I have purchased a lot of hifi gear in my life, so I am in position to assess value. The C700 is fantastic product and value and even more so when purchased as a refurbished at the Audio Factory. I actually think it is my preferred NAD product and I have the C3050 and M10 V2.
very pleased with tge upgrade from Spektor 2 & Spektor Vokal to Oberon 5 & Oberon Vokal.
Still using Spektor 2's as rear in 5.1 surround.
I like that the Oberon Vokal is ported on the front instead of the rear as the Spektor Vokal, works better on my setup.
My vintage 5120 turntable sounds great thanks to the PP2e!
Great sound quality for such a small size speakers, elegant looks, excellent for home theater system as well as a music system.
First pair had connection issues. Bluesound got in touch and sent a new pair and all the issues resolved. Love the sound quality and the ability to tailor the sound profile to my hearing!
Picked this up along with the VM310, AM17, and a BluOS kit. The modules do require firmware updates so if you update, be prepared for that but this piece is killer! Sound quality exceeded my expectations! Dirac room correction actually did an amazing job even for two channel. My room has never sounded this good. Hi-res music streaming using Blu-OS is amazing! This honestly does so well with two channel that I am pulled my two channel preamp out of my system. Not sure what DACs are being used here but I have also ditched my seperate DAC as well. Fast shipping and customer service was on point. My unit was missing the magnetic feet and they had them to me just a few days later. Highly recommended all the way around!
This reconditioned item looks like new and works great with my bluestone equipment.
What has happened in the last decade, was I sleeping? I downsized from a man cave with 8 watt vacuum tube triode amps and horn speakers to a Yamaha receiver and Klipsch speakers over 10 years ago.
Anyway the yammie sounded clean and clear, but I never got the thrill that old, heavy technology could provide. I had decided on a streamer cuz Tidal, and as I had NAD gear in the past, the Powernode Edge was on the short list. I finally pulled the trigger.
Yes, these things are small. Gone are the huge blocks of iron, massive heatsinks and all the opportunices of 1950s era tech. It's light, a solidly built unit, but it's far from that side of the spectrum.
After I set it up, I instantly noticed a difference and it wasn't small. The soundstage opened up to fill the room and the noise floor all but disappeared. These class D amps took my woofers for a ride! Such tight control and I swear it's half an octave lower. That, in no small part, adds to the air, presence and soundstage.
Just in time power feels something like driving a V12 sports car, smooth as if run by a giant flywheel, an infinitely strong, giant flywheel.
This guy is a keeper, now I gotta sell the Yamaha.
Setup the Node Nano very easily and was very impressed with the smooth interface and seamless connection with Spotify and Sirius.
Still diving into the details of the BluOS app, but I am liking the newly created sound through my Onkyo home theatre receiver.
I'm a neophyte at this game so I don't have good comparisons, but this Node streamers good clean sound, connects easily to my existing Bluetooth devices (in from phone and out to speakers) as well providing direct connection for my basic amp with speakers. The app works well and is pretty intuitive for connecting to various resources physical or web. Using TuneIn works but its organization sucks. Very happy overall
This is an excellent amp for the price! It is a simple design with lots of power. I wish it had a sub out. I love that it has a photo input.
I really can't believe that this isn't a brand new product being sold as a refurb. From the double boxed shipping container to the completely unscratched RCA sockets, everything but the price said NEW.
Amp was easy to set up and sounds great. Tons of excess power to give the impression that very loud passages are effortless.
I was surprised to see that despite ordering the amp from a company that represented itself as being American, complete with American flags on their web page and accepting USD as payment, the amp shipped from Toronto. This was troubling as tariffs had been announced and there was uncertainty about how that issue would be addressed.
Shipping was somewhat fast and FedEx beat their anticiped delivery time by 2 days.
I highly recommend Audio Factory for a great deal on pristine equipment.
Having recently received a portable digital player I wanted a pair of new powered speakers to go along with it. Not being able to hear first, I needed to go with reviews. Checked out many of the usual suspects, some more expensive some less.
I finally decided on these with Steve Guttenberg's U-Tube review really clinching the deal.They do exactly what they need to do. Pleasent sounding with plenty of volume, defined vocals and bass; decent soundstage. My preferred setting is using the Toslink input and stereo mode.
This system is perfect for my smaller study while working or just to hang out and listen to some sounds. I purchased these from the Factory Store as re-certified to save some additional cash. They do sound better after some hours of break-in.
I have bluesound pulse2i and flex speakers and needed something in between and the mini fits in perfectly. The refubished model works great. Set up was a breeze and now enjoying multi room wireless in high def
The Image C4 is an excellent center channel speaker, clear dialogue, matches my much more expensive speakers very well.
Running these in a stereo setup that serves both vinyl/bluesound node as well as for our main home entertainment/TV audio. They are incredible. Delivery was quick and the items look as if they are brand new, no hint of being refurbished. The upgrade over my previous Polks is drastic and immediately justified the cost; if you are on the fence, just go for it.
I cannot connect the bluOS module to my wireless network. I have reached out to audio factory and been redirected to NAD and still haven't gotten a response back from technical assistance. I think I need to do a firmware update, but world have thought the audio factory works have done this. The instructions for the update are above my computer skills. The ammo sounds wonderful over Bluetooth and phono. I'm still contemplating sending back or just have a useless bluOS module.
My first set of speakers were damaged by the shipper. Viera was very responsive, and the whole ordeal took less than a week.
I now have like new speakers, and they are glorious.
The purchase came packed as new though it was recertified. Great sound. I have only calibrated & tested the 7.1 so far with a large subwoofer but the sound is amazing and working well.
My Tivoli radio is perfect and great replacement for Bose radio no longer working. Very pleased with the shopping experience, good price, fast delivery and the refurbished unit looks like new.
This has drastically increased the flexibility of using various sources for music input and the sound is terrific. Well worth it and The Audio Factory was excellent, as I initially ordered the wrong module for my Amp and they made it easy to return and get the correct one
