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Bullet proof on the output . Drives my mission 753s to their limit without any distortion. Owned it 20years now

Build quality. Had to repair at least twice. The surge limiting resistive fuses on the power supply give up on power on. Replace with fixed resistors. And I had to hard wire the audio input cables to the board as they were crappy header leads that corrode and cause noise

I bought this for a song compared to its ability. I just wanted an additional outboard amp for a large surround setup. Front is a pair of Cerwin Vega D9s driven by a Carver M500T MKii upgrade. This amp drives a restored pair of Cerwin Vega 417r speakers. I was very surprised that such a low key appearing amp keeps the rear audible with the front despite a much lower output rating. I have never seen the lights indicating cliping even at very elevated sound levels.

Not aware of any, but l dont listen to it by itself.

Powerfull and well balanced sound

None More useful in this time if it had two pair speaker output .

Hello, I'm using this amp with some older Magnepan MGIIIa's. It drives them very well and with great authority. The sound is very "tubey" sounding to me. I really like it. It puts me in almost a trance of sorts. It allows me to melt into the music and not hear electronics. I paid only $200 from someone on Craigslist but it did need some capacitors replaced as they were looking like they were about to vent. (Four 220uF at 160V). Did the repairs and am now enjoying it very much. Mostly listen to vinyl.

After listening to its little brother for al while, it was time to upgrade to the 216THX.
I did read the reviews here en was a little scared to be disapointed.
But i have to say, i realy love the amp, its delivers clear, powerful en nice sound.
That is if your source and speakers are up to the job.

Bought it secondhand and is it is a lot of Hifi for the money.
Still like it better then my old Yamaha gear. Its nicely detailed in high and mid en not to harsh.

Buy one, you wil love it!

I have had this amplifier for 10 years and (recently) now have two used in bridged mode. This amplifier is superficially very impresssive and makes a fair stab across the frequency range overall. However, it is uneven in its performance. The bass is superb and produces visceral results with my KEF 105 mk1s. Midrange is good though it is the treble that lets the side down. The NAD's are comphrehensively out-classed by the power section of an Arcam AVR200, treble is much more liquid and detailed; the KEF 105's almost dissapear in the sound stage, with the NAD's you always know where the speakers are. The Arcam is bass shy in comparison with the NADs. If I was forced to choose between the Arcam and the two NAD's it would be the Arcam. However I get the best of both worlds, one NAD 216 for each bass bins (x-over 400 Hz) and the Arcam for the midrange&treble. Overall: top class bass for very little money; sound quality is 5 star for bass/subwoofer duty and 3 star when used for full range duty. I can see why this amplifier polarises opinion as it has superb bass but poor treble.

Well I just purchased the NAD 216 THX on eBay to power my mains (Infinity IL60) and I think that given this amps' smooth neutrality combined with my speakers' warm tendencies, the pure clean power of the amp has really let this system shine. For music, this amp has really been what these speakers needed. I consider it a good buy considering I got it for $200.

Transparency, huge soundstage, powerful. The real beauty lies just beneath its cover which would reveal an excellent build quality, very impressive!

None at this price point. I give it top marks considering price versus performance.

I'm afaid all too often midfi budget gear is often evaluated by some people that have no idea about sound quality, no wonder, most audiophiles wouldn't give this a second look because of price. Several years ago I could of easily been one of those people. I came across the NAD 216 THX by mistake and very glad I did! Years back, I owned some of the older NAD amps and always thought they were very average in sound quality, they just didn't do it for me. This amp is a different story! (NAD power amps are getting much better). I put the Adcom 565 preamp on this amp because I thought it would be an excellent match. I was right! The sound produced by the NAD 216 was amazing, offering a powerful quality transparent 3D sound with a very huge soundstage! I AB'd it against my expensive Threshold power amp and although the Threshold slightly edged it in the midrange, I discovered I could easily live with the NAD 216 in my main system if I were an audiophile on a budget! NAD has got a clear winner on their hands here. Strongly recommend!

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powerful! loud! musical.pretty tuff design!!

it disconnects........

This amp is very good. I use it to drive the bass on my cerwin vega dc-15`s and it handles the bass well! And I use a Nad C370 to drive the midrange/tweeter..no problems with them, but the 216thx becomes very hot when I play REALLY LOUD for a long time....and sometimes it "disconnects"..my plan is to install a coolfan in or on top of the amp, so it stays cool

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sony cd-player pioneer dvd-player NAD C370 Cerwin Vega DC-15 (1000watt) MIT cables