First Look: NAD T-785 A/V Receiver First Look

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New Acoustic Dimension, NAD Electronics latest entry at the flagship A/V receiver level is the T-785 Surround Sound Receiver. Clad in classic NAD charcoal gray, this 56 lb receiver boasts a dual toroidal transformer power supply that is rated at 120 watts full frequency range power into an 8 ohm nominal impedance. The T-785 also features modular construction of the pre/pro circuitry that is billed as future proofing for the receiver, that can perhaps eliminate the need to otherwise replace a more than satisfactory power amplifier section just because Hollywood wants to resell all of their movies in a conveniently, for them, incompatible new format. The T-785 is ready for the future. It's ready for you!

Discuss "First Look: NAD T-785 A/V Receiver First Look" here. Read the article.

 

[OBXMAN]

NAD - The Essence of Excellence

I am a long-time audiophile and owner of NAD equipment - absolutely LOVE all of their products - thanks for the first look - NAD is one of the few companies that allow their customers to upgrade their equipment as Hollywood and/or other standards organizations continue to change standards whenever they choose to. Overall, NAD amplifiers are some of the finest on earth. What is so "NAD" is how they create some of the most complex amplifiers/receivers and yet they keep a very clean and neat exterior. Once you own an NAD product, you become addicted. Audioholics please do a full review as soon as possible on the T-785

 

[TLS Guy]

The modular construction is a really good idea.

However you can by a Marantz pre/pro and still have 2.5K left for amps, which I think would be the preferred choice.

 

[GranteedEV]

The modular construction is a really good idea.

However you can by a Marantz pre/pro and still have 2.5K left for amps, which I think would be the preferred choice.

Marantz Fan that I am, my choice for a pre-pro would be a Denon 4311ci receiver with amp sections shut off. the SubEQ alone justifies that.


But yes, I'm both a fan of modular construction, and I couldn't justify spending 3-4k on a receiver.

 

[Alain Singapore]

This first look comes a little bit late.

The original T785, which I own, has been around for quite a while and the HD card upgrade was released more than a year ago.

I could not find any information on NAD's website about new cards supporting 3D video format.

I am pretty happy with this receiver. The amp section works great with music and movie. The DAC is very good, but not quite as good as the one in the Oppo BDP83NE, particularly the stereo section. I do not use the Odyssey section. The pre-amp offers great flexibility. The on-screen menus look dated but are easy to configure. It is not cheap but build construction is definetly very good. I had issues with HDMI/HDCP compatibility with my HTPC (NVidia graphic card with DVI).

I agree, Audioholics should test one of those

 

[ratso]

don't remember the details but a few years back there was another modular design with i believe an AVR that was supposed to be future proofing the receiver. wound up in a class action lawsuit when the manufacturer gave up completely on the model and no more "updates" were offered.