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NAD pre vs receiver????

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MaggieMaggie

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Local CL has a dead tuner 7140 receiver cheap and a 1000 pre. Both are 90's vintage. Are the separates a step up from receivers? I am really looking for a nice pre, but preouts with a backup amp will work too. Any thoughts appreciated.
 
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An integrated amp is a step up from receivers. So, separates are 2 steps up from a receiver.

The 7140 is only 40w. Were it me, I'd get the pre (if working properly) and then look for a stand alone amp with at least 100w.

If you become a subscribing member (click on subscribe in the upper header), for $25 per year you get access to Barter Town. BT is a forum where members buy, sell and trade with each other. Mostly audio, but there are other categories. Currently on BT is a SAE amp, at a good price. I know nothing about that brand, so you would want to research it.
 
Thanks. Do they really have 3db headroom? And actually my amp is a 20wpc class A ( put on music and heat up dinner Krell clone ) which has plenty of power for the room. I do have a fire breathing Adcom awaiting a recap and re bias. I will think about Barter Town. SAE made some really good MOSFET pa gear back in the 80's. Then it was way beyond Crown and BGW, then made cool looking pre's with lots of EQ for studio and home use. I heard it in the audio saloons back in the day and was undewhelmed, it was noisy like Yamaha. Nowadays tho it is enjoying some vogue and is very flipable.
 
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MaggieMaggie said:
Thanks. Do they really have 3db headroom? And actually my amp is a 20wpc class A ( put on music and heat up dinner Krell clone ) which has plenty of power for the room. I do have a fire breathing Adcom awaiting a recap and re bias. I will think about Barter Town. SAE made some really good MOSFET pa gear back in the 80's. Then it was way beyond Crown and BGW, then made cool looking pre's with lots of EQ for studio and home use. I heard it in the audio saloons back in the day and was undewhelmed, it was noisy like Yamaha. Nowadays tho it is enjoying some vogue and is very flipable.
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Sounds as though you're already aware of the benefits of separates.
 
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Actually wondering if NAD did a topshelf pre and amp in the same chassis or both are sort of middlin' to meet a price point.
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Hello MaggieMaggie, for NAD it kind of depends on what your actually looking for.

They have plenty of vintage topshelf gear such as the NAD 7400 receiver or C370 integrated amp or if your looking for new NAD with a vintage flare you could go for a NAD C3050 integrated amp if your wallet allows.

I personally like vintage NAD separates, I have a re-capped and serviced vintage NAD 1700 pre-amp connected to a pair of NAD 2700 or NAD C270 amps. The NAD amps that I use depend on what speakers I'm driving. The NAD 1000 series pre-amps are known to be very musical once properly serviced and re-capped.
 
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Thanks. I have never owned NAD, I did buy a Proton receiver which arrived from ebay doa. Which looked like a nightmare to work on. I am so done with ebay. There are a couple pieces cheap enough on CL this weekend.
 
MaggieMaggie said:
Thanks. I have never owned NAD, I did buy a Proton receiver which arrived from ebay doa. Which looked like a nightmare to work on. I am so done with ebay. There are a couple pieces cheap enough on CL this weekend.
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No problem MaggieMaggie, glad to help. I'm not sure where you are located but for some NAD info. and possible service in the US you can check out https://quirkaudio.com/ in the San Francisco area, Ak member pwauk12 (Peter) is very knowledgeable and can provide you good recommendations. Another very good tech is Leesonic here on Audiokarma.
 
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Some of the NAD integrated’s and receivers used the same preamps as their standalone units. You really have to research it. They have so many models I never really could keep them all straight, and I have one!
 
I went to buy the pre and wound up with an unmolested PAS. All original. #1 install 1/4 amp fuse. # 2 find my auto-former to cook it in, at least long enough to try it out. # 3. spend another $150 on heater mods and Deoxit. LOL spell check just went you mean Dioxin my Paduan ? # 4 Find one those 12V CT transformers to make a bucking transformer. Vintage gear was made for 110V not the 121V from a modern grid.
 
I think a very early build. And very nicely done. The selenium rectifier can go poof and gas you to death.
 

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