NAD | T 758 V3i AV Receiver | Melbourne Hi Fi

After discovering that a "reasonably" priced receiver with Dirac Live was available for less than $2000, I ran to pick up this unit. My room is heavily treated with several thousand dollars worth of acoustic products, and DL still did a way better job than Audyssey XT32 after upgrading to the full-range version. I didn't know anything about BluOS before, but I'm loving that too. There is no lag, slow loading or wifi dropouts that one experiences with AirPlay.That said, there are a few caveats, chief of which is the small number of HDMI inputs. I get a strong impression that this product was rushed to market, requiring several firmware and OS updates out of the box, even to use its most compelling feature. As another reviewer mentioned, ARC is even more problematic ... MoreAfter discovering that a "reasonably" priced receiver with Dirac Live was available for less than $2000, I ran to pick up this unit. My room is heavily treated with several thousand dollars worth of acoustic products, and DL still did a way better job than Audyssey XT32 after upgrading to the full-range version. I didn't know anything about BluOS before, but I'm loving that too. There is no lag, slow loading or wifi dropouts that one experiences with AirPlay.That said, there are a few caveats, chief of which is the small number of HDMI inputs. I get a strong impression that this product was rushed to market, requiring several firmware and OS updates out of the box, even to use its most compelling feature. As another reviewer mentioned, ARC is even more problematic than usual on this receiver.However, you will not find better processing and seamless networked music playback anywhere near this price.

I did a lot of research before buying this AVR. My first priorities were sound, then video, then features. Near as I can tell, all the other manufacturers leave sound as the last consideration and focus mainly on features.The audio quality of this is far better than it's price point, I have only heard better from very expensive audiophile gear, and never in an AVR. The video is essentially pass through, it will be as good as your source. I will say it is massively better than the Denon it replaced.Feature wise, it might not be the AVR for everyone, this is not a plug and play rig. It took over half an hour of going through the manual and the menus to set it up, then another 45 minutes or so more to run the Dirac.The USB dongle with its BluOS chip will accept an ... MoreI did a lot of research before buying this AVR. My first priorities were sound, then video, then features. Near as I can tell, all the other manufacturers leave sound as the last consideration and focus mainly on features.The audio quality of this is far better than it's price point, I have only heard better from very expensive audiophile gear, and never in an AVR. The video is essentially pass through, it will be as good as your source. I will say it is massively better than the Denon it replaced.Feature wise, it might not be the AVR for everyone, this is not a plug and play rig. It took over half an hour of going through the manual and the menus to set it up, then another 45 minutes or so more to run the Dirac.The USB dongle with its BluOS chip will accept an unpowered USB hard drive, and run it as a media server. It will not index as quickly as a BluNote, but it will have better sound and save hundreds of dollars.If 3 HDMI inputs are not enough, high quality HDMI switches that are good enough for TV or games can be gotten for cheap.If quality sound and video are your main priorities, get this AVR

I replaced a Denon AVR-X2400 with the NAD T758 to drive Krix Symmetrix and Hemispherix speakers plus a SVS PB 1000 Pro in a 5.1.2 setup.And boy, what a difference this receiver made.On the day I installed I only setup the distances and crossovers manually and I could already hear a big difference from the Denon. The 758 make my speakers literally sing.Once I run the Dirac room correction (I upgraded to the pro version) what was already excellent got somehow even better. In music the instruments are clear and don't fight to have a place in the stage, in movies, specially Atmos titles everything is balanced. The bass is also excellent and the room literally shakes in during explosions, crashes, fights but without overlapping the other sounds happening at the same ... MoreI replaced a Denon AVR-X2400 with the NAD T758 to drive Krix Symmetrix and Hemispherix speakers plus a SVS PB 1000 Pro in a 5.1.2 setup.And boy, what a difference this receiver made.On the day I installed I only setup the distances and crossovers manually and I could already hear a big difference from the Denon. The 758 make my speakers literally sing.Once I run the Dirac room correction (I upgraded to the pro version) what was already excellent got somehow even better. In music the instruments are clear and don't fight to have a place in the stage, in movies, specially Atmos titles everything is balanced. The bass is also excellent and the room literally shakes in during explosions, crashes, fights but without overlapping the other sounds happening at the same time.Even the image in the TV was clearer (I used passthrough in the Denon but I now think it was still messing with the settings).I also bought this due to the possibility of using it as a surround processor in the future as I plan to run separates so the versatility was definitely a key factor in my decision.