NAD T 753 6.1 AV Receiver – 70 WPC, 6 Digital Inputs, Remote

A NAD T 753 6.1-channel AV receiver in NAD’s matte grey, designed and engineered in Canada, rated at 70 watts per channel, with six digital inputs, Soft Clipping and a pre-programmed remote. It has been thoroughly tested on our bench and is in very good condition.

What it is

NAD has always spent its money on sound rather than styling, and the T 753 is a heavyweight example: about 53 pounds of receiver, built around NAD’s PowerDrive amplifier design for extra headroom on musical peaks and with harder-to-drive speakers. NAD rates it at 70 watts per channel into 8 ohms, and that rating is conservative. When Sound & Vision measured it in 2005, it delivered 93.7 watts per channel with five channels driven at once. Their reviewer called it “a certifiably great receiver” and said it sounded better overall than any other receiver in its price class he had heard that year.

On the back, NAD’s Soft Clipping switch gently limits the amplifiers at the very top of their range, so a loud passage that pushes too far stays smooth instead of turning harsh. For films, it decodes Dolby Digital-EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS-ES, DTS 96/24 and DTS Neo:6, with six amplified channels and pre-outs for a full 7.1 layout. For music, the front left and right channels get 24-bit/192 kHz converters, it decodes HDCD discs, and NAD’s EARS mode draws natural ambience out of stereo recordings for your surround speakers.

It is a flexible hub for a system. Six digital inputs, two optical and four coaxial, take a CD player, streamer, game console and TV at the same time, and a 7.1-channel analog input suits a multichannel SACD or DVD-Audio player. There are pre-outs for every channel, including two subwoofer outputs, and the six amplified channels link to their power-amp inputs with jumpers, so you can add an external power amplifier later. A second pair of front speakers runs from the Speakers B terminals, a Multi-Source output feeds a second room’s amplifier with its own source, and 12-volt triggers and IR connections tie it into a custom install. There is an AM/FM tuner with RDS and a front-panel A/V input with a headphone jack.

Its video switching is analog: component, S-video and composite. With a modern HDMI TV, connect your video sources to the TV and send the sound to the T 753 through an optical or coaxial digital cable, and it becomes a powerful sound engine for your screen.

Around the back, the speaker terminals are binding posts that take bare wire, spades, pins or banana plugs. We recommend our own Radique Audio gold-plated banana plugs, and our Custom Speaker Cable Builder will make a set to length, ready to plug in.

The service it has had

Thoroughly tested on our bench before listing, every input and output:

Condition

Very Good, and free of significant marks. It comes with a third-party replacement remote, bought specifically for this model and pre-programmed for it, and a power cable.

A heavyweight NAD with conservative power ratings and a reviewer’s seal of approval, ready to drive a serious surround system.

NAD T 753 Specifications

• Component, S-video and composite video inputs and outputs
• Optical, coaxial and analog inputs, including the 7.1-channel input
• Both subwoofer outputs
• Type: 6.1-channel AV receiver with 7.1 pre-outs
• Power output: 70 watts per channel into 8 ohms (Sound & Vision measured 93.7 watts per channel, five channels driven, 0.1% THD)
• Amplifier: NAD PowerDrive, with switchable Soft Clipping
• Surround decoding: Dolby Digital-EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS-ES, DTS 96/24, DTS Neo:6, Matrix 7.1, EARS
• Music: HDCD decoding; 24-bit/192 kHz converters on the front left and right channels
• Digital inputs: 6 (2 optical, 4 coaxial); digital outputs: optical and coaxial
• Analog inputs: 7.1-channel input, plus CD, tape, DVD, satellite, VCR and three video inputs (one on the front panel)
• Video: component (2 in, 1 out), S-video and composite
• Pre-outs: every channel, including surround back left and right, plus 2 subwoofer outputs; power-amp inputs on the six amplified channels (jumpered)
• Speakers: A (six channels) and B (second front pair), binding posts
• Second zone: Multi-Source line output
• Custom install: 12 V triggers (1 in, 2 out), IR in and out
• Tuner: AM/FM with RDS
• Other: front-panel A/V input and headphone jack, switched AC outlet
• Included: third-party replacement remote, pre-programmed for this model, and a power cable
• Designed and engineered in Canada
• Dimensions: (Width x Height x Depth) 17.2 x 6.6 x 16.6 inches (437 x 168 x 422 mm)
• Weight: approx. 53 lbs (24 kg)

⚠️ Important Information for International Buyers

This unit is configured for North American 110/120V power. Buyers outside North America will require a step-down transformer and appropriate plug adapter.

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