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Written: Apr 24 '03
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Pros: Very smooth and warm sound.
Cons: Static noise when switching between sources, Peak noise through rca outputs.
The Bottom Line: The NAD T751 showed me major problems. I'm having an excellent experience with Rotel products. Rotel seem to still be built to last, and it's absolutely precise and musical.
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| up_limit's Full Review: NAD T751 5.1 Channels Receiver |
Excuse my bad english writing, my first language is french.
I really care about the quality of sounding for any audio product I buy. So I decided to bring my main speakers to the store that have up-market receivers. There, I tried my speakers in stereo (no suround) with Rotel, Nakamichi, and NAD. I also heard Marranz entry level series, Harman Kardon, and Kenwood. Me and my girlfrienf felt in love with the smoothness of NAD's sounding, this, even at very high level listening.
So I bought a T760 DTS AC-3 receiver, but when arrived at home, bad surprises came with the NAD.
In stereo mode (two speakers only) it was perfect, but, many problems ocured when i used the decoder AC-3 DTS or EARS (virtual5.1 for stereo inputs).
First I was surprise to ear a static noise through my speakers when I turned on and off the receiver, and when I switched between the sources.
Second, the signal to noise, when not listened on stereo mode, was so bad, I decided to get the T760 back to the store. Cause i did have bought the last receiver of this serie, I had to pay some two hundred dollars more to get the new model, the T751.
The T760 probably had an unusual problem with the digital converter but it bothered us to have to get it back to the store.
And now I still have problems with static noise when I use the T751. I have no more problem with the signal noise on 5.1 modes but new problems have been found with this T751;
When I turned off my T751 a discharge of static noise can be heard from speakers and this is so loud, the power amplifier of my subwoofer get to overload and its protection cut the outputs of the amp section. The misfortune, is that this cutting process hasen't been fast enough to protect my speaker. The voice coil inside the woofer hit the back plate of the basket frame and broke the speaker ! Now I MUST NEVER turn the NAD off, what is not a bad idea cause it will keep the electronic warm for good listening. But, if there's an electricity breakdown at home, or somebody turn your NAD off, then you can have your speaker blow off if they are not protected.
I went back to the store and the salesman said to me: turn your power amplifier off before to turn the NAD off, or buy a powered subwoofer that have a faster cut off of RCA input. I am still not satisfied with this answer.
This adventure cost me lot and I can only think that NAD products aren't still quality products as they were in the nineteen nineties.
Finally the store accept to get back the T751. Actually I owned a Rotel RSX-972. It is a robust receiver. So, after almost a year of problems, I finally find back my pleasure to listen to music.
I will neither think of buying another NAD product or suggest somebody to buy one. Instead, look for Rotel, Nakamichi, Arcam or, if you like the crystal sound, and have warm speakers go try Denon. Rotel seem to be built to last. Compared to Nad the rotel have a sound less warm, more natural, more detailed, and have a bit better soundstage depth !
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Amount Paid (US$): 700
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