what should I upgrade next?

Plamenz:

What exactly about the sound of your new equipment do you not like? From a previous thread, you had said that you liked the sound of your old NAD amplifier, better than the new HT receiver (on the face of it, not a big surprise given that you are comparing separates to a receiver) ... but you weren't more specific. I would also sit tight, until you receive your new NAD receiver ... since the current one has a hiss problem. I can understand the frustration ... you upgrade and you can't even enjoy the new goods.

Regards, Rich

Too late now but a unified Linn system was available with a Linn Classik Movie System.

Rich,

Thanks for you answer. The sound from my old NAD 302 had better low freq response to the front speakers. The NAD T753 receiver doesn't come even close. Of course the sub can compensated for that, but I have the feeling that I am not getting the sound that I expected from the front speaker (I cannot really compare the rest of the speakers, since I never had HT setup before). I played with the crossover settings, I also removed the sub completely but the front speakers still did not performed as well as on the NAD 302. Maybe this is just a fact and I have to live with it. Or maybe I should used the pre-out (for the front speakers) on the receiver and connect them to the 302 - that way I will be using the 302 power amp and this could be a solution.
Then there is also the hiss issue, which my old 302 did not have. I read about it in the forums before I made the purchase, but my understanding was that this was fixed with the new version (T753, software version 2.0). I am waiting on the new receiver and if it has the hiss again, I will try to return it and get something else.
I spent almost 3+K on the setup, and now I don't think it was worth it.
All this combined triggered this post - I think I messed up somewhere with my hardware selection and that's why I asked for help.
Sorry for the long post.