12yr old NAD receiver or new?

AT 12 years it's probably not worth investing in. The above posters have the best idea. Get an integrated either here or new.

I agree with the above posts. A 12 year old NAD is a nice piece, but the cost of repairing it would be a large percentage of new modern integrated and possibly more than half that of a brand new NAD 320BEE.

NADs can be a pain to repair--or so my local repairman says. And when you fix something, it's only a matter of time before something else goes.

I didn't think much of Sony's entry-level stereo receiver. I bought my dad an Onkyo, which turned out to be a pretty good unit overall.

Pableson, the authorized repair guy NAD directed to me to in the LA area told me exactly the same thing. He said it was usually a power supply issue.

Like others noted, I hate to see you drop good money into something that old.

This could be a little expensive for you to consider, but NAD came out with a "two channel" Receiver with a built-in DVD/CD player combination unit late last year, its called a L-53.

The unit retails for 600 but can be purchased at a discount, I purchased one from my local authorized dealer and it comes with a two year warranty. I wanted something better than a entry level receiver, but did not want to spend big dollars.

I'm using it in a small back bedroom with a simple two way floorstanding speaker and have a TV/VCR connected for both audio and video switching. Sounds alot better than I expected, has a nice remote control that works my TV and VCR. Like you, I have no interest or the space for surround sound or multi-channel set-ups.

When my friends drop by with the little ones, they can plug video games into the front AV Jacks with no problems and it also has an alarm clock or you can set a time for the unit to shutdown at night. I use that feature often.

I think their is a review with more details at www.enjoythemusic.com
Best of luck!