Comments on: NAD – Truth in specifications

By: James Dunne

James Dunne — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:04:07 +0000

In the late 90’s I purchased a NAD system with Richter speakers from Trevor (excellent service!) and was absolutely gobsmacked at the performance that they offered for the money. It is great to see that they have stayed true to the focus on sound and not an array of flashing lights, useless sound modes or, as your article points out, fairytale claims to power.

By: markfiona

markfiona — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:58:18 +0000

What is a Watt?
Why do they measure in RMS?
Music is transient.
End of day, if someone cannot hear clipping, then buy the cheap stuff. Musicians can tell.
Listeners cannot.

By: Stephen Curran

Stephen Curran — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:32:26 +0000

I agree that this is a brave mve, however, NAD have always been brave. I have a NAD AV316 Pro Logic amp rated at 50W per channel. This is, to say the least, conservative. I always remember when my family owned a small Hi Fi store in the 80’s people asking me why would they buy a NAD amp rated at 25/30W RMS when they could have another brand rated at 50/60W for the same or even less. If I could convince them to compare the NAD’s, the answer would often be clear.