Great sound and power in stereo or 5.1. Good tuner. No frills excellence.

No digital in. Funny remote. No phono stage.

This is a great all rounder amp for stereo and home cinema. It really kicks up a storm when it has to! I've used it for about 4 hours per day for nearly 2 years with no problems.
I use it with Tannoy 605 fronts, Tannoy 622 centre, Tsunami Sub and Ariston rears.
Pioneer 626d DVD
Philips CDR760
Aiwa ADF850 Tapedeck
Sony MDS510 minidisc
Videologic DAB tuner
Project 1.2 turntable.

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Full, clean, and detailed sound; simple and attractive design focusing on sound, not frills; Superb for music;

None yet

This is my first A/V receiver. I walked into the store interested in the NAD C350 Stereo Integrated Amp, but this red herring (pointed out by Del, many thanks) turned out to be a real steal. It was only $349 brand new (compared to $699 list only several months ago).

I have yet to burn it in completely (I've only used it for 20 hours), but in the 20 hours it has really shined. I am using it with my old TEAC Reference 100 CD Player and included speakers. I noticed an improvement in the quality of the sound coming from my speakers immediately - the highs are crisp and clear, the lows are full, and the vocals are detailed. I've noticed details in CDs that I've never heard before, like counting "1-2-3" before beginning a song, notes that instruments have played but are more quiet than those in the melody, and the full beginning and end of a singer's voice (like the gasps). The amp, rated at 50W/channel in stereo, can really pack its punch if asked to. The sound maintains its fullness very well at louder volumes.

Even better, the T750 has 5.1 inputs for SACD/DVD-A/DVD-V. I listen to music 95% of the time and so movies aren't too important to me, but having the surround option is nice. The T750 serves this balance well. I have yet to try this in multichannel, but I am sure it will be fantastic.

Here's the equipment I'm using:

- NAD T750 Surround Sound Receiver
- TEAC Reference 100 CD Player (not using amp section) and included speakers
- Yamaha YST-SW45 subwoofer

In future, I will be moving to the NAD C521 CD Player and a pair of floorstanders (either the KEF Q35.2s and Wharfedale Diamond 8.3s). I'll post an update when I get the money to upgrade. ;)

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Sound and simplicity

Remote control

This is really a follow up because I think this product deserves it. Home Entertainment and What Hi Fi magazines were right to give five stars to it. It really sound more powerfull than a 50w/ch receiver and and have the warmth and definition that only a few amplifiers have at this price point. More over, and this can sound a little too weird, it sounds better than the T760 with music CDs! I think it could be because of the Dolby Digital processor on the 760 can degrade the audio signal somehow before it reaches the discrete outputs; on the 750 you only have discrete outputs in all signal paths from the five amplifiers inside with no digital circuits. If you want Dolby Digital ONLY for movies, simply buy a DVD player with onboard Dolby Digital processor or a separate Dolby Digital processor which performs at least as good as an onboard one or even better (i.e. from Technics, Yamaha or Sony...they cost around 300 to 500$) and still will have analog discrete outputs to play CDs. I believe this will be my last A/V receiver for many years.

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Great clean, warm and transparent sound. The dolby prologic sounds great compared to other dolby progic systems. The receiver sounds good

Remote really sucks

I bought this product purely on revieuws. The receiver was on sale and not hooked up for a demonstration. My friend has just bought a Onkyo DTS receiver. Compared to that, the NAD has a much cleaner sound. The high's are crisp and the lows's are tight. If your looking for a receiver that wil do DVD movies wel and do music CD's great, this is your product. If your more interested in the movie part, your'e better of with a DTS receiver

simple design, clarity, value, great pro-logic decoder, plenty of analog inputs / outputs, killer as stereo amp...

...merely adequate as surround amp, the remote (of course) & odd A/V switching, lack of coax & digital ins / outs

This unit is just fantastic. Those who know NAD know what to expect. Crisp, clean sound for the demanding listener on a budget. If you need a simple, moderately powered stereo receiver with decent surround capabilites, this is it. Just be sure your DVD player has 5.1 outputs (the NAD T550 DVD player is a perfect match).

Some users have complained about NAD's remote control architecture (including me) but who really cares? No DSP or surround modes, blah, blah, blah. I much prefer this to some plastic-sounding, overpriced & over-featured consumer brand digital receiver. Keep in mind that NAD's 50/60W is nearly twice as good as Yamaha/Sony/Onkyo/JVC amps with similar wattage rating... and much cheaper than comparable 'high-end' gear.

I have the T750 setup in my living room with JBL S36's as mains + S-center (no rear speakers). This makes a perfect scaled-down, 'low-end audiophile' system for TV and music. All I need now is a subwoofer to fill in the low-lows.

Keep in mind that this not my main 'music listening' system. I have another setup with a vintage Hafler pre, Carver studio amp + JBL 4410 monitors in my studio / home office.

If you're looking for a whizbang receiver with bells & whistles, or looking to impress your friends with deafening dinosaur roars and explosions, look elsewhere.

If you're looking for a nice no-frills music/video system for your living room, look no further.

The NAD T750 is NAD's newest in the line of AV receivers. It is a Dolby ProLogic receiver with 5.1 RCA inputs for DVD connection. Its bigger brother is the T770 which is a Digital 5.1 version which more power and inputs.
It is typical NAD. No real frills, just good sound. I am using this receiver connect to a Energy Take 5 system with eXL-S10 subwoofer driven by a Panasonic SVHS VCR with a soon to come A310 DVD. Smooth and natural sounding. Plays louder than you would expect from a modestly spec'ed receiver (2x50W or 2x40/2x30W). I compared this system briefly and it beat the pants off the Denon 2700 receiver and Yamaha 793 in terms of detail in the upper ranges. The NAD is out of their league when it comes to absolute sound quality. The NAD is priced somewhere between the two. Using some of my best source CDs and Camber 5.0 speakers, it is sounds as transparent at their audio-only separates that NAD is reknowned for.

You have have to give up some features to achieve this quality at this price though: The remote is not the universal type..works only with NAD components using NADLink, and there are no S-Video inputs only composite. And there is no provision for hooking up extension speakers. There are however, high quality binding posts for all speakers. And one thing I would like is some way of turning off the subwoofer output when the speakers are turned off at the front panel to listen to headphones. Guess I'll have to stick the subwoofer on a switchable power bar.

All in all, a first class receiver. Designed as a audio receiver first with a eye toward video and digital 5.1. I have to knock the rating down one because of the lack of S-video switching. It is the perfect receiver for those who listen to audio primarily but want a way to take advantage of surround 5.1.

clean crisp sound

instruction manual doesn't provide much in the way of specifications

clean, musical sound, light years better than my dying Onkyo receiver

easy setup, lots of apparent flexibility (have not set up surround sound yet)

simple design and superior performance is a welcome departure from thin-sounding mass-market brands

Sound quality +++

Poorly build remote

I use this reciever together with a couple of B&W 603s and a B&W LCR6 S2-center and a sub and some small surround-speakers... and it sounds really outstanding! It not just punchy using it in surround-mode, but it sounds great as an ordinary stereo-amplifer, when listening to music too. I don't like the remote controll-unit though... it sometimes dies even with new batteries... I got a new remote from my dealer, but it still happens. At the prize of $550 (in Norway) it's a great buy. 5 stars for excellent sound quality.

Sound quality, straight design, simple to use

No LED on volume control or marks to set the volume in one defined position

I allways have had in mind that simple things are better, and this is quiet a good example. I have heard a lot of high-end amps, including vacuum tubes, and this unit is amazing, not only with natural and highly clean sound but with some sense of "vacuum tube sound" that does not produce fatigue when listened for some hours. No Dolby Digital? So What? The soundstage of the 750 in Dolby Pro-Logic mode is enough good to hear any movie with reasonable pleasure. Low power? You have to hear it at splitting ear level to believe a 60W/channel receiver can sound so loud. The bass frequencies are well controlled and have a warmth tonal quality that only have much more expensive units, and with classical music the subwoofer is almost unnecessary (well, I confess I like the Sub with the opening of the Grand Canyon Suite or a Mahler symphony finale).

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Fab. Sound, Simple to use, Excellent for Home cinema and stereo music

Control, no Led on Volume

This Amplifier is excellent, Ok compared with the others its a little on the expensive side, but you have to hear it working out a dolby prologic sound track to realise its potential! I have integrated this amplifier with a dvd player with DD built in and it sounds great. Delay modes are not supported in Dolby Digital Decoding. But this can be done from the dvd player, and the surround and center levels can be adjusted from the Amp. itself. Well done NAD to combine the art of music and home cinema together!

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