I purchased this discountined model last week for a nice discount and was moderately pleased. I have an all BAT system with Vienna Acoustic speakers in my main system and just wanted something "cheap-but-decent" for the bedroom. After a few days of "burn-in" I'm pleasantly surprised. I'm using them in conjuction with a old pair of Rodgers LS2 speakers and plan on purchasing a NAD, Denon, or Rotel cd player to compliment. I had the NAD 1600, 5000, and 2400THX a few years ago and I think this little rcvr sounds just as nice as the older (and much more expensive) pre-amp/tuner and amp combo I owned previously. There are a couple of things I'd like, but can live without, at this price point. No remote, and having to scan though the presets. However, my one issue with this piece is a nasty turn on thump. I swear I though my little Rodgers were going to have the cones pop right out of the cabnets the first time I turned it on. After more time spent with the unit, I don't think that this will harm the speakers, though i do think it is a design error. Overall, for the money, I'd be hard pressed to find somehting better.

ease of use, front panel clarity, surprising output power, front panel mini-jacks

power-on thump, no headphone jack, ganged balance, now discontinued by NAD

Needing a small versitile receiver, I chose the NAD 710 after owning a NAD Integrated amp (3240PE I believe?)10 years ago. I was glad for the 710's features, and front panel mini-jacks (input) which allowed me to hook in everything from a portable DAT to scanner, to SW Radio through that front panel input.
Power output hasn't been a problem, even when driving my Boston Acoustics T830's to wall shaking volume.
Tuner performance has been adequate and getting use to the ganged volume control to adjust balance is still a shortcoming.
The 710 is a little jewel that while has some short-comings, is "up to the task at hand".