdmi - maybe a better cable would make a difference, though the one i got seems quite decent. Link to comment
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