pre amp help - NAD 917
cdm418
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Hey all! hoping you can help. I picked up a NAD 2700 power amp to power my Polk Audio Lsi15 speakers. The guy i bought it from also had a NAD 917 (surround sound tuner/preamp). I currently have a Mitsubishi DA-C20 pre amp, but decided to grab the NAD 917 because the price was right, and i figured it will match well with my NAD 2700 amp because they are the same brand. Is anyone familiar with the NAD 917 preamp? Im trying to determine if it has a phono stage. I came across an ebay lidting of someone selling a NAD 917 and they stated that it did not have a phono stage. I'm only using this stereo setup to listen to vynil records, so obviously i need a phono stage. I also have an extra DJ PRE II preamp, that i could connect to the NAD 917 if needed, but what would the puropose of a preamp WITHOUT a phono stage be? I just started getting into this hoppy to play records, so I've always assumed a preamp was the same as a Phono preamp, but im learning that may not be the case. If the NAD 917 does not have a phono stage, do i have any use for it if im only playing records, and if so how would i connect my ART DJ PRE II into it to add a phono stage? Hope this makes sense. I can always skip the NAD 917 and continue using my mitsubishi DA-C20, but i want to understand what a Preamp without a Phono stage would be used for. Thanks in advance for the help!
Here's a link to the NAD 917 manual...
https://nadelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/917-A-V-Surround-Sound-Tuner-Preamp-English-Manual.pdf
Here's a link to the NAD 917 manual...
https://nadelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/917-A-V-Surround-Sound-Tuner-Preamp-English-Manual.pdf
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If a pre amp doesn't have input jacks labeled "phono" then there's no phono stage. The NAD 917AV is aimed at home theater use hence the AV in the model number and the surround sound features.
The Mitsubishi DA-C20 is the best choice out of what you have.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Here's the manual:https://nadelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/917-A-V-Surround-Sound-Tuner-Preamp-English-Manual.pdf
no phono input, which is normally the case on an AVR or HT processor/preamp, which is what the NAD 917 is, a very early HT pre/pro.
Probably best to try to flip it and get something else...not here of course, but craigslist and ebay are good options to start...Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
Game Room 5.1.4: Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer -
(at least) two threads on this now...
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Thank you all for the replies! Much appreciated
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A preamp is just that. It has all of the controls for the power amp, such as bass/treble, volume, input selector, etc. A power amp only supplies the power. Some have only an on/off switch. Others have gain/volume controls also.
You can connect your ART DJ phono preamp into any of the input jacks on the preamp. The AUX input is preferred, but others will also work.Main System:
Proton AA-1150 ~ Yamaha C-4 ~ Furman Elite-15 DMi ~ Sennheiser HD600 ~ Monitor Audio Silver RS8 & FB210 ~ Martin Logan Dynamo ~ Teac R-919X ~ Marantz CD5003 ~ Squeezebox Classic ~ Music Hall dac25.2 ~ Dual 1229/Acutex M312 III STR ~ Music Hall mmf-5.1/Goldring 1012GX ~ Music Hall Cruise Control 2.0
Home Theater:
Yamaha RX-V800 ~ Furman Elite-15 DMi ~ Marantz DV6001 ~ EPI M90 ~ Polk Audio RT35i ~ CS400i ~ (2) Polk Audio PSW450
