Hello,
I've found a NAD 785 avr available at a really good price. Sparingly used for 90k.
T 785 A/V Surround Sound Receiver - NAD Electronics
Would like some more opinions before buying it. Some people have said its impossible for a AVR to drive these speakers justifiably and others feel that this receiver should suffice and have mentioned this as one model of receiver that would.
My questions are:
1. Does a receiver like this with Torroidal transformers match the performance of power amps with similar 120 at 8 ohm ratings
2. This receiver seems to mention the same output at 8 and 4 ohms. Is that possible or will the output rise at 4 ohms.
3. I heard about issues with NAD receiver reliability. Anyone on the forum seen this to be true?
4. How well do NADS pair with dynaudio. Once again I've heard mixed things
5. This receiver has numerous power ratings on its data sheet. These include
200W x 7 (FTC) Power
7 x 120W Minimum Continuous Power into 4/8 ohms, all channels driven simultaneously 20Hz 20kHz at <0.05%THD (NAD Full Disclosure Power)
The amplifier section of the T-785 is capable of driving low impedance loads and is rated for 4 ohm nominal loads, but has been tested on loads as low as 2 ohm nominal impedance. Power output by the T-785 has been rated against multiple standards, coming in at 200 watts per channel via FTC (1 kHz at 8 ohms), 120 watts multi-channel across the full audio range (20 Hz- 20 kHz), as well as 170 watts when driving a stereo configuration
Please explain the difference between FTC and full disclosure power
6. Would you choose this receiver for dynaudio audience 82 speakers or would you say use a smaller receiver (for surrounds( and spend the rest on a 2 channel power amp. Options for power amp include Bryston, Odyssey, Jaton and a few others that are available for under 1 lac
PLease comment. Thanks