NAD MDC AM 17 Dolby Atmos/DTS-X/Dirac Live Full Audio Module

Description

Works with: M15HD and M17

Modular Design Construction, first introduced by NAD in
2006, keeps your home audio system up to date by allowing cost effective
hardware upgrades as new digital technologies are introduced. NAD’s innovative
MDC technology has revolutionized the way audio systems are designed,
eliminating early obsolescence due to unforeseen technological advances. Built
for our Masters Series M17 AV Processor, the AM 17 features Dolby Atmos^®,
a technology that produces a soundstage that is both enveloping and expansive.
This is achieved by adding a third dimension of height to surround sound, and
evolving the 7.1 channel M17 into an eleven-channel surround processor
supporting the Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 sound field. Utilizing Dirac Live™, the most
advanced room correction technology around, the AM 17 is the perfect component
for your audio system.

NAD Classic AV MDC Upgrades

Modular Design Construction (MDC)

NAD’s innovative MDC architecture is a highly advanced concept,
allowing customers to upgrade their NAD M17 Processor with new technology
and additional features well into the future. NAD introduced MDC in 2006
featuring the then advanced HDMI 1.2 digital transfer technology.
Subsequent upgrades to HDMI 1.3, HDMI 1.4 and now HDMI 2.0 have
kept NAD customers at the forefront of technology while
protecting their original investment.

AM 17 Audio Module featuring Dolby Atmos^®

Dolby Atmos provides the biggest step forward in
surround sound since Dolby Digital^® debuted in the 1990s.
Using object-based decoding and additional overhead speakers, the
movie director can place objects firmly and believably
in three-dimensional spaces, creating the most realistic
and immersive audio experience ever developed for the home. Of
course DTS:X, DTS TrueHD, HD and Neo:6 are also fully
supported. Although the AM 17 slots into NAD’s M17 chassis, it can support
up to a 7.1.4 Atmos speaker configuration. This is accomplished with four
channels of line level outputs used to connect to additional external
amplification, like NAD’s CI 940 Amplifier. The AM 17 can also be
configured to use the internal amplification to create a 5.1.2 setup.

Dirac Live™ Support

The AM 17 employs Dirac Live^™, the
most advanced room correction technology available. Dirac Live is
different than traditional minimum-phase room correction systems in that
it corrects frequency response and impulse response, thus offering
improvements in the room acoustics, the stereo image, clarity and
transient reproduction of the music.

When it comes to audio quality NAD’s reputation
for state-of-the-art digital engineering is on full display
with audiophile-quality 24/192 DACs, delivering nearly
immeasurable noise and distortion with an extremely wide dynamic
range capable of fully resolving the most advanced
cinematic soundtracks and Hi-Res Audio

Key Features

• 2 x
  Optical Input

• 2 x
  Coax Input

• 4 x Mini-XLR Balanced Line Level Outputs for
  adding additional Atmos channels