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Thread: NAD's weakest link is their pre-amp not their amp section. |
    
Bronze Member Username: Billdashill
Post Number: 99
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2004 - 07:56 pm: |
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Is this statement correct? I read it somewhere but I forgot to save it to my favorate list and now I can't find it.
Does this pertain to their integrated as well as their A/V products?
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New member Username: Doctor_t
Post Number: 9
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 12:18 pm: |
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I think this is very true. The T763 sounds good when compared with it's competition, but take the amp out of the equation and it sounds worse (in my opinion) than the Denon 3805 or the Yamaha V2400. Both of these have superior electronics in the pre-processing stage but the NAD has a great amp for a receiver. Since I don't plan to use the built in amp for the front speakers / center channel, I did not choose NAD. |
Bronze Member Username: Mgkaplan
Calabasas,
CA
USA
Post Number: 50
Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 12:44 pm: |
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I have found that the NAD DAC processor yeilds worse sound than Yamaha or Denon. If you want to take advantage of the quality of the NAD amps, I would suggest using the analog inputs and bypassing the internal DAC. |
Bronze Member Username: Billdashill
Post Number: 100
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 03:44 pm: |
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It brings up an interesting point. No NAD owners have tested their NAD receivers just for their front end performance. Think they are hiding something? It would be a simple test if you have an extra amp sitting around. |
george_k Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 07:31 pm: |
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I agree that the preamp portion isn't the best. Fortunately for me the NAD's DACs are actually better than the ones in my DVD/CD player hence the reason for using a digital coaxial connection.
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