Re: NAD T773 receiver opinions wanted for HT
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My guess on the prices being so high, has to do with the long journey across that cold, wind torn, prairie winter at -40deg celcius or Farenheit whichever your familiar with. "and those damn dog sled teams are not getting any more efficient".
Those prices are straight from the dealers in Winnipeg and some were reduced by 5 and 10%.
I will have to look into the on line ordering some more.
Thanks for the advice,
Troy
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Re: NAD T773 receiver opinions wanted for HT
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Troy,
Head over to ecost.com and check out their prices. I just purchased a Denon AVR-2105/885S last week. The total price (duty, shipping, exchange, taxes) delivered to my door was about $575.00 CDN. My local A&B Sound dealer was selling the AVR-2105 for about $450 more than what I paid (taxes included). The ecost site is very simple to order from. Just make sure you go through the checkout for Canadian purchasers to get the final landed cost. Good luck with your search.
Shaun
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Re: NAD T773 receiver opinions wanted for HT
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Straight from the Denon website:
"• 7 Channels equal power amplifier section • 90 watts per channel (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, <.08%THD) • 125 watts per channel (6 ohms, 1 kHz, <.7%THD)"
That would imply to me that you should get 90 full bandwith rated watts at any given time on all seven channels if need be. Now the FTC may only require two channels and it may be legal, yada, yada, yada. In MY book, I like the way NAD, HK, Rotel, etc. rank their power ratings. Whether or not Denon and other manufacturers are "technically" lying to me is not the point. The point is I feel as though they are lying to me. I still respect Denon products and the like, but I just appreciate NAD and HK's brutal honesty. I also understand the minute differences in decibels that 10-20 watts makes. But thats not whats important here (at least IMO).
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Re: NAD T773 receiver opinions wanted for HT
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One Call has the 7300 for $1342. that’s where I bought my 7200. http://ww2.onecall.com/PID_23716.htm
I love my 7200. at -10 db’s, my little Radio Shack meter is pegged at 95 db’s twenty feet away from the M80’s, and I can not be in the same room past 0, and it goes to +40. It weighs 55 pounds and is 25” deep. It truly is a beast of an AVR. In stereo, it’s rated at 125 watts per channel. I don’t know what its true power is, or what it’s rated at 4 ohms either. The manual doesn’t say. I seam to recall that I read an independent report somewhere that numerous receivers were tested and the 7200 was putting out around 145 per channel, all channels driven.
With regards to power output, the wattage is fine and dandy to consider, but amperage is what really counts. It’s the old volume vrs pressure comparison. At high output levels, you need more electrons flowing to maintain wattage. Most of the lower end AVR’s may tout a high watt per channel, but they just don’t have the current capacity to keep up under high loads. Nad and HK are known for their high current capabilities.
Does anyone remember or know where to find the above mentioned report on AVR’s real power output. I’m pretty sure that I stumbled onto the link that a member posted here??
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I was reminded just this week, by an outlet rep, about the current produced in the unit as the real basis for power output capability.
If that is the most accurate factor in determining the unit output capacity, then why is it not boldly apart of every specs sheet and electronics label, especially to the higher end models. It should be placed side by side with the Watts per channel. This missing factor would seem to be less important to low end models because they don't have the current to help sell their products, but for the higher end, it should be a must.
Where do we get this info from, because if it is that important, it has to be out there.
On the internet purchasing side of things, if anyone has a reputable site that sells HK 7300's, NAD T773's, or Rotel products and has a good working policy with Canadian purchasers, please add it to this thread.
Thanks,
Troy
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