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In Reply to: RE: NAD Viso Five posted by spons on November 23, 2015 at 14:57:41
The NAD Viso is a 2009 model and quite obsolete. For example, the latest Dolby and DTS audio formats are absent; no 4K television passthrough (hence no 4K TV should he become interested later); and no HDMI inputs and thus no Blu-ray or outboard video streaming capability.With so many missing basic features, it is wildly overpriced at $399.
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the Viso Five is a bargain at $399 considering the high-end sound quality of its DAC and amplifier sections.
I previously owned a Viso Two, and the $650 Marantz NR-1603 AV receiver that replaced it in my system is not even in the same league sonically.
And as you say, if video switching and ability to decode the latest formats are more important then it is probably not the right choice.
But I think your statements that the Viso is "obsolete" and "wildly overpriced" at $399 are not necessarily true.
With today's (and future) video gear, HDMI inputs are a necessity. It does one no good to have what may or may not be superior sound quality if you cannot utilize common sources now or later. The NAD is inherently obsolete, which is why the folks at Spearit have discounted it to such an extreme. It is forever stuck in 2009.
I was just trying to help.
This will be my final post on AA.
Do not overreact or be upset on my account. You were trying to help and such is appreciated.
My concern was that if the person looking for an easy-to-operate AV product purchased the NAD Viso, he would find out later it couldn't be used for Blu-ray, a Roku, a UHD television, etc.
The more helpful folks here, like yourself, the better. Please stay.
nt
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