Thoughts about NAD?

[That dude]

I'm using a NAD 3020i as a pre-amp. God... I love how it looks in the stack...

 

[infinitesymphony]

Yep, I dig the NAD aesthetic... I spent forever looking for a deal on a NAD HDCD-capable player, but their resale prices are still fairly high (a good sign).

 

[VicAjax]

so... who here says "N-A-D" and who says "nad?"

i know people who say both.

 

[warpdriver]

I say NAD altough I know it should be N-A-D as it's an acronym of New Acoustic Dimension

 

[nysulli]

i was introduced to NAD at a local hi-fi store as N-A-D, so thats how i've always said it, I to almost ended up with a 2-channel NAD system, for 1500 bucks with the psb image towers i have i've never heard something so good, but i was really in the market for a 5.1 system and not 2 channel, looking back at it i somewhat regret not going with the NAD gear, but i think my headphone setup is destined for a c525bee or a c542 in the near future

 

[redshifter]

i went to college in the 80's, and i remeber always checking out my dorm-mates NADs. i didn't have much of a rig then, and i was a little jealous at all the big NADs i was seeing everywhere. what?


WHAT?

 

[Morph201]

What kinda rigs are you talking about?!

 

[MoreCowbell]

I have a 302 Integrated that I've had around for ages it seems. I don't use it anymore but I don't have the heart to get rid of it. It drove a nice little pair of Paradigm speakers in a second system for quite a while. Always loved the sound of that system. For what I paid for it the sound was remarkable. Not too shabby a headphone amp either. No sir...

 

[nelamvr6]

Quote:

Originally Posted by VicAjax /img/forum/go_quote.gif so... who here says "N-A-D" and who says "nad?" i know people who say both.

I've always said N-A-D.

 

[musicmind]

Hi guys

The NAD 320BEE and its recent revamp 325BEE are very highly recommended for a budget yet excellent sounding amp.
In your opinion, do the higher models (352, 372) have the same type of sound signature which are essentially higher power versions, or are they quite different beasts.

Also, which type of speakers do you think pairs nicely with NAD components? I know PSB has a close relationship with NAD. I get the feeling NAD isnt exactly a "bright" sounding amp, so would more bright and detailed sounding speakers be a good match for NAD components?

BTW, do any of you use the headphone out of your NAD to drive your headphones? If the headphone out is decent, that would save me getting an amp for sometime.
(I'm deciding between NAD vs Trends TA-10 amp with for my desktop PC listening.)

Thanks in advance

 

[musicmind]

I thought I'd bump this since I could really use some help with this from experienced head-fi ears

Thanks, cheers

 

[dj_mocok]

I don't consider myself experienced, but I know a good system when I hear one. And I think NAD offers you a lot for not much money.

Not sure about older models, but as far as I know NAD CDP doesn't have headphone out (Marantz does).

 

[musicmind]

Hi mocok

Thanks for your input. In case it wasnt clear in my post, I was curious about the heaphone out of the NAD amplifiers.
Maybe I'm trying to kill too many birds with one stone

 

[circularlogic]

I've been using NAD in my system for a while now. It started with a C272 Power amp but I have since upgraded to their Masters Series M3 integrated - which to my ears sounds incredible. They make great pieces.

 

[mdjenders]

The headphone out on my nad integrated isn't bad, but my corda aria is better, so I use that. Having said that, one could do a lot worse than a quality pair of cans driven by the nad.