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HIGH END Home Theater Receivers - BEST NAD Amplifier? NAD T778 Review.
Which AV receiver should I buy is a common question on the channel and everyone wants to know which av receiver is best for music. The NAD receiver, T 778, is a great home theater receiver. Packed with tons of performance and customization makes this NAD amplifier great for streaming music and watching movies.
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Me personally NO, I wouldn't use even Top model AVR for high quality stereo experience. 🙂
I use an aventage a880 with an xtz edge and I'm quite happy with that setup. But I'm thrilled that you reviewed the NAD because if I was going to upgrade, I think the NAD would be the route I take
@@damienlahoz great option, though your current rig sounds nice!
@@JoroIrl Appreciate you weighing in and answering our QOD.
I did for years. The simplicity of a one-box system for most people is ideal, or a great place to start. If you have a thirst for more down the road, add external amplification and you’re off to the races.
I am in awe, I am so grateful that you chose me to be the winner. I have not told my parents that it is coming to them so when they receive the package they will be completely surprised. Love the channel and the reviews! Thank you so much!
You are so welcome!
@Joseph Gagliardi do you have an update?
I'm having my home theater installed in the next couple of weeks. Equipment has been ordered and wiring started. I bought the NAD T778, on the advice of the owner of the business, and pairing it with Goldenear Triton One r's, Supercenter XXL and Atmos overhead system. To say I'm excited would be an understatement. Thanks for confirming my decision. :)
New to your channel a few months back, great work.
Thanks for your Review and honesty.
I upgraded to the Nad from a Yamaha A3070 and the audio performance was a big step up considering not too much more in price (launch prices). The Yamaha is rock solid, barely put a finger wrong, but I was never happy with YPAO and my room sound. The T778 and Dirac have resolved this although the Nad can be a little buggy (but I’m sure it will be ironed out with updates). The panel is gorgeous for displaying album artwork, it’s the first Avr I have wanted to actually be on show. I’ve gone from mainly a movie lover to finding a new appreciation of music, sounds so good.
I’m glad you’re reviewing NAD products. I’ve owned a few over 20+ years and have always enjoyed them. Cheers.
They're great! One of my first hifi purchases was an NAD BEE integrated some 20+ years ago. Total BEAST for little money!
I have now owned an Yamaha RX 661 reciever for about 12 years. 90% of the time I am using it for playing music. In many years I used the Music enhancement setting, but after a period of serious setup of the equalizer and placement of my monitor audio speakers, I am now using the 2 and 5 ch. Stereo mode or Pure Direct mode. The reciever sounds better and better for every day :). Despite the lag of wifi opportunity or more than 1080p 60hz pass through I am very pleased with this receiver. Every time I am looking at a new reciever or consider a new stereo setup with for example tube amps, I am coming back to the mindset, that I am happy with what I have in place in the livingroom right now :)
Congrats to the winner. Your Mum and Dad will be so happy. I’m not jealous......honestly.
The NAD seems to be an ideal all you need system and I would love to have this for cinema sound as well as stereo both being high end quality.
Another really nice review. I recently wrote you and, depending how you see it, questioned your often positive reviews. I have now realized that I prefer looking/listening to positive things, and when/if i feel the need to find out if something is crap i can read up on other platforms. I actually subscribed after getting thrashed last time so no more leeching over here😂 I like what you guys are doing so please keep doing it🙂👍
I have owned a few NAD receivers over the years and have found them to be exceptional
I like this minimalistic matte black design! Also, the touch screen 👌🏾
It's super nice.
The NAD T778 is the first AV receiver that I have ever considered for dual purpose 2 channel and AV usage, to be honest. It may be because of those digital Vu meters. Love the meters. Lol
I use my Anthem MRX720 with an outboard Amp. {Axiom ADA1250} for both H.T. and stereo. I've been very happy with it for probably 4 years now. Was tossed between Anthem, Cambridge and NAD for a while then settled on Anthem.
I love my C368. I have always found NAD power understated
Thank you so much! I bought this A/V receiver based on your recommendation and I am really pleased! It preforms exactly as you said and yes it was difficult and time consuming to set up. I bought it from Crutchfield and they have been very knowledgeable and patient. I think this piece may need a 200 page manual.
Glad to hear after a lengthy setup you're pleased with the results! Thanks for your support!
I bought this receiver as I was looking for a dual purpose music HT system with music first. The MDC and screen are super bonuses and the Bluos is the easiest and most inclusive of the higher end streamers in my humble opinion. Thanks for the review. Wish the Phono input would have included MC as well, but such is life. No regrets so far.
Thanks for the video. I have the NAD T187 pre/ pro upgraded with Dirac/ atmos and 4K hdmi. It has some minor issues but sounds really good with Dirac enabled. Movies or music have never sounded this good. Some issues with hdmi like 4K HDR can give a blank screen with the Nvidia shield. NAD are not as large as like Sound united so some issues is almost expected. Maybe they have the dongle to be able to easy upgrade it when new tech becomes available? Just like the MDC modules. Which are not cheap... spent about $1500 on these upgrades.
I’m addicted to your videos now and it’s hurting me financially 😂. Can you use the pre outs on the t778 to use an external amplifier for stereo sound?
Would be great to do a comparison with the Anthem MRX 1140. I know that one has 11 amplified channels vs NAD's 9 but it would be great to hear how those 2 compare in both features, room correction, and sound quality :)
Being 2021, and pretty much everything having some sort of screen and/or touchscreen, I really hope to see more HT receivers (and stereo receivers, for that matter) have a nice large full color (and hopefully touch) display on it. It almost seems crazy this isn't the standard yet. It's nice to see what you're listening too, album art, etc. right on the receiver. The VU meters are cool too. I see a lot of potential with other virtual meters, spectrum analyzers, etc. being integrated into the GUI.
I think the reason this doesn't happen because of the demographic that usually buy stereo or home theater amplifiers - 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s babies. They all grew up with receivers and amplifiers and in-home sound systems. I was born in 2000 and did not grow up with one - i'm an ipod baby. We never had a home sound system, and no one in my generation had any idea about receivers or amplifiers. Some may know about studio monitors, and that's it. I think those new touch screen features are seen as features for the "new" generation, hence, why it's usually not included in a product class catered to those who grew up without touch screens. Just a theory though
Watched this for the FOURTH time :)...purchased an Aurender N100SC over it, but still want one...thank you that it's here to continue to whet my appetite
I just purchased the T778. I use it with a Hegel H190 voor the front channels. Thank you fot your review
I have an Arcam AVR300, and it is awesome for 2 channel music. A real 120wpc will drive many speakers to sufficiently loud levels at very high quality.
Great review. Thank you. I've got the 758v3 and would love to upgrade to this, but I'm leary of whether the 2.1 hdmi module will be available for this unit in the future.
I own the T778 since 1 year now, and i enjoy it every day without any bugs.
Congrats to Joseph! Just as a suggestion, can you please advise on future give aways if they are open to people who live outside of the U.S.A.? It might save me from getting my hopes up next time! Cheers!
Great review, I am presently researching the T778 & found your reviews for the 1st time. I will certainly start watching more of your reviews from now on.
Cheers Al...
Blacksmiths NSW Australia
Awesome, thank you!
Thanks for the review. Help me in my final decision to purchase one.
I currently do use a Yamaha RX-A 1080 as my home theater/ 2 channel center peice. I have a 5.1 system consisting of HTD Level III towers, center and bookshelves (as surrounds). I have the towers bi-amped from the receiver and in PureDirect mode they sound terrific. I just wish that Yamaha would allow hi/low pass filters for each amp channel when bi-amping.
Hey Andrew! Thanks for all your great videos and love the format with your wife, too! Question: Would you still recommend this today (12/22) as the heart of my most audio system? Pricing is around $3500. I love the NAD sound so looking for reassurance nothing better has come out recently. Thanks so much! David
Mr. Robertson:: I purchased the NAD778, OMG the sound especially AV is beyond what I could have dreamed. The OSBLU is the most different thing. Day two of getting to find my network, I wish NAD had 800 for support
I still use AV Receivers from Nakamichi, AV10, AV8, AV7 & RE-10 for two channel playback and enjoy watching your channel, Dion from NZ
Hello. I just got a nakamichi av-1s. Not much info about it. Is it the same as av1. What is power output? Thanks
I have a NAD M15HD2 processor with upgraded MDC paired with a NAD M25 amplifier that is amazing in two channel or home theater use.
Thank you for the review!
Thanks for the review. It was very helpful. I'm in the market for a AVR 7 or 9 channel that also plays music well.
Any chance you could review an Anthem receiver? I read good things about their products.
No need to connect the BluOS dongle, just use wired network cable. I’m an owner for 6 months, and I’m so pleased with the sound and quality. Running 5.1.4 with Dali Rubicon 6. Amazing sound. DiracLive makes a huge improvement - with a +6db curve for more bass. 90% movie for my usage. But music is amazing also. The weird dongle gives the user an easy way of updating to a newer WiFi standard in the future. The remote is for me the only downside.
@@lifeevent88 yes, Connect with Ethernet
I have ordered a set of DALI Oberon 9’s (fronts), Oberon Grand Vokal (center), Oberon 3’s (surrounds), and K-14 (sub) to pair with a new T 778 receiver.
When you were setting up the speaker configuration for your Rubicons, did you specify that they were large or small speakers? The manual says that a “large” speaker means any one that can properly handle low frequency effects, but then it goes on to say that in most setups, it’s still better to say that the front speakers are “small” so that more bass is diverted to the subwoofer to produce a better overall bass response.
I’m sure I’ll end up testing both of these scenarios, but I’m curious how you ended up configuring your system as it isn’t clear to me from reading the manual alone which option may produce the best LFE sound from a DALI surround sound setup paired with the T 778.
@@brandonlee7895 Large vs small has nothing to do with the size of the speakers. In a surround sound setup, they should be set to small. Else LFE will be send to the fronts and you suddenly have multiple subs with a ton of new possible issues arising
Yes, I would totally use for both 2 channel and HT. I am building a dedicated HT soon and I have my eye on the Monolith HTP-1!
What has you "sold" on the Monolith?
@@andrewrobinsonreviews 16 channels, >2 sub outputs, XLR, Dirac Live with bass control, and amazing measurements on ASR. The only other contender in that price range with these features seems to be Emotiva. Although, curious if Anthem will release an update to the AVM60 soon. But for
Just another great review from a seriously dedicated genius.
Cool video! How do you compare the Nad to the older Naim Uniti Atom for music listening?
I have it in my system for some weeks now, I have a Proac speaker system. Before, I had NAD t785, very powerfull, and an old school amplifier if ever there was one, 25 kg, two thoroidial transformers. The reason why I am sharing this, this was a beast, the t778 isn’t as impressive, it has only half the wheight and for an old school audiophile, wheight is almost The holy grail as far as audiophile hardware goes. But this , rather flimsy piece of hardware as perceived has indeed a lot of impact. The dealer and I had some problems with the Dirac installation, but the amp seamed very impressive anyway. After some time, the dealer came back to implement the Dirac and, whow, what a difference it made, you can accept the reasoning in the post here, but for me, the Dirac filter made a substantial gain in sound quality for me, at least when watching movies, the difference is quite staggering as compared with the filter off. That said, for music only, I don’t want to be a snob or anything like an old and boring guy, but I like my proac response2,5 so much more with my copland tube amps, for music, no match, for movies the NAD is really impressive, especially with the Dirac filter
I use my Denon 7200WA both for HT and music listening... Pure Direct mode helps much for music because it sounds clearly better than other modes...
I love your voice! So soothing!
Thanks for the great review.
That seems like a killer product.
Would love to see your take on the new NAD Master M33.
Hoping you can get your hands on one.
Love that one! It's a beast. 👍🏼
I considered this receiver for my current home theater overall. Ultimately, I chose the Marantz SR8015 with the new Vandersteen Model 2ce Signature III towers. My plan was to buy an integrated amp with home theater pass through but the performance of the SR8015 is good enough that I can wait until I take another step up I speaker quality to add a 2-channel amp for music listening.
I just ordered the Marantz SR8012 which went on sale... I'm pumped, lot of great reviews on it and great build. I wish I could afford the SR 8015 because it looks to be a bit more Future Proof.
@@dynodin81 I picked up a TV with HDMI 2.1 so it was a must have on my reciever. Without that need the SR8012 would've been more than enough. They're both great receivers.
@@dynodin81 on sale where?
@@1L3g3nd On Amazon, it's $800 bucks off from the original price, and on Accessories4less it's 37% Off.
I use a AV receiver for movies and 2 channel music. I use a NAD T785. It sounds AWESOME with my MoFi Studiodeck+ turntable and either my Parasound Z-Phono USB or SoundSmith MMP4 phono-stage. I don't use dsp for my lp's. I have KEF Q950 mains and PSB center and surrounds. PSB 5I powered sub times 2, 10 inch.
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This is like watching a super model that i can never have so, i gotta conform with the wal mart model at home
Just saw your video on elite screens channel! How cool is that
Hi Andrew I really love your Videos and I have learnt a lot from them.
Quick question I have got a Yamaha 3080 which I want for based on your review, It’s brilliant and I use it for both movies and streaming music from Quboz and also apple hi res via airplay.
I am wondering if the Nad is worth the upgrade , I also have an excellent offer for an Arcam Avr 10
What would you advise pls?
I use my Rotel RSX for Stereo and Cinema. Good choice as well
Great review and nice set decoration as always.
Thanks. It's our living room, but thanks!
Thanks for the video.
Am looking at getting this,but you say you had a problem with ARC-EARC with LG TV.
I have the LG 77c9 model,can I ask what the problems were.
Thanks.
This amp sounds so good on my old Klipsch RF7's, I am considering the M33 on my La Scala II speakers, any thoughts?
Are you reviewing the Onkyo TX-NR696 I am about to make a purchase and it will help greatly to hear your opinion. Thanks in advance. BTW I love your work keep it up.
Congrats Joseph!!!
Just ordered a Marantz SR8012 that went on sale!
I definitely want to minimize as many components in the living room as possible but also trying to find that balance of Audio quality for 2 CH listening but still having my surround sound for music. Hopefully the SR8012 will be able to check those boxes.
No it won’t, Marantz is only second to Denon at being awful for music.
Concerning Dirac... on both the T778 and the Arcam AVR850, I preferred the out-of-box sound better after several attempts. I chalk this up to the included Mics not being up to the job.
From nearly all accounts, the $75 UMIK-1 offers much better results.
First of all, let me say I really enjoy your videos.
Could you please consider doing a review of the System Audio Legend 7 Silverback, with the WiSA hub? They are danish wireless active on-wall speakers that sell for around $4000 a pair, including the hub, making them a complete stereo system if paired with a phone. I haven’t been able to find a single review of them, though they must be many people’s dream system, if they deliver as promised. (I haven’t heard them myself.)
I use my Arcam AVR 600 AV Receiver also for listening to music in source direct from my exposure CD player and I use it for listening to SACD in surround using my Oppo blue ray player. My speakers Audio Phisic Tempo.
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Thx! I am considering changing to a high end 2 speaker solution for movies as well with B&W 804. Would not want to miss the streaming options, though, and connect my tv. Budget 3k. Would you recommend the t778 or something else?
Have Nad 375cbee integrated amp 150 watts b&w sub & goldenear Triton 2s floorspeakers...400 jukebox music setup...good video. And nice amp
Hi Andrew. Thorough and descriptive as always. You truly do have a great delivery when you conduct your reviews. One question - in the coming years I may consider purchasing the Martin Logan esl x’s for my main listening room. Would the 778 be a good candidate? Keep up the great work.
It will likely do it, but I don't think it would be a "great" candidate. You could get the 778 and NAD's new stereo amp just for the MLs and probably be okay. Or go with an even beefier amp just for them, but I cannot say if the 778 is going to be perfect. Suitable, yes? But ideal, I have no idea.
I have the smaller ESL model, and use my AVR's pre-out ports to move the signal to a bladelius amplifier, which then feeds my Logans. My father has the ESL X-models, which he has been running straight from his Anthem mxr-receiver for quite a few months now, and has been quite pleased with it. I think Anthem would be something to concider, as it can churn out 140W/channel (iirc) which is enough to get the electrostats to sing. I'd still personally get either an outboard integrated amp or monoblocks in tandem with an AVR, so for my use-case the NAD is quite mouth watering.
I have a G class Arcam AVR with the front speakers bi-amped. RRP was circa £4k new. It's good with stereo, and many professional reviewers have said that it the best sounding AVR they have ever heard for 2 channel music. But for me, it can't beat a £750 to £1,000 stereo amplifier.
Wow.. You've just saved me about 10 grand in credit card debt as I was seriously considering the Arcam setup.
@@barney6888 don't get me wrong, if you want a home cinema, you would struggle to beat the Arcam amp. It's brilliant. I am just talking about stereo performance. Truth is I have both. I use the arcam for movies and casual music listening and a stereo amp for sitting down for a proper listen to music. Best get the credit card back out again
Thank you very much for your reply mate. Love your channel.
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Based on a previous conversation i see the Crutchfield link. Great source for purchases. My first purchase from them goes WAY back- a Sony Betamax player. Recently bought a sound bar from them recently based on Andrew’s recommendation. Great videos.
Are you enjoying the soundbar?
@@andrewrobinsonreviews Unbelievable. To use a Tommy Boy quote “holy Snikies”. One funny aside- my wife hates it. She’s not one who likes to feel the sound-. Made me turn it down while i was watching a James Bond movie. I recently sold my house in SoCal and living in a small town in the San Bernardino mountains. The last of my kids just moved back to Columbus Ohio. Will most likely buy a a second home there. Whether we end up with a condo or a house will drive our sound system. Condo is more convenient but you have to deal with neighbors above/below and next to you. Kefor Elac for say a condo.
I purchased the T778 and demo-ed it for a week against an old Arcam 350 (which is moving to a second small room) and a newer 850. Here are my conclusions and why I ultimately had to return it... sticking with the 850 for the main room. The T778 has a phenomenal processor, beautiful display, thoughtful hook-ups at back, and even has a built-in Phono amp. Out-of-the-box sound is clean and very detailed in the mids and highs, but it can not plumb the depths of bass on my full-range paradigm Signature S8s and C5, like all of the more powerful Arcam amp sections can. The T778 is half the weight of the Arcams and, while the new digital amps in them are impressive, you won't get any of that chest-thumping SLAM Arcam can give you in your full-range fronts. The T778 has ever so slighttttly better highs than the 850, seeing as it's a 32bit Sabre chip, and the 850 is a 24bit Sirus Logic, but I still found the treble presentation less fatiguing over extended sessions on the Arcam, proving that it's the whole package that has to be judged... Processor+Amp section. When I test an amp section, I always like to do it without the sub to get a measure of it's true, full performance with the fronts. So my conclusion is this -- If you plan on purchasing 2-way speakers for your fronts and centre, and trick out with an awesome sub, or 2, go with the T778. It is really the best bang for your buck. But, if you already have excellent, large full-range speakers, then get yourself an Arcam or separate amps.They will extend that 3D bubble from the centre of the room all the way down to the floor. On each system, my speakers were always consistently set to "large" at 7ft from listening position. No tone adjustments and no Dirac adjustments. For those thinking that Dirac would make the difference and add bass depth to the T778, I tried Dirac several times with the T778. It could never equal the bass weight/depth of the Arcams.
Can you get the Tekton 2-10 Perfect Set on the show? Really interested to hear your opinion. Their tweeter array is just the coolest thing I've seen in a speaker.
Wonderful review.
I'd like to know if, setting aside the slick new UI, upgrade port and ESS chip, is the Arcam AVR850 on par, in terms of power and finesse in sound and 2 channel?
I would love to own the NAD T778 and will buy it in the future im using a marantz sr 7013 can you tell me if the marantz sr 7013 is eARC please thanking you i love the detail you put in to your reviews
Hi Andrew, just subscribed. Good job with the reviews! Weird to hear about stereo gear without being able to hear it, but I find it addictive anyway. How do you put all the cool art on your TV? Thanks!
There is an app on Google TV that we use, or we make them ourselves and load them up via a USB stick.
Andrew thank you so much for all your advice on Audio!! I have a question for you I recently purchased the klipsch heresy mark 4. I currently have a Yamaha receiver but I would like to upgrade to a integrated amplifier. My budget is $1000 I was thinking about the PS audio sprout Vs the Yamaha as801 integrated amp. Any advice from you would be most appreciated!! Thank you so much for all your videos and your time!! Andy
Is it true that once you have DIrac'd the system, you can't turn up any individual speakers? Also, can I see and adjust the settings from my TV? It would be a lot easier for me to do that. Thanks.
Great review and i like it. But a little to expensive for me though. I want to replace my old budget yamaha receiver for something new because it doens't do 4k, and al the other new shiny features. And i want an upgrade in sound quality, if possible, for my Dali Oberon 5 (with oberon 1 for the backs) setup. Music is may be even more important for me so i was thinkin of going to buy an marantz N1710, and pair it with something like the Audiolab 6000A or NAD C368 for the fronts. Or is there someone with a better solution? :) I'd love to hear it.
Just ordered one for my office system. I wanted proper room correction and preferably a class D amp, though that's quite rare in receivers. Bit on the expensive side, but I think this will replace my brilliant NAD stereo amp without me missing anything, since I use an Arendal 1723 1S sub to handle the low frequencies.
Really big shame it doesn't have HDMI 2.1 though - at this price range it's almost absurd.
I wish Andrew can review and suggest power amplifier to couple with my Yamaha Aventage RX-A2070
This question might be a bit too specific but I've been curious about NAD AVRs ever since i picked up a second hand NAD C372. I thought if NAD AVRs match the depth, control, and power of the C372 then it could be am upgrade to my Marantz SR6011 musically speaking. I'm really not making any use of extra features or wifi connections. My PC does all that so I'm just looking for the best possible pre- and power stage in an AVR. Thinking of either Anthem or NAD currently.
What would be a good solution to drive a 700 series bowers & wilkins 5.1 System?
Should I go for a 5.1 amp or a receiver?
I mean, the TV has got a built in receiver anyway, so...
I love seeing stuff I can’t afford :), crazy to see how far tech can go without a budget. Phenomenal vid!
I get it, but the T 778 with its modular architecture may be more of an investment rather than a one time potential throwaway expense. We'll have to see.
Thank you for watching, Tom!
@@andrewrobinsonreviews haha I guess only time will tell! Nah they genuinely all look phenomenal but on a college student budget I think I’ll stick with my tv speakers, but might eventually get an str-dn1080 :). Really enjoyed your video on that as well!
@@WalterWeight1 On a college budget, I would consider maybe a soundbar to go with your TVs and call it good!
99% of the people watching this videos and subscribed to this channel, can’t afford 90% of the things featured here.
Thanks for this. Please compare to new Denon 4700/6700 receivers pls.
thanks, what about the C399 with the next gen blue module? does it come close to the naim? Price does...
Hi Andrew,
Is the NAD have a strong enough amplifier to power the Magnepan LRS speakers as a 2 channel?
Is it possible that the dongle is separated to fit their modular viewpoint? Besides the hdmi, the first thing that comes to mind to evolve rapidly would be the streaming services; if it is easy to replace then it solves the problem of obsolescence. Just a thought
I actually sprung for one of these yesterday. I think it may be just what I am looking for!
Well after 2 weeks.
Sonically. Brilliant.
NAD have made some really odd choices. BluOS is heavily app driven. But you can’t use the app to access menus etc.
BluOS sounds great, works well.
Dirac. It really works. Totally kills my room bass boom. I may upgrade Dirac, not sure at the moment.
Video processing, err.
I had an issue with a Sony BluRay player. I had a spare so all was good.
In summary, heavily skewed towards music, and sacrifices some usability and a lot of features..
movie performance was absolutely as expected. Excellent.
it sounds great, and has me wanting to shop for speakers.
After 22 months. It exploded. Sparks and smoke etc.
Recently replaced a Marantz SR5007 with this AVR. Hefty and solid build quality. Punchy, powerful, quick and clean sound.
You prefer the nad or marantz?
@@charlesking678 The Marantz served me well for eight plus years, b4 requiring replacement, due to a dead channel, rendering it unrepairable by a Marantz service center. It had a warm and musical soundstage. I was a bit chapped & spoke ill of it, but now, I’m over it. It served me well for a $900.00 unit. The NAD, obviously, is next level. Thrice the Marantz in price, so better build & sound. Clean. Open. Quick. Punchy. Violent 😂. I have yet to use Dirac. Sounds great, music & movies, with my manual tune. Running it with speakers I’ve accumulated over the years. PeachTree Audio D5’s (front). PSB 125 Sub. Focal Chora (center). Happy with it so far.
Love your reviews.
I appreciate that!
great review. NAD Is the best! Is there an Ethernet cable adapter on the market? thank you
My beloved SR 5007 went into protection mode permanently, so I’m contemplating a new AVR. So, let me ask, in your opinion, which AVR? The NAD T778, the ARCAM AVR10 or another comparable Marantz SR? Keep in mind, I really don’t want another Marantz, considering mine only lasted eight years. Nonetheless, I’d like to know which Marantz is comparable to the aforementioned. Oh and thanks for this review, as the 778 appears to be the premium solution, if you can’t afford separates.
Hi Andrew i use the Marantz sr8012 in combination with the Edge amp. and the Qacoutics concept 500. I was alarmed when you said it was sounding awful. Could you pls explain why you find this a bad combination ?
Yes, I listen to music through my home theater rigs. I admit that much of my music is crappy youtube videos. I just love seeing the artist while hearing them, it means more to me than a better sound experience. That said, I am looking hard at picking up the new Reference series Technics integrated stereo amp when it is released. I think that plus the 110th anniversary denon AVR will fill my needs in my main rig for many years to come... at least I am hoping so because i have neither seen or heard either of them yet. My local dealer will be able to get them for me, so, hurrah. Still wondering why you got rid of the Technics G series integrated you raved about.
We didn't "get rid of" the Technics. They took it back. We only had it for a time for review. That's how this works (most of the time).
Anyone know if the BluOs on the T778 can be streamed through the unit to a dedicated stereo rig (pre and power amp)? In other words, can the T778 function like a Node would for stereo duties?
Amazing amplifier!!! Very very nice cinema and music machine ....and i love digital power amplifier !!!👍👍✌
Great review; am SUPER spoiled on the Masters Series products, but am more impressed now with this Receiver after this review than before it. However, while is $1,400 more to get to the M33, I would, NAD succeeding in giving their M Series a look and level of performance worth saving awhile longer for. Thank you Both as always for your reviews🎶
Thank you so much! We appreciate you watching.
This is exactly where I'm at. I'm looking at Marantz and Yamaha to be my pre amp. I was even using a high end integra pre/pro but my Oppo HA 1 sounds better.
My guess is, that unless you absolutely needed the extra power, one could get by just fine with the T 778, so no preamp/amp combo needed. Thanks for watching!!!
Hi Andrew
What would you think of a Pioneer SCLX904 with a Klipsch Series 10" sub woofer and a pair of Klipsch Reference Dual 6-1/2" 400 watt floor speakers. I want to use it as a straight stereo to start with then add more speakers later on and use it as a TV Home Theater system when funds permit, about a year down the road.
The room stays at an 83 degrees temp at all times so I was thinking of a system that has a built-in cooling fan, I think the 904 has one?
Please comment and thanks in advance.
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Thanks for the video, i would love to use an avr for both movies and music, but would be great if radio fm would be in for daily listening. Anyway i bought the canton karat gs edition, what has 180 watts, so i am not shure at all what avr i should use to drive them on its best. Maybe u can help me there... Have a great day u both and greetings from Bavaria
This NAD T778 is looking nice, but how are the sound characteristics? Is it dynamic? I heard that this receiver does not have much bass.
So glad that the designers left a volume knob on tha Amp....
Hello, is it much better in cinema the nad to the yamaha 3080?
Andrew, how would you compare this to Anthem in terms of sheer sound quality?
I have a home theatre set up , components purchased circa 2007, and budget decent quality. The avr receiver is a Denon 2807,, Powering a complete 7 series Focl speakers ( 726 3 way , fronts, a centre and 2 way book shelf speakers for rears. I use two bluray players 1 a Sony for movies etc, then the newer bluray is an Cambridge Audio Azur 752, which I use for Audio, various disc formats ( cd, sacd and bluray audio). I find I mostly listen to music 2 channel for bout 80% , and then the rest being movies and concert videos. I still prefer the act of putting a disc in a player, but getting something to replace the Denon, whilst I can still play a sacd or similar and movies, maybe stream music from Tidal, and source cd,s ripped to a external hard drive, in one of the many lossless Audio codecs…