Surprise NAD: Spark Mini

[bleedingfingers]

I ordered a Spark mini on 3/2 when the initial sale launched, then a few weeks later got a “due to Covid delays, your amp won’t ship until 6/5-6/12” (as, it seems, so did everyone else who has ordered one). So I was very pleasantly surprised to find mine on my porch this morning after FedEx stopped by…

Initial impressions so far:

- decent sound / volume for the size
- it’ll work well for what I wanted it for (very portable little practice amp)
- standard USB-C for the battery recharge is a nice touch
- power button seems a little touchy. Might break in with use, or might just break
- knob controls are stripped down greatly from the Spark 40, but in practice I’ve mostly used the app to control everything so that’s no big loss (to me)

[Dru Edwards]

Congrats on the Spark Mini. Is it a keeper?

Is it only battery / USB charge or does it also have a power adaptor?

[bleedingfingers]

Originally Posted by Dru Edwards

Congrats on the Spark Mini. Is it a keeper?

Is it only battery / USB charge or does it also have a power adaptor?

It’s a keeper. I like the Spark and wanted a smaller battery powered version, and its exactly as advertised

It doesn’t come with a power adapter but it’s a 5V /2A USB-C so adapters are readily available and you likely have one already that will work to power it