NAD T550 DVD Players
NAD T550 DVD Players
[Feb 02, 2002]
David
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Very good sonic quality and picture resolution at an excellent price.
Weakness:
Remote. If you are looking for unit that does both tasks (DVD/CD) quite well, this is the one. This unit has both very good musical sonic capability as well as picture resolution. I was skeptical about using a DVD/CD combo because of the poor musical sonic quality I had heard from most units. This the first unit I had listened to which had very good musical capabilities as well as very good picture resolution. The CD sonic performance sounds as good as many CD-only players at twice the price I paid. Overall, this is a very good unit at an excellent quality to price ratio. The only drawbacks I have noticed are the difficult to use and learn remote and the slow transition speeds from loading to function(s). Similar Products Used: No DVD players, but CD units: Nak MB-1, Nak OMS-3 |
[Jul 15, 2000]
Adam
Audio Enthusiast
Weakness:
Design This is a great piece of hardware, it's just a shame that the first generation was plagued by software bugs. The first T550 I had, had the same problems described by people here, lockups etc. I got a replacement unit without any problems, and it has worked excellent without any lock-ups for 2 months now. I am very satisfied with the sound and video performance. Especially at playing CD's, the T550 is better than any dvd-player I have tried before. Similar Products Used: Denon DVD-1500 |
[Mar 22, 2000]
Alan Soon
Casual Listener
Strength:
Simple console.
Weakness:
Hideous remote control. Just got mine. And unlike the other reviewers of the T550, I haven't (yet) come across any jagged edges. While I haven't tried other of the competitors' products, I must say I'm quite satisfied with the video quality. The audio quality is top notch. |
[Apr 20, 2000]
Rob
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Picture and sound
Weakness:
remote Here I am again. I started off the 1st review with the T550 and I gave it praise. This is my follow up review. |
[Aug 28, 2001]
Sam
Casual Listener
Strength:
Audio Quality, Picture Quality, Looks
Weakness:
Remote, Disks must be clean I payed £300 for the multi region version which is pretty good considering the non multi region version should cost £500. The units strongest point is the sound quality which is closly followed by the picture quality. Its biggest weakness is that if the disk is not perfectly clean you run into problems. Parts of the picture in U-571 started to flicker when i watched after i had just dropped it and not cleaned it. The remote isnt great either. But none of this really bothers me as the machines performance is so good. If your thinking of buying a DVD player that you also want as a CD player then this is definatly the right one. |
[Jul 16, 2000]
Filip
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
audio
Weakness:
picture quality, finish With respect to audio reproduction, this T550 is in line with other excellent, cd only, NAD cd players. Excellent detail, dynamic range, low range extension. Overall smooth and delicate, detailed sound. As to picture quality and reliability I cannot say the same. After having received an , apparently, 1st generation player it was replaced by a newer model which had its software upgraded. Similar Products Used: sony DVDs |
[Jan 04, 2002]
Eric Cabot
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Audio sounds great
Weakness:
Remote is badly organized and hard to read in dark lighting conditions. When you pay big bucks for a product you expect a lot. |
[Jan 15, 2002]
Wade Dwyer
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Sound quality is top notch - best sounding DVD player I've ever heard, video quality is significantly better than mass market Sonys, etc - but my TV is not top quality so I can't judge this as critically.
Weakness:
Won't recognize CD-R(actually only half true, mine does recognize media from www.ioproducts.com). I have no problem with a few seconds for startup time when playing a DVD or CD, but the track forward-barkward time is annoying (moreso for CDs w/o chapter lists). As others have said, the remote is ugly and about useless in the dark I think this is an incredible machine (especially for a more audio oriented listener like myself). In A/B comparisons with my old Sony and other players on concert DVDs there is absolutely no comparison. I will spare lectures about soundstaging, stereo imaging, and the rest, but I would be very interested to hear a better player for under $1000. It seems the price people pay for these things is really up in the air. Dealtime lists them from $500 to about $650 while people have found closeouts for about $350-$400. At anything under $500 I would not even consider another player. At the full retail price of $800 better players may exist(but not for sound). Similar Products Used: Pioneer, Sony, JVC, Hitachi,... |
[Dec 03, 2000]
Chris Dillon
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Ease of use. Perfect integration with NAD T770 Reciever. Top Audio quality.
Weakness:
Remote control buttons can be confusing, as some buttons have dumb labels on them which are not at all logical. So far no problems with the NAD T550. The surround sound is totally wild. The sound is so real I get tricked between reality and normal sounds around my home. Similar Products Used: None, this is my first DVD player. |
[Nov 14, 2000]
Richard Riley
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Great sound, solid visual design, great picture.
Weakness:
The version I received does not auto-sense region.
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