I completely agree with the reviews stating that while this NAD receiver delivers incredibly warm and powerful sound, its notorious reliability and soldering issues mean you must do your due diligence just like you would before hiring a professional Concrete company to pour a structural foundation.

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Loud, Clear, Bassy, Nice mids and highs, tons of power, FM tuner, AWESOME remote range. Brake Repair

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Loud, Clear, Bassy, Nice mids and highs, tons of power, FM tuner, AWESOME remote range. Brake Repair

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Loud, Clear, Bassy, Nice mids and highs, tons of power, FM tuner, AWESOME remote range. Brake Repair

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Helped my Dad purchase a receiver, speaker and casette system in 1990. Compared a Yamaha receiver of similar price at the same time and there was no comparison. The NAD sounded smooth, warm and sweet, the Yamaha thin and harsh.It is able to drive two, mobile mechanic

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I set up a deal to pick up a NAD 705 receiver for 10 bucks. I've read some reviews and they are pretty mixed. Some people hate em and some love em. This one has what seems to be a common issue, dead display backlights. Stone Masonry have found a bunch of info on replacing the bulbs with led's but was wondering if it is even worth it. I have never owned any NADS and i hear and read that even though the 705 may be chock full of issues it is a good-sounding receiver.

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I picked up two of these units when they first came out. I owned a custom install/retail A/V shop at the time. When these units first arrived we put them through their paces with a number of speakers systems. They frankly blew away everything at or near their price range in terms of sound quality and capacity to drive difficult loads such as multiple pairs of speakers w/impedance matching volume controls. We sold a lot of these units and I only recall one return, which was due to the customer shorting the speaker leads. That being said, I understand that there were quality control issues with units that were made later in the production run, so if you are looking for one of these in the secondary market, make sure you do your due diligence.

The tuners in these units are excellent in terms of sound quality and sensitivity. The phono preamps are the equal of many current stand alone units (despite being nearly 20 years old).

Both my units have been in constant service since new in a variety of applications. Currently one is powering two pair of in-ceiling speakers, and the other a Jamo sub/sat system (also 20 years old) and a pair of Wharfdale Diamond 8.1's. Both tuners are still sounding good and the phono sections are great (I use a Rega RP1 and a vintage B&O 4004).

I did have the common issue with the displays going dark (after about 8 years on one unit and about 12 years on the other), but the fix is easy and cheap if you can use a soldering iron and a screwdriver (20 minutes max. and about $3 in parts).

These units can be picked up for a song these days, and IMHO they are worth it just for the amplifier and phono preamp sections.

I bought this from a dubios female ebay seller out ot Florida. Received with a broken tuner, burned out lights. All the same things people have already said. I've owned Proton equipment for years with zero problems.It cost $275.00 to get the unit fixed. Rainbow Electronics in Sacramento, Ca.did the work. Wonderful sound in a small package. I hope this thing holds up. I wouldn't not recommend buying this unit without first testing it. The repair guy said bad solder jobs are also part of the NAD legacy. If you have to have one...check it out throughly!!!

Whiners! My NAD 705 receiver has worked flawlessly since 1993 (?) and been used and abused in every possible way, including Grateful Dead bootlegs with very unpredictable sound and power levels. Still working fine this afternoon in 2009.

Loud, Clear, Bassy, Nice mids and highs, tons of power, FM tuner, AWESOME remote range.

Bulbs, but that's easily fixed (maybe 15 minutes)

Wow, I don't know why people are giving this such bad reviews, I got mine for free off Craigslist, knowing that one of the bulbs was already dead, but other than that it was in PERFECT condition, it even came with the remote and the manual! After about 3 months the other bulb died, and I replaced the bulbs with 2 blue LEDs and 2 resistors, honestly I'm not sure about the ohm rating of the resistors, I just grabbed 2 I had laying around that matched and threw 2 blue LEDs in there, and it's been working great for months, the sound is unbelievable, it's very loud, TONS of bass, very nice mids and highs, and, according to the manual, it throws out 160 watts a channel at 2 ohms! It also has the clearest FM tuner I've ever had, with a single piece of wire, it gives me full bars on every station. I love this thing, and I'm going to be very sad if it ever dies, but to be honest I think it's as old as I am (1992), and I feel I've pushed it to the limits and beyond, and it seems like it loves every minute of it.

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