NAD T773 AV-receiver
NAD T773 is made by the concept of "two-in-one": a pre-wired block that is responsible for switching, decoding and signal processing, and the seven-channel power amplifier section is, in fact, completely separated. On the back panel you will find a lot of jumpers between the corresponding inputs and outputs. Already this design feature allows T773 to be configured with no less flexibility than with separate processors and amplifiers.
The giant Holmgren toroidal transformer with a power of more than a kilowatt serves amplifiers, the circuits of which use the proprietary technology of soft amplitude limiting of the Soft Cliping signal (disconnectable).
Bass management in the receiver is realized simply - the filtering range for loudspeakers and subwoofer covers 40 - 200 Hz, and the experimentally selected settings can be memorized in five user presets. The switching of digital signals is made only for audio (when NAD T773 was being prepared for release, the universal HDMI protocol was only in the project). But you can connect anything from analog signals - the receiver is capable to serve more than eight different sources and two subwoofers.
Before going to the sound, let us say again about Soft Cliping. What is it for? Under normal conditions this system should be turned off so that it does not affect the sound. But if you mean the work at extreme levels, the activation of Soft Cliping will let you get a less distorted sound and will significantly reduce the risk of damage to the speakers.
The sound of NAD T773 is smoot; full-range stream of sounds is not devoid of colorful nuances as it often happens in powerful amplifiers. Bass is distinct and the top is silky, clear and unobtrusive. The middle does not have strong emotions, but the images of vocalists are clearly focused in space and make you forget about any claims. We found the connection of audio sources to the digital inputs preferable, although the receiver works very neatly on the analog connections, not coloring fine details in the original sound.
