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The NAD T775/T785 AVRs w/ HDMI 1.3 Thread!

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Good! I hope to God they roll out enough for supply and shaft Onkyo/Integra. I’m still waiting for somebody in my area to get in an Integra 9.8. I’m pissed off enough to hope NAD rolls in and steels all the customers. At least I have another good option now.
 
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Originally Posted by PIRSQUARED /forum/post/11579944


According to my local dealer, all 3 of NAD's T7x5 receivers should be shipping witbin the next month...but you know how estimates like that go. If they're anything like Rotel, it could be alot longer!

I doubt they will be delayed much longer. Info seems to be coming from multiple sources that they will be shipping soon so we should be getting more reports shortly. I am looking at the 775 very strongly!
 
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The product description for the T775 states that the HDMI inputs are video and audio. Any guesses how this unit would handle Dolby True HD feed via LPCM from a PS3?

Well we can hope that it will be able to add PLIIx decoding, bass management, and speaker distances but we probably won't know that until it is actually in someone's hands.
 
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None of the NAD include DD HD DTS HD decoders but there could be ugrade (hard or soft) next year though we know how upgrades come and go (cf the infamous ONKYO 5000 saga)

i think the NAD are overpriced compared to the ONKYO (well the ONKYO are a bit underpriced)

Well decoders can be added as you stated as well as other things in the future. This is the beauty of this modular design NAD had implemented. As far as the NAD being over priced compared to the Onkyo: I don't think that can be determined until the NAD is released and there could be a controlled listening comparison between the two.
 
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Using a player capable of decoding HDCD is only effective if you use the ANALOG OUTPUTS of that player, which makes for a a couple of extra D/A conversions, not a good solution.


You generally want the receiver to decode HDCD so you can feed it the CD data digitally. If the receiver/prepro DON'T decode HDCD, and you feed the signal via TOSLINK, COAX or HDMI to your receiver/prepro, you won't get HDCD decoding.


Sending the signal out digitally bypasses the source devices DAC's and it will NOT decode the HDCD data at all.
 
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The backside of the 765 http://www.hifiklubben.com/image/pro...T765GR_2_m.jpg

The 775 http://www.hifiklubben.com/image/pro...T775GR_2_m.jpg

And finally the big boy http://www.hifiklubben.com/image/pro...T785GR_2_m.jpg


As to decoder options it will have the following Dolby Digital/EX, PLII/x, DTS/-ES/Neo:6/ 96/24.


Also it will feature an autocalibration by TI-Audyssey (it comes with a calibration mic).


And as I can tell it features 7.1 PCM via HDMI so the ps3 owners should be fully able to enjoy their Dolby True HD stuff.


I dont know what kind of bass maneegement it features, but dont ya think there will be something?



Anyway, they certanly look nice, and I'm looking forward to listening to the 765 (even though its a bit expensive with me being at university
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Im going to listen to the 765 Wednesday against a Denon 3808, they set them up last friday, but they wernt calibrated and the speakers were right out of the box, the dealer promised to let them play over night for a few days and calibrate them to be ready today. (will listen to them on the new B&W 600-series as i own some of the old ones myself and plan to put them in surround.)
 
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Originally Posted by Ney /forum/post/11713217


Im going to listen to the 765 Wednesday against a Denon 3808, they set them up last friday, but they wernt calibrated and the speakers were right out of the box, the dealer promised to let them play over night for a few days and calibrate them to be ready today. (will listen to them on the new B&W 600-series as i own some of the old ones myself and plan to put them in surround.)

Look forward to your views on this shoot out, although isn't the 765 cheaper than the Denon by some dollar.
 
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I ordered two 785s a week ago and was told they would be in in about 6 weeks (from Canada). I'm going from B&K AVR507s to the NADs, so I will be very interested in the sound quality between them.


I personally believe that NAD and B&K make the only (affordable) rec'rs with outstanding sound quality.


In an Ultimate AV review of a now discontinued NAD rec'r, the reviewer compared the NAD rec'r to Halo PreAmp and PowerAmp costing 4X as much, and heard little difference!
 
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