NAD M2 Direct Digital Amplifier

Direct Digital Amplifier # 2 X 250W Continuous Power at 8 and 4 Ohms # >500W IHF Dynamic Power # 120dB Dynamic Range # 40uV Residual Noise # >2000 Damping Factor at 50Hz +0/-0.5dB Frequency Response 20Hz 20kHz, -3dB >85kHz # Channel Separation >90dB @ 1kHz, 80dB @ 10kHz # Digital PowerDrive # Digital Soft Clipping (switchable) # 5 Position Digital Impedance Compensation Filter. # A/D Conversion for Analogue Inputs # Multi-bit Delta/Sigma 24/216kHz # 0.0004% THD # Sample rate 32kHz - 192kHz # 124dB S/N Ratio # High Resolution 120dB Digital Attenuator. # Inputs Digital SPDIF: AES/EBU, Coaxial X 2, Optical X 2 # Inputs Analogue: Balanced, Single Ended # Processor Loop: SPDIF Optical (Mac PC compatible) out/in # 2 Sets of Speaker Binding Posts to facilitate Bi-wiring # Remote Control # RS-232 serial data port # IR Input # 12V Trigger Input and Output # <1W Standby Consumption # 90% Amplifier Efficiency

According to NAD, the M2 can accept any PCM signal from 32kHz to 192kHz at bit depths up to 24. It cannot accept and decode compressed formats like mp3.