Anyone have a pic of the back panel on the NAD773. User comments welcome

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That's what I was looking for my friend!! Man, I love this website. Thank you very much for your time. It's MUCH appreciated.

I notice the fans are on the back of the 763. I'm assuming the fans on the 773 are on the bottom?

773 user manual [PDF]: http://207.228.230.231/manual/NAD-T773_GB.pdf

That helps too, thanks.

Well, I'm gonna go order the 773 tomorrow. They don't have one in stock so it'll be a little while. When I've gotten it and played some I'll come back and give a review. I'm no audio expert so it'll be a good review but probably not great. Thanks for the help guys,

didn't see msrp's listed on nad's site...


what's the price difference (and respective list prices) of the 763 and 773?


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I know the 773 is 1799 msrp. Not sure about the 763. I've seen other numbers for the 773, but the dealer quoted 1799.

T773 - $1799

T763 - $1399


Differences are in power output and 7 channels instead of 6. T773 had 5 low speed fans on the bottom, T763 has 4. I think the T773 weighs almost 55 lbs. Not bad considering they don't put it in a heavy box. My NAD amp box had a sticker claiming 85 lbs shipping weight. That was painful to move.

Any idea what the power consumption is on the 773?

thanks for the info!

Say I have a new T763 at home. I must say it sounds great! I had been listening to Directv music channels from the analog output of a E86 Hughes. With the NAD I used a toslink from the E86. The difference was remarkable,almost like a new set of speakers. I would guess most of the difference is in the (high quality) D to A converters used in the T763.

On the downside on first impression there seems to be a noticeable loss of HD picture quality when using the component switching built into the receiver. As it stands I will not consider using the receiver to switch any component sources. Somewhat disappointing. Anyone else confirm this. Thanks Dallas

I use my T762 for switching S-video, I have seen other threads claming that no loses are seen in the Pic while using Component in on the NAD.


The manuals states that the components installed are capable of piping through an HD signal, with no loses

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I am not using scientific methods,but over a couple hundred hours of mostly HD viewing I am familiar with the performance of the Sony VPL HS20 projector on a Stewart 110" diagonal screen. I was definitely not expecting it but as I was viewing an HD basketball game(after feeding signal through NAD) it seemed softer than usual with the color slightly off. As soon as I hooked the signal direct to HS20 the picture became sharper with better color.

I do have a JVC DVHS machine and DVE so an quick comparison with HD test patterns is probably in order. I am pretty confident that at least with this particular T763 that some loss of bandwidth or resolution occurs. Good luck Dallas

Sorry for the intrusion, I was wondering does any one know the Canadian retail for the T773?


Thanks

ddingle: This is using component cables for both connections, or component vs. DVI? May I ask what resolution the source material was in? I'm looking forward to using my T163 to switch component signal, so I'm quite curious...

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No intrusion. You guys can do whatever you want with this thread.


fsckd, Thanks for the manual it helped alot. One thing missing in it though was the power consumption. Any ideas? I've looked and can't find it.

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I was using component video(only) from a Hughes E86 HD Directv sat receiver. I was using ESPN HD basketball coverage to compare the signal with and without the T763 in the component path. As mentioned I am using a 54" by 96"(110"diagonal) image at about 15 feet. It may be difficult to notice this problem on a smaller screen. I will keep this thread informed on any further testing I do. Dallas

I think ESPN HD is broadcasted in 720p, not 1080i like Discovery HD. You should try to compare them while watching Discovery HD.