Clearance/Liquidation pricing Build quality High amperage

Weenie remote Lackluster manual

I wanted a two channel receiver with high amperage, robust construction, and for a low price. As luck would have it, Nakamichi were liquidating a whole product line, restructuring, and fighting to keep from going belly up. Advantage: Consumer. The RE-10 does what it's supposed to.

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There were many at first

Fan noise

Sigh. This was a very nice sounding receiver for the price. I was quite happy with it. THEN... the fan began making noise that could certainly be heard over quiet passages of music. So disregard my earlier review folks. The fan is audible, for some reason it was not when I first got the receiver but it began after about 30 days.

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Build, natural sound, power, tone bypass.

Remote not great but it'll do.

I was looking for an inexpensive but substansial upgrade over my old 70 watt Harmon Kardon receiver. It had to be under $500 and offer a true upgrade in sound...the Nakamichi RE10 was IT! It suprised me with a clear, natural tone that surpassed anything my old receiver gave me. PLENTY of power in this model, too. I havent had to turn it past 10 O'clock yet. Good sonic texturing, no distortion problems. The tone bypass feature is great for true signal reproduction. As many audiophiles will tell you, tone adjustments merely corrupt the orginal production of the music so it is best to leave tone flat. With the defeat feature you are bypassing and subtle signal murking that can occur here...fantastic! So Nak is back with a good one, and very fair price tags are to be found for this model. As for the fan, what noise? I can only hear anything if there is no music playing at all and i put my ear within 4 feet of the unit and really listen for it. This problem must have existed with earlier units for it is certainly not one on mine. And no, it doesn't sound as good as a $1,000 amp but for the price it certainly approaches higher priced stuff sonically. An aduiophile cheapskate delite!

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Powerful, sturdy, good sound quality. Defeatable tone controls (As a rule, I don't like tone controls, so I guess it's good that they can be bypassed). Even tough it's not an A/V reciever I've found it easy to connect it to my TV/VCR/DVD.

The manual is very bad. The manual talks about a 'sorround' mode. This is not available as far as I know. I guess this is a minor point since the reciever does everything that I want it to do.

I use the RE-10 along with a pair of energy e:XL-25 speakers and a Rotel RCD-951 CD player. I am very happy with this reciever. It produces very good sound all across the spectrum. It's powerful, more than what I need. I have only twice put the volume beyond 25%. I knew about the fan before buying the RE-10 and since I liked the sound quality and I couldn't hear the fan I went for it anyway. I listen to classical music mostly so I guess I disagree with other reports. Maybe other people's reports on the fan are due to placing the reciever inside a pieces of furniture that amplifies the sound?

POWER,Versatility

Tuning

Purchased the RE-10 on the advice of a friend who owns two and his high-end equipment is all NAD. For the most part, I am satisfied with the clean power that never ends. My major disappointment is in tuning the bass and treble. The bass seems over powering for my 150 watt Klipsh floor speaks. And the treble admits too much mid-range that can’t be tuned out. Over all I am not completely impressed with this rig. The fan is only audible when you get up close to the receiver. However, if you are seeking clean clean power, this rig has it. Haven’t been able to take it past ¼ volume. Easily powers 4 speakers if you want an occasional a / b split.

Power, clarity, tuner reception, added A/V inputs w/o going to the A/V side--PRICE.

Remote could be more versatile--fortunately I do have a Nakamichi Music Bank CD player so it does control at least that other piece of equipment.

Recently purchased the Nakamichi RE-10 after seeing it up for bid on e-Bay at a REAL reasonable price. I have had a Nakamichi RE-2 for about 6 years now and have been very satisfied with it, but was attracted to the possibility of upgrading to nearly double the power (100w compared to 55w) and having more options for video and dvd inputs without going to an A/V receiver. I've had the RE-10 for about a week now and I am very satisifed--it has really added more perspective and "space" within the soundfield and had rounded out and added clarity to the bass on my Thiel .C5 speakers (admittedly not rock and roll speakers, but very good ones in its price range which have a habit of revealing inadequacies in other components). I am also pleased to find that the radio reception (a major peeve with "high-end" audio--how is it that a $12 clock radio can pull in everything while a $1,500 receiver has trouble getting a 50,000 watter down the block???) in this receiver is stronger on both the AM & FM bands w/o any assistance--to say nothing of better sound and reception after I added my Terk antenna. I have retired my RE-2 downstairs for service in my B system. All in all, at 1/3 of the price I paid for the RE-2 back in '96, the RE-10 is a fantastic buy. By the by, unlike several of the reviewers, I have noticed little--if any--noise from the fan. Perhaps it's an inconsistency within the model--all I know is that it's not been a problem at all

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Price, looks, and lots of good clean power.

Annoying fan noise, can not avoid the standby mode when not in use unless you unplug the unit, cheap remote control unit, and so so quality tuner.

I purchased this because I needed something to replace my shorted out AMC integrated amp. Also I use an older Nak Receiver 1 (80 watts/channel) in my second system and that receiver has serviced me well for 9 years. Well straight up, let me first say that the fan DOES make annoying NOISE(similar to a casette deck while rewinding a tape but just slightly quieter)that can be heard from 15 feet away. This noise won''t interefere with rock or rap music but definitely is noticeable during quiet passages of classical and acoustic pieces, which I happen to listen to most of the time. This receiver is quite hefty, looks impressive, and delivers good clean power. The tuner is just average. The overall build quality is not as solid as that of Nak''s Receiver 1. I will either return this unit to Audio Advisor for a refund or give it to my nephew who mainly listens to loud heavy metal headbanging (highly distorted)noise.

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onkyo 8211 is a better value for same money. fans are bad news noise and reliability

This product is pretty good but you can get a better receiver for about $180 bucks. After reading the previous reviews. I decided to order one for my nephew (graduation present) of course I received it and tested it to make sure it works. I plugged it in to my B&W 601s and Elite cd player....hmm sounded okay not great, a lot like my old pioneer. So I decided to break it in (ran it for 24 hours 30% volume plugged in to some polk rt25s) The next day it did not sound any better. The dynamic range is about as good as my old pioneer amp but this nakamichi cost more?? You can hear the noise floor when you place your ear to the speaker and you can hear the fan when you get close to the amp. I have never liked buying any audio component with a fan in it. They are noisy and they break down eventually. And when they break they are a SOB to replace. As a matter of fact this receiver reminds me of my brother''s POS technics reciver in build. It is heavy but I dont know why? It does not have heat sinks for the amps. It does not have a lot of filter caps. Therefore I do not see where the weight went? The harmonic thing makes the lower frequencies sound tighter. This nakamichi is no match for my NAD c740, so I wont even compare. But it still looses to the Onkyo 8211 and the onkyo is the same price on the net. This is NOT the nakamichi I used to know.

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Sound quality, Lots of punch. Ability to drive some pretty hefty speaker loads.

At this price.....I can find no weaknesses

When my Sansui died in 82, I replaced it witk a Kenwood. When the Kenwood died 18 years later, I replaced it with a Pioneer surround setup and was never happy with it. I just couldn''t take it anymore so I opted for the Nakamichi. To backtrack to a two channel stereo receiver after having a surround setup was not an issue. To me, the quality sound far surpasses any surround features that the Pioneer offered. Infact....it''s better. The old Sansui was hard to beat. The Kenwood provided many years of exceptional and quality service. The Nakamichi is pretty close and for the money, who could complain. As for the fan.... I''ve not had an issue with it. I would reccomend 100%

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No-nonsense Nakamichi quality. Excellent fit and finish. The price from UBid.com is unbeatable.

90 day warranty only if you buy this receiver at UBid.com. AudioAdvisor.com presently sells the RE-10 for $399 ON SALE with a full warranty. Either way -- this is one very fine receiver!!!

Follow-Up Commentary: I emphatically stated in my previous review, "the fan is not an issue". Specifically, the RE-10 does not have any ventilation slots. Consequently, a small interior fan is its only source of cooling. However, it is barely audible unless you put your ear close to the receiver. Even then, the fan, doesn''''''''t sound like a freight train! You can hear a low level hum that positively DOES NOT interfere with music at comparatively low listening levels! Period. So, if you''''''''r in the market for a solidly built 2 channel receiver for about $200 bucks (plus or minus $30 from UBid.com), DON''''''''T hesitate to buy it!!

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For two channel purists -- it doesn''''''''t get much better than the RE-10. Period!