SC07 or NAD 775?

mantis wrote: »

Hello,
Since I wrote those reviews, I have been pushing the hell out of the Sc-07 trying to get it to clip. It doesn't . If you read my review, you will see my speakers are difficult to drive. The Sc-07 has impressed me each and every time I have Installed it and since I owned it. It's a wonderful receiver as well as a killer preamp.

The NAD has had it's problems but I have yet to really get my fingers on one. We are a NAD dealer and prefer the Pioneer. We are bringing the new models to give them another chance.

Rotel does have some killer sounding Digital amps for more power. I was thinking of picking one up before I let my Dynaudio's go. I have Def Tech Mythos St's just waiting to come home with me as well as the rest of the theater package. I'm excited to change but I do love my Dynes.

I suggest trying out both and see which one fits your needs. NAD receivers have plenty of power to run your speakers but so does the Sc-07. It also has way more features and inputs. The HDMI inputs are stand alone so all other inputs are still available.I love that about it.

Dan

Thats solid advice, Dan knows his stuff.

I have been looking for a replacement for my Yamaha 2500 that I run as a pre for a sunfire 5 channel amp. I have read all the love for the Pioneers, but I have really been considering the NAD units. Especially their ability to upgrade modules as improvements come out. I am not sure how useful the feature is, but it really talks to me as my Yamaha really does all I need - it just doesn't have HDMI. I am sure when I pull the trigger on a new "pre" (whether AVR or actual Pre-Pro) I will be missing something in a year, and the NAD is already shy of a few features I am looking for.

renowilliams wrote: »

I guess what I'm saying is, if your happy with the Yamaha and it fills your needs, I wouldn't replace it, just because the lack of HDMI.


Tim

I guess I should have clarified...It does all I need except for HDMI necessary features. The biggest missing feature is that optical can't carry decoded 5 channel so I can't compress our DVDs - they must stay in vob when we stream them from our movie server.

NAD T765 owner here also. I never owned a Pio unit so I can't comment on them (other than they are absolutely gorgeous looking!!!). The T765 is rated at 80w per channel & that's understated to say the least. Also they are designed from the git-go to handle 4ohm speakers, & also provide a boat load of dynamic power down to a 2ohm load. Not many other AVR's are designed for that type of performance. No phony bologna ohm switches on the back of this baby...just hook up the speakers & it'll handle them.

The unit sounds absolutely spectacular in HT duty & as a preamp for my two channel listening. NAD actually designs there AVR pre section as a true preamp. That's why they have the reputation as putting "Music First" as there first & foremost priority.

They don't come with a lot of bells & whistles, useless junk in my book. As far as HDMI goes, the T765 will handle video but not audio. To me this is no big deal, when I eventually get my BD player I'll use the analog connections & that'll be fine in my book. I've never, ever ran the video thru an AVR...I don't see the point. I go straight to the TV & let it handle that part. The less connections the better.

NAD also has a great upgrade program using there newly developed plug & play modular boards. This way you can pick & choose if you care to make any upgrades. This is supposed to make the units future proof. Time will tell on this however.

I'm also running a separate two channel amp for the mains & a mono-block for the center. The T765 handles the surrounds. I already had the amps so might as well use them. I have although wanted to disconnect the amps & just let the T765 power the whole system but I haven't gotten around to that yet. I have no doubt that the T765 would perform flawlessly powering the whole shooting match. So what AVR would I recommend??? Take a guess.