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I was disappointed with Amir’s measurements of the NAD T758 V3, as I’d recently bought one…… I worried that my knowledge of the poor measured performance would forever tarnish my enjoyment of TV & movies. But I use it everyday, and I love the sound it provides within my living room (far from an ideal acoustic environment).
The main lesson I’ve learned is that (for me, in my listening space) room correction can be enormously beneficial, and that it would be misguided (for me) to chase highest SINAD etc. without also aiming to optimise room acoustics and room/loudspeaker correction. Integrated subwoofer channel processing also lets me get the first few octaves under control (accurate, deep, controlled and EQ’d bass is very important for music, as well as video sound).
Right now, room/loudspeaker correction is more common in AVRs than traditional stereo playback equipment. My T758 V3 cost me £900 or so, provides 7 channels of amplification (+ line level sub output), 4K HDMI switching, Atmos decoding (and many other formats), plus Dirac Live….. It‘s also safe and easy for my kids to operate. To me, it’s a pretty compelling offering.
Hopefully I’ll upgrade in a couple of years, and get the same or improved features with far better measured performance. I respect different opinions, but I do find it strange that so may people remain unconvinced of the value of AVRs.
The main lesson I’ve learned is that (for me, in my listening space) room correction can be enormously beneficial, and that it would be misguided (for me) to chase highest SINAD etc. without also aiming to optimise room acoustics and room/loudspeaker correction. Integrated subwoofer channel processing also lets me get the first few octaves under control (accurate, deep, controlled and EQ’d bass is very important for music, as well as video sound).
Right now, room/loudspeaker correction is more common in AVRs than traditional stereo playback equipment. My T758 V3 cost me £900 or so, provides 7 channels of amplification (+ line level sub output), 4K HDMI switching, Atmos decoding (and many other formats), plus Dirac Live….. It‘s also safe and easy for my kids to operate. To me, it’s a pretty compelling offering.
Hopefully I’ll upgrade in a couple of years, and get the same or improved features with far better measured performance. I respect different opinions, but I do find it strange that so may people remain unconvinced of the value of AVRs.