Anyone else curiously awaiting the upcoming NAD T751 and T761? Any further details? (1 Viewer)

[Chris PC]

I keep checking the frickin website every day and there's nothing! Arghh! Any idea when the new NAD's are coming out ?

 

[Kimmo Jaskari]

New versions of the current T751 and T761?

 

[Chris PC]

Doh! I meant the new NAD T752 and T762. Yeah, basically new versions of the current T751 and T761.
Here is what little I know now:
http://www.cesweb.org/awards/innovat..._2002/cat1.asp
I swear there was more there and even a tid-bit on widescreen review. Search for earlier posts by me and you should find those links. I'm looking for more information

 

[Chris PC]

Whoa! What is this?
Link Removed
Imagine that. NAD moves from the UK to within 10 km's (6.2 miles) from my house at Lenbrook and those sneaky buggers are releasing the receivers over seas first! ARgghh!
Oh well. Anybody from New South Wales, Australia, see one of the new NAD receivers yet? I'm dying for info and NAD won't fess up over here. Why, maybe for fear of being stuck with their T751 and T761 on the shelves, at least, thats what I figure
(Or maybe someone from New Zealand or the UK has seen the new T752 or T762?)

 

[Chris PC]

Come on you overseas NAD T752 and T762 owners! I know you're out there. Fess up! Give us the goods. Please tell us about your NAD receivers

 

[Chris PC]

Any overseas store owners who have these in stock? Come on man, help me out here

 

[flenn]

I have a preliminary 2 page t762 data sheet given to me by my local dealer. I'm sure this is supposed to be "in-house" type info, but I'd be happy to scan and email if anyone wants it.

 

[Chris PC]

Please do! Would be greatly appreciated
my email is:
[email protected]

 

[Tony Lai]

Me too.
[email protected]
T.

 

[Chris PC]

Pretty cool. Tony if you don't have them, I can forward them to you.
I say it looks promising. At the very least, since the receiver is THX, the crossover should be 80hz which is at least better than the dreaded 100 hz that I have now in my Marantz Sr6200. After all this time, I think I can localize the sub blindfolded. It doesn't sound horrible, but it could be improved. As long as the NADT762 crossover slopes are nice and steep, that should be ok. I do hope however, that it has bass management with selectable crossovers but I highly doubt it since it wasn't in this little product info page, but you never know. The one good thing though, is at least the receiver has a MAIN-LOOP so you can probably set FRONT=LARGE and SUB=NO and use your own crossover, not to mention possibley an EQ [ if not in the main loop, then possibley in the tape loop! Thanks NAD ]. And I think it actually looks like the T762 has this pre-out main-in loop for the entire set of channels so that might mean it is ICBM ready Thats cool
Also what I like is the 100 watts x 6 20hz-20khz all channels driven simultaneuosly into 8 or 4 ohms. 100 watts doesn't sound like much, but 6 simultaneous channels at 100 watts into 4 ohms! Thats pretty respectable I think. Although since this receiver ain't cheap, it makes sense that its beefy.
Anyways, it looks promising. Expensive I'm sure, but promising. Hopefully the T752 will be similar and maybe a good less expensive option but I think it might have only 5 amplified channels. Either way, I'm itching to upgrade for many reasons. Also, as long as the NAD T752 and T762 perform the same with digital signals as the T751 I tried, they will not cut off the beginning of the digital signal, at least 99% of the time they won't. My testing of the NADT751 was the only receiver I tested with my DVD player that never missed aquiring the signal.
Here's hopeing the new NAD's are yummy

 

[Tony Lai]

I will call that place tomorrow.
Also you notice how well NAD is praised for it's sound quality.
Check www.hifichoice.co.uk
T.

 

[Chris PC]

True, NAD is praised for hi-fi sound quality. Not sure I could afford the T762 though. Might be looking more at the T752 but I'll see I guess. They aren't for sale in NA until July/August. If anybody hears about what sort of bass managemant these new NAD's will have, please do let us know

 

[Kimmo Jaskari]

Someone give a heads-up when they hit NAD's web page too, might be time to lose my current Pioneer and move to NAD.

A little web surfing later, I found this in a news group. It's translated from the original french, so it's not perfect... but gives a little info at least.

"to be more precise now as I have the booklet under the eyes T762 6*100 Watts, DD, Dolby Pologic II (sic), SDR, SDR Neo (6 & Matrix 7.1), SDR ETS, ultra THX, HDCD Disp June 2002 EURO 2050

T752 5*80 Watts DD, Dolby Pologic II (Re-sic), SDR, SDR Neo (6 & Matrix 7.1), SDR-are Disp May 2002 EURO 1250

T741 5*50 Watts DD, SDR Euro 950"

2000 euros is a fair bit of change, about $1800 I believe.

 

[Chris PC]

Yep, that info is cool. The mini-data booklet is interesting.
I'm still very very curious about:
1) the Bass Management that NAD will be employing
2) Tone controls and their center frequencies
3) If any "direct" modes exist and whether the subwoofer or tone controls, particularly the bass control will be available in those modes
4) Sound quality
5) Signal detection, which has proven to be good so far as I can tell
Waiting patiently for the new NAD's