NAD - T-765 - Home Theater Receiver

by Nad

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15 x 17.2 x 6.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 42 pounds
• ASIN: B0012DK2H0
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #200,857 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 2, 2004

Product Description

Today's advanced Surround Sound receivers require quality in the digital decoding stages, the video processing section, and in the power amplifier design for the best overall performance. The T765 is an excellent example of the NAD Design Team's expertise in all three areas. Not only that, but NAD has made many ergonomic refinements to simplify operation and make it more enjoyable to get all the performance this magnificent receiver is capable of delivering. NAD's reputation for producing power amplifiers that are both potent and musical is upheld in fine manner with the T765. Boasting a minimum of 80 watts continuous power per channel, the T765 can easily fill a room with lifelike sound levels. Exclusive PowerDrive technology uses a "dual-rail" power supply that delivers enhanced internal voltage levels whenever unusual demands approach: dynamic peaks, big musical transients, deep-bass excursions that drive a loudspeaker into its most power-hungry impedance range. It's a little like the "kickdown" of a sophisticated automatic transmission -- one that happens in 1/50,000th of a second. PowerDrive is one big reason why NAD AV receivers do not exhibit the dynamic compression, flattened imaging, and even tinges of harshness audiophiles so often decry as "receiver sound." And PowerDrive not only makes NAD receivers sound better, it also makes them cooler running, more efficient, and more reliable as well. The T765 has all the flexibility required to serve as the command center for even the most sophisticated Home Theater and multiroom systems. A full suite of video switching caters to all the popular video formats (HDMI, Component Video, S-Video, and Composite Video). Digital inputs (including a handy front panel input) and outputs are available in both coaxial and optical formats to make it easy to attach all your digital sources for playback and recording.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NAD T765 - Love Music Again, February 27, 2009

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DancesWithSound (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NAD - T-765 - Home Theater Receiver (Electronics)

The NAD T765 rocks past the competition in the most important way - sound. It adds warmth, depth, balance and detail to my consumer grade Polk Monitor Series speakers in a way I didn't think possible. Now my system sounds better than Martin Logans on a Denon 3808. Much better in fact. The sound washes over you like a wave and after a few minutes you remember why you used to love music. Then you can't stop listening. You keep waiting for the next pure and easy note "...playing so free like a breath rippling by" (Thanks, Pete). And then the next. And the one after that. Before long you wife is screaming. Dinner is on the table. Another 15 minutes and you reluctantly turn off the receiver. And that's just the stereo sound. The 7.1 surround processor adds a whole other dimension to movies and HD cable.

They have more natural sounding dialog, crisper effects and tighter bass - even on bottom heavy soundtracks. Everything sounds more balanced. That said there are not a lot of bells and whistles on the NAD - no elaborate sound field processor that duplicates the acoustics of the Royal Albert Hall. But what it does do - making music and movies a delight to listen to - it does better than any 98% of the A/V receivers on the market today. Also note that while the T765 has all of the basic decoders (DTS/Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, etc.), the new Blue Ray formats only come on the newer T765 "HD" model. But there are upgrade modules available for the older T765 to make it current. Also, if you have a Blue Ray player with 7.1 analog outputs, you can feed them into the 7.1 inputs on the receiver.

[...]Remember that sound is very subjective thing. In the end it is a matter of personal preference. How you yourself perceive the music. There is no one perfect receiver that everyone agrees is the best. Though in my humble wannabe audiophile opinion, the NAD T765 comes pretty darn close.

2 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NADT765 A MAGICAL TALISMENT OF SOUND, June 7, 2009

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J. Ilish "jim i" (hampton va.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NAD - T-765 - Home Theater Receiver (Electronics)

A SUPERIOR HOME THEATER RECIEVER AND OUT CLASSES MOST ALL BUT THE HIGHEST CLASSES! EVEN ENTERNET RADIO THRU 18FT OF RCA STEREO CABLES GIVES WONDERFUL MUSIC PLAYBACK.{ANALOGE GAIN ADJUSTABLE IN MENU)CD PLAYBACK SOUNDS INCREDIBLY SUPERB,STEREO AVAILIBLE ON 7CH AND SUBS,IM USING A JBL 10",AND A VELODYNE 10" 100WATT AND MY OTHER RECEIVER 7.1 WASNT EVEN CLOSE TOO THE AWESOME SOUND OF MUSIC THIS NADT765 HAS!MY INFINITY BETA 50 AND 20S ALONG WITH BIC HT-63 SPKRS NEVER SOUNDED THIS WARM VIBRANT AND PLEASANTLY FULL BEFORE,EVEN HIGH VOL. THE SOUND REMAINS SUPERBLY ALIVE AND NOT HARSH OF IRRATATING LIKE MY OTHER $500 7.1 AVR! 8ohm spks get v/loud,4ohm spkr,would fill a 30/30 room dangerously loud!

MUSIC ON DVD IS CONCERT HALL REAL AND BREATHTAKING! MIDBASS IS SUPER GOOD AND THE CROSSOVER WORKS WONDERS ON THE SUBS,HEARING THE BASS GUITAR STRING ACTUALLY VIBRATING WARMLY WAS BEAUTIFULLY SURPRIZING,NEVER BEFORE HAVE I HEARD A HOME SYSTEM THIS GOOD SOUNDING EVER!I REALLY DIDNT NO BASEMENT NOTES TOO BE THIS MUSICALLY MAJESTIC! I DIDNT READ THE MANUAL EXCEPT TO USE TV/MONITOR RCA HOOKUP,THEN I SET IT UP EASILY,READING LATER TO SAVE RADIO TUNER PRESETS. THE FULLNESS OF THE LOWS,MIDS,HIGHS TOGETHER PRODUCED COMPLETE ASTONISHMENT WHEN I HEARD WHAT THE 765 DOES! 20YRS IVE DREAMED OF A STEREO SYSTEM JUST LIKE THIS! FINNALLY AFTER WORKING ALL THESE YRS,I FELT I OWED IT TO MYSELY AND IM GLAD I DIDNT BUY THOSE OTHER AVRS THAT JUST DONT RESOLVE MUSIC WORTH THE MONEY,THE NADT765 BLOWS THEM AWAY HANDS DOWN PERIOD. MY SPKS ARE 91DB@1 WATT SENSITIVITY AND RATED 150 WATTS MIN,AND THE T765 IS NOT UNDER POWERED AT ALL,THE SURR. AND CENTER CHS, ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN MY OTHER 120WATT AVR!NOW THE BAD,ITS FEET STICK TO WOOD LIKE A MAGNET AND ITS A HEAVY 39 LBS,TOP CABINET PLACEMENT IS BEST UNLESS YOU CAN TIE A KNOT IN A MATCHBOX WITH 2 FINGERS ECT;14 SPKR POLARITY CONNECTIONS AND RCA,HMDI,OPTICAL CABLES! I COULDNT INPUT CODE SO FAR INTO CABLE REMOTE !I DO USE AND RECOMMEND PUREGLASS TYPE TOSHLINK FOR DIGITAL INPUTS,BUT A GOOD DIGI COAX SHOULD BE FINE ALSO! THE GOOD IS A LONG LIST,VOL FOR C,SURR,SUB,INDIVIDUALLY ON REMOTE ARE NICE,SOUND PRESETS ARE EASY AND USER FRIENDLY AS EVERYTHING ELSE IS ALSO!

I DONT USE THE HMDI TO NAD AS VIDEO IS DONE ON SET TOP BOX -TV/PS3 WITH HMDI! OK I NO THE NAD IS PRICEY,I SAVED UP AND ORDERED THE REFURB UNIT AND ITS MINT COND. EVERYTHING INCLUDED WITH RECEPT AND WARRENTY! 5 STAR UNIT FOR SURE! AND UPGRADEABLE FROM NAD DEALER! MY USER REVIEW IS A HONEST COMPARISON AFTER OWNING A SIMILAR 7.1 AVR BUT IT WASNT A CHEAP UNIT EITHER! BULLITS AND BOMBS ARE EASY BUT MUSIC CALLS FOR A BETTER UNIT AND THE NAD T765-T775-T785ECT: HAS UM! GOOD HUNTING!