Price Paid:  $58.00 from Ebay

Summary:
While I haven't used the NAD 412, I have used the NAD 402 for sometime and find it to be an excellent sounding piece of gear, with very respectable DX capablities.

The fact that it can be had for well under $100 in the present day (the tuner is about 12 -15 years old at this point) makes it an incredible bargain in my opinion, since the 402 has exudes the kind of warmth that makes it extremely pleasing to listen to for hours.

While it is not constructed nearly as well as some of the more esoteric tuners that I presently own, which include a ReVox B261 and McIntosh MR-65B, the 402 certainly holds its own soundwise.

I would highly recommend it to the any music lover who has come to the realization that the FM offers a tremendous source of free music that can compete favorably with other sources such as a turntable, CD player or tapedeck; especially when a station is doing a live broadcast where there's virtually no compression to the music.

The NAD offers tremendous value for your listening dollar, a clean visual appearance, and a simple enough ergonomic layout (once you get used to its ideosyncratic tuning arrangement.

Enjoy the music!
JimmyBlues

Strengths:
Great sound and DX abilities for very little money.

Weaknesses:
The backlight for the digital display burns out quickly enough on NAD products, however, from what I have read can be replaced inexpensively. The user can also just shine a flashlight at the display while tuning in their favorite 6 preset stations, which enables them to set the tuner up for long-term listening.

Similar Products Used:
ReVox B261; McIntosh MR-65B; Marantz Model 125;Tandberg 3011A

Price Paid:  $150.00 from ebay

Summary:
Very listenable with NPR classical music programming. Great price. Did not compare it A/B with other products when I was shopping, so I don't have a calibrated sense of how it stacks up to other tuners.

Strengths:
Can easily tell the sonic difference between carefully recorded programming and top 40 stations. But how hard is that? Reception is awesome when connected to roof antenna, middling when connected to rabbit ears. IMHO, spending $100 on the antenna, and lots of tuners sound good. Strong signal reveals details and soundstage you may not have known existed.

Weaknesses:
Display/controls regularly fail. Inside tuner you'll see a computer ribbon cable connects the audio board to the control board which is screwed into the back side of the face plate. I've unplugged the tuner, opened the cover, unplugged and replugged the ribbon cable then found the controls work again. The same has happened with the display lamp, which has it's own twisted two conductor cable.

Similar Products Used:
Yamaha R300 tuner section.
HH Scott 477 tuner section.
Studer Revox receiver tuner section.

Price Paid:  $102.00

Summary:
very simple operation.good sound

Strengths:
good sound

Weaknesses:
no remote

Similar Products Used:
rotel.proceed

Price Paid:  $80.00 from Secondhand

Summary:
Hi, I am using the NAD 402 not the 412. And I must say that this is a relay good tuner for the money. It's just that there is a slight bass and not that much dynamic as the 412 or as it could be. And the ordinary NAD problem. Guess... the display dioes has died, but I have repaired. For $20. Remember that it's not bad that a NAD has been to service for display repairing, it's verry good.

Strengths:
good for value

Weaknesses:
Bad display

Price Paid:  $140.00

Summary:

A good tuner and excellent value.

Strengths:
A good unit.

Weaknesses:
The display is prone to fade out