NAD on the way

[jayman_1975]

Hey all, I have been reading alot on this forum but have yet to post till now. I have recently sold my Denon 3805 and am awaiting the arival of a NAD T752. I read alot of reviews and post on different forums raving about NAD products, I saw a good deal on this one so i pulled the trigger.

I have been reading some more about the NAD and have discovered that it has only 24/96 DACs and most other newer AVR's including my denon have 24/192 DACs. Being a little bit of a novice i am not exactly sure what this means in terms of sound quality or processing but some have said that this is not good. Would someone on here be able to help me out and explain in english what i will be missing with the difference in DACs.

Also, I plan to run my polk audio (monitor series CS2 and M40s) center and surrounds off the NAD, and my fronts (M70s) off my Rotel RB 1070 amp. Has anyone heard a Rotel/NAD combination and would care to comment on how they thought the two sounded together?

[Briz vegas]

NAD have always gone for audio quality over features. At the price i would be surprised if you are not happy with its performance. The DACs may not be as new as some but its the filters and other components in the analogue stage that will make the difference.

I had a NAD 713 dolby pro-logic receiver when dolby digital was the new kid on the block, yet the 713 sounded better than the new digital receivers and systems I was hearing in the shops. My 713 is about 12 years old and is still going strong in its current home.

[pearsall001]

Congrats on the NAD!! :T I know you will be very pleased with your new NAD purchase. I have the NAD T773 AVR & it is a stellar performer. No phoney bells & whistles, just rock solid performance that will keep you going for years to come. Enjoy!!

[subynube]

I have also heard that NAD is an awesome line up. However, I know in the past few years they have had a few quality control issues, like a quiet hissing coming from the speakers when the receiver is on, as well as cutout or dropout of digital signals when a dvd or cd player is hooked into the receiver through the digital connections. Anyone else want to comment on this for the newer units? Other than that, I know they are strong sound quality receivers and amps.

[Amphiprion]

You will be missing nothing with the 24/96kHz DAC's. Audiophiles might tell you different, but I'm an electronics design engineer (BSEE '03) with a subspecialty in DSP. I also believe that knowledge is significantly worth more than opinions

Enjoy your receiver. NAD is a quality company and I'm sure you'll enjoy the 752.

[jayman_1975]

thanx for the replies. To respond to the QC issues, I have read about all the problems that NAD has had with their AVR's and was very leary about pulling the trigger on this unit. I talked to the guy on the phone for a quite awhile and he assured me that this unit is problem free. NAD replaced his earlier unit with this one less than a year ago and in fact still has warranty (through him) until Sept 07 and has all the latest firmware and software upgrades. Even so, I was suffering a little buyers remorse even before i recieved the unit until i read some of your responses. I have read others as well that rant about the quality of sound that NAD is known for and am looking forward to getting it all hooked up. I'll post my opinions on it when i get it set up and rockin the house. Cheers.

[Alaric]

I also believe that knowledge is significantly worth more than opinions

While that is quite true in many areas , I still prefer to hear audio equipment , rather than read a spec sheet. To quote Mark Twain , "There are three kinds of lies : Lies , damned lies , and statistics."

[Amphiprion]

Calling what comes with audio equipment 'spec sheets' is a joke One of the things I've learned since starting as a design engineer is how to read a data sheet (note the different wording) for electronic components. It's more how they say it or what they're not saying that's the most important part when you're looking at a data sheet. That and making sure you got the damn pinouts and connections right (seriously, who the hell makes a device that only works when the enable pin is grounded? Bassackwards). (Bitter experience talking there).

I agree sthat consumer oriented pec sheets are worthless and listening is important. But in the end a very thorough bench test will tell me more than what a few dozen audiophile's opinions will.

[bigburner]

But in the end a very thorough bench test will tell me more than what a few dozen audiophile's opinions will.

Whew, brave talk Mark! You're one of a minority of members in this forum who believes that audio is a science, not an art. Prepare yourself to be severely chastised.

Nigel.

[Briz vegas]

Thing is most of the guys on this forum "love" good quality sound/HT. Trying to divorce the emotion from the science is next to impossible.

I think having guys like Mark on the forum is great, its a better place for it. I like to know as much as possible about the technical side of things (at least as far as I can understand), maybe get a few opinions and then go and listen for myself for as long as possible.

[bigburner]

Thing is most of the guys on this forum "love" good quality sound/HT. Trying to divorce the emotion from the science is next to impossible.

I think having guys like Mark on the forum is great, its a better place for it. I like to know as much as possible about the technical side of things (at least as far as I can understand), maybe get a few opinions and then go and listen for myself for as long as possible.

Good compromise Briz!

[Alaric]

Thing is most of the guys on this forum "love" good quality sound/HT. Trying to divorce the emotion from the science is next to impossible.

I think having guys like Mark on the forum is great, its a better place for it. I like to know as much as possible about the technical side of things (at least as far as I can understand), maybe get a few opinions and then go and listen for myself for as long as possible.

I couldn't agree more. Since I'm not an EE , I don't know as much about the stuff as a real EE. In fact , my technical knowledge may rival Walter's (my rhododendron) , but not by much. Not all my experiences with engineers have been rewarding . I've seen some pretty blueprints for stuff that doesn't work , so I question everything . Not knowing enough to know what to ask doesn't help , either. ops:

[whoaru99]

Not knowing enough to know what to ask doesn't help , either. ops:

I think this is a very good point. It's often the case for many consumers at all levels. I also think this very point is counted upon quite heavily when it comes to trying to separate fact from fiction (or harder yet, fact from half-truths).