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LISTENING

So how does it sound? In a word, brilliant. With the NX501 as the source in my reference

system I really put it through the paces, trying every available source and all kinds of music.

Throughout the listening session it never missed a beat, delivering exceptional clarity and

musical realism. Sound staging was distinct and accurate, and the overall tonal balance was

spot on. On very quiet passages, the NX501 was dead silent, contributing zero audible hiss to

the systems noise floor. The AM/FM tuner performed very well, with the AM reception just a bit

weaker than normal, but the FM section was great, with clear strong reception even of some

difficult local stations. CD and DVD performance also proved to be excellent, although the

mechanism does take a few seconds longer than some others to load and play a disc initially.

iPod control and sonic performance proved to be very competitive as well, with my only minor

gripe being the layout of the GUI,

I would have preferred a bit more flexibility in the available adjustments.

All in all, the sonics of the NX501 are among the best I've tested in some time, and although

the display was easy to use and easy to read, (some information like track time is very small)

I have been spoiled by more customizable units that allow me to choose the ability to show

certain information and hide other stuff, to scroll things in larger fonts, change overall back-

ground colors, and to move touch screen based control buttons around to find a configuration

that suited me. If these customizable options aren't important to you, you'll find the NX501

GUI's completely acceptable.

ON THE BENCH

What the unit lacked in terms of user customizability it made up for in spades on the test

bench. Very flat frequency response, very low distortion, low noise, good output impedance,

and excellent stereo separation make the NX501 one of the better performers my bench has

seen in the last year or so. The unit will play an all high bits track at full volume without clipping

the actual 4 Volt pre-amp outputs, and even the CD mechanism is ruler flat from 20Hz to

20kHz. If you are connecting an amplifier to your source unit, this Clarion has one of the best

pre-amp output sections currently available. It's just uncommonly good.

CONCLUSION

In terms of performance, feature sets, and general functionality, the Clarion NX501 is

tough to beat. I love the rotary volume control, and the incredibly good pre-amp section. It

combines all the modern technology and convenience features into a single product that re-

ally sounds great. Yes, it's maybe not quite as customizable from a GUI cosmetic standpoint,

but if you are serious about your sound, there aren't many other choices that come this

close to sonic nirvana.

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