Questions about NAD Amps and Preamps

hydrapure05
hydrapure05 Posts: 8
edited December 2003 in Electronics
Does NAD make good quality products?

Why does the NAD S250 amp rated at 5 channels and 125 watts retail for the same price as the NAD T973 amp which is rated at 7 channels and 140 watts?


Also, why does the NAD 5 channel S170i preamp retail for $3500, but the 7 channel T163 only retails for $1500? What's up with this?
The only prison which restrains you is the one you form in your mind.
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited December 2003
    Yes, they do make good quality products.

    The more expensive components you listed is their Silver Line. The silvers are their flagship units which is better quality than their classic line.

    Maurice
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited December 2003
    I will echo that, NAD makes some very nice gear.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • hydrapure05
    hydrapure05 Posts: 8
    edited December 2003
    Thanks guys. By the way, when you say the Silver Line or series is better, is it better and more expensive because it offers more bells and whistles, or is it better because it produces higher sound quality? Looking at the two amps for example, the S/N ratios seem similiar, but the PT Classic amp is clearly putting out more watts per channel at 8 ohms and 4 ohms, and it has 2 more channels. What does the Silver line amp have other than perhaps better aesthetics, etc?? Trying to figure out the same between the Silver and non Silver preamps as well?
    The only prison which restrains you is the one you form in your mind.
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  • tonyv1
    tonyv1 Posts: 365
    edited December 2003
    Think of the NAD Silver Series as the "Premium line" products. The regular NAD product line has the gray color scheme and the Silver Series has the white/silver color. Parasound has the same product division with the "Classic" and the "Halo" lines. Higher quality parts and different aesthetics add up to a higher price, but also a bigger pride (ego) of ownership.
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