NAD 917 A/V Preamplifier
NAD 917 A/V Preamplifier
USER REVIEWS
[Aug 29, 2004]
kgurney79
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Sound quality, price,
Weakness:
Not upgradeable to the new surround sound formats. A quality unit that was a definite upgrade from my previous H/K receiver. Sound is warm and detailed. Plenty of inputs and outputs. Great tuner, in fact the best built in tuner I have ever heard. Similar Products Used: H/K AVR10, Technics, Onkyo, Bose |
[Jul 23, 2000]
Tanvir Hafz
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Pure sound quality. The very best tuner I have ever owned is built right into this product. Excellent bass and treble controls. Tone defeat option plus a bass boost option. Pro-logic decoding is superbly done in analogue. Hall mode sounds like 5-channel stereo. Real good prices now that it is discontinued (on leftover stock).
Weakness:
Poor quality video pass through. Questionable quality control, I had a faulty Pro-logic circuit in my first unit which I had to exchange. Remote doesn't control other brands. Outdated due to newer surround sound options. I had the opposite reaction to this pre-amp/tuner than the previous reviewer. Similar Products Used: None. I was a receiver man until I got dissatisfied with receivers' limitations in general. I love seperates' flexability now. |
[Apr 24, 2001]
Greg F
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
S-video switching, near audiophile transparency,great tuner, plenty of inputs and outputs, full remote, tone control defeat ( it makes a difference), build quality, looks.
Weakness:
Discontinued and hard to find, even used. I guess people tend to hold on to NAD stuff. Pro-logic only. Awesome unit. It got me started into HT. I used in 2 channel for a while, then got into HT. It does an awesome 5 channel job, very flexible with setup options. Similar Products Used: Rotel, HK, Acurus |
[Jul 05, 2000]
keith f
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
convinient, well made
Weakness:
Tuner section is below par - my old yamaha reciver did better. Pre amp unabke to drive power amps with low input impedences When i connected this to my rotel power amp with the standard input it sounded very harsh. In desperation I enabled the variable inputs supplied with the rotel 951 (lucky for me) and cranked up the input impedence, the sound improved no end. If you have a power amp with a low input impedence - beware !! Similar Products Used: yamaha, Rotel, proton |