Considering what I paid - great value.

As most have said, the remote. More dig inputs would be nice ..
other than that, so far so good..

Pretty much mirror most people's reviews .. none of the ambience modes I never would use anyway.. great stereo sound partnered with Epos ES11 and Nad 512 cd esp. with the music I prefer - vocals, jazz, a little techno ..) .. seemed to get better as the receiver got "burned-in" ..

Not much experience with HT yet .. currently have crap dvd player and crap center speaker (the rears are NHT super zeros) ..
looking to upgrade (?) my speakers to the PSB Image line (5t for the mains and matching ctr/rears..) and get a better dvd player (currently use my PS2) .. will concur with prev posts that composite (vcr) gets degraded when the output to tv is via s-video -- though s-video to s-video is pretty good (ie. dss signal, dvd)

With re: to humming during quiet passages either Cd use of DVD use I don't notice it. - and I use my tone controls.

Toying with the idea of buying the NAD C270 amp for the mains speakers.

Should still be able to get these new, and at a great price (the NAD dealer I bought mine from had it for $450 on Ebay ..)

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Power and simplicity

Remote, get the Marantz 2000 MkII!

I am a bit confused about those complaining that the sub out isn’t active in stereo. Why should it be active?

In the 80's when the sub/sat speaker systems became popular, hardly any had heard of "home cinema", and every amp was a stereo amp without a dedicated “sub out”. How did people manage to get the sub working then? Obviously, they connected the sub to the same outputs as the main speakers. If you want to play in stereo, you need a pair of “large” front speakers. Small ones and a sub does the job.
So, when the T760 plays in stereo it acts like a stereo amp, and only the front speaker outputs are active. Clear and simple! If the case is that you have small front speakers, not capable of playing low bass, you should connect your sub to the same outputs as the front speakers. It is those speakers that need the bass support. Configure the T760 with “large” fronts and no sub!
When the T760 plays in any other way (EARS, ProLogic & 5.1) it is no longer a stereo amp and activates the other outputs as well. In these modes (specially at 5.1), the sub out is a special “effects channel” and has nothing to do with stereo.

Playing in stereo means two channels.
Playing anything else means up to 6 channels.

I have a sub connected to the sub out, and it gives me additional bass when watching a movie. Cool!
I have a pair of floor standing speakers with good freq response, and when playing in stereo I get high fidelity. If my sub were active in stereo, I would complain, this is NOT stereo, and I would no longer have a high fidelity!

To Sebastian.....

I don't think you're entitled to review this reciever in any way since you obviously don't know what you are talking about.....

In my opinion, no one are able to establish a meaning or in this case a review purely based on "what you think you heard or saw". You have a right to your own opinion about the shape and color of this reciever, of course, but have you heard it play ? It's the same if i judged you pourly just because you're ugly.....

To Sebastian.....

I don't think you're entitled to review this reciever in any way since you obviously don't know what you are talking about.....

In my opinion, no one are able to establish a meaning or in this case a review purely based on "what you think you heard or saw". You have a right to your own opinion about the shape and color of this reciever, of course, but have you heard it play ? It's the same if i judged you pourly just because you're ugly.....

Very Good Imaging, Warm, Clean, Easy to use Remote

A bit lack in Power and trade-off in volume setting between surround channels and overall volume

I compared it with ONKYO 575 and YAMAHA 795. It simply blows away the other two in imaging, clarity and warmth. That is what I was looking for beside the needed Surround Sound performance. I did not find any HUM nor losing Radio Station setting problem as posted in some other reviews. It is an AV amplifier of real bargain. I am satisfied with the surround sound performance. However, I still found it a bit lack of power, maybe because it is a 60W receiver. Another weakness is the trade off between the volume setting and the surround channel settings. For example, if I turn up only my subwoofer by 9 dB, my volume setting becomes maximum at only 9 dB instead of the original 18 dB. That is a reduction of 9 dB in maximum volume for the Front/Centre/Rear channels. The minor weakness would be unable to switch off the digital display. It would be nice feature to have. Overall performance, I still rate it as an outstanding quality AV receiver for a reasonbly low price.

System used:
Toshiba SDK-330 DVD Player
KEF Coda Centre Speaker
Monitor Audio 700 PMC Front Speaker
Dantex Octava 1 Rear Speaker
Paramount Subwoofer
Audioquest Crystal Speaker Cables

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Very good music performance, Good HT performance, good value (almost all in one features at a good price).

Video output is not very good. Speaker settings are not fully customizable.

I bought the Nad 760 because I wanted a not too expensive receiver with dolby digital and dts decoding for HT and very good music performance to listen to classical music. It has not dissapointed me, both in HT and music. However, my stereo integrated amplifier sounds a little better in music. It looks like the majority of receivers are not as good as dedicated components for serious music listening. But I don't mind using it instead of the stereo, the difference is not enough. I have listened to some dolby digital dvd's (no dts yet) and the sound is good. Good power despite it's 65 watt power rating. Not heard distortion yet (I am using soft clipping that it is supposed to prevent it). I think a big part of the good performance is the speakers I am using. In summary a good receiver.

Components using:

-Nad 760 receiver
-Pioner dvd 606d
-Dahlquist dq10 for front speakers (Excellent sound)
-Jamo concert center
-Jamo concert sorrounds
-coaxial digital interconect
-G 10 speaker wire

Sounds good in stereomode.

UGLY!!!!!! no matter how well it sounds I could only recommend it to blind people . Wish they could have spent at least ten dollars on the box. I bit weak (eventhough ratings are moderate). Just as bad and ugly remote.

It stayed in the store. Why such an ugly box? If it was not for that, I would have bought it (at the price I was offered one). Here in europe they are reasonoble priced. But on the other side of the atlantic they are extremely overpriced. Those who paid the above listprice for it have been robbed. The low value grade is based on that (msrp) price. For the 400usd (3995 SKR)you can get it here I would have given the unit four stars.

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Natural sound, tight clean bass, simple design, user friendly

Dolby Digital is auto, cannot manually switch. Remote is not very powerful.

I just replace my 20 year old NAD intergrated amp/pre-amp and tuner combination along with a Sony EP9ES DD decoder for this unit. Thought the sound from the old system was good until when I brought the NAD T-760 home. WOW! Night and day! Nice thing about the T-760 is that it gives you all the pre-outs so you can connect external amps if needed. In my case, I have an oldie but goodie Proton AA-1200 power amp with 6dB of dynamic headroom. I connect this amp to the T-760 to drive my two front M&K satellite speakers. The main front amp from the T-760 drives my M&K 12" subwoofer (this sub also has its own 200 watts internal amp). The center channel and the rear surround speakers are all driven from the T-760. I've never heard my system sounds this good for almost 20 cotton pickin' years! Dialogue from the center speaker is loud and as distinctive as it can be. Rear surround is unbelieveable. Front left and right seperation from the M&K's are superb. Sound pressure from the M&K sub can be felt as if I were at Elton John concert! This T-760 makes my home theater entertainment a whole new experience again.

Clean looks & no unnecessary features - dts, dolby digital
-excellent fm tuner

No Dolby Digital 6.1; the remote leaves much to be desired

I got the NAD 760 for $699 because the dealer said that NAD upgraded the style w/ the NAD 751 - he said there were no major differences except appearance. Even though the 761 is rated at 60w per channel its very conservative - the sound is very clean and revealing - you can tell the difference with high quality recorded music. The receiver has 3 digital inputs - two co-ax & one optical. Currently my setup is:

PSB Image 4t's
NAD 761
Wireworld Luna speaker wire (great value)
Phillips CDR 870 (using digital out)
RCA Consumer Grade DVD (using optical out & S-video)

The 761 automatically detects a digital signal from a DVD & converts it to dolby digital. Because I'm only using the Image 4t's right now I had to use the On Screen Display to program the receiver to recognize only 2 speakers. The FM tuner is very strong & provides RDS - you can see the station name & any messages from the station. The 761 has plenty of bass for the system I'm using - it may be inadequate if driving larger speakers. Overall, a very sophisticated and high quality sound. If you're looking for a receiver with 8 different concert hall modes & other frills this is not the receiver for you. But if you're looking for a dolby digital receiver with plenty of power & clean styling - then this is the receiver for you. Go listen to it & see what you think, although NAD has discontinued the model in lieu of the 751...

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