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NAD Quality?

I have considered upgrading my vintage NAD receiver with a newer NAD unit. What concerns me is the amount of "refurbished" NAD gear that is being sold by various outlets.

Were these units returned simply because the owners were not happy with the sound, etc?

Or, were they returned because they were defective? With the amount of refurbed NAD gear that is available I have to wonder about the overall quality of the brand.
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jstovall389
10 posts
 
I still have a NAD 1600 preamp/tuner I purchased as a "blemished" unit in 1991. Still works great. Recently added a NAD CD/DVD changer; verdict is still out.
christobyl
15 posts
 
Oh yeah..the NAD T753 was a lemon..all of them came back, almost. To add the above post by me: the C272 is excellent as well. The first generation NAD DVD players T550? had issues ..wouldn't play certain DVD's or cd-r's. Not surprising really, Marantz's 1st gen dvd player had the same problems.
NAD service is excellent/quick though...they are familiar with how to fix things. I am sorry to sound like I am bashing their products..I just happened to work at an authorized dealer..so of course I saw all of the broken units..jaded I suppose.
cornchips
21 posts
 
At least they stand behind their product.

The warranty replacement for my 4-month old M55 Universal Disc Player is currently on backorder.
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