NAD

Hi muks,

try

10 Octaves International
712, Linking Rd., Bajaj Niwas
Bandra (W), Bombay India 400050
Tel: 91 22 2600 1047
Fax: 91 22 2600 1049
Contact: Manas Ratha
E-mail: manasr@10octaves.com

This and other information can be found on www.nad.co.uk.

Take care,

Markus.

Muks,

Try the following dealer as well:
Lakozy - Telephone number : 91-22-23697001/2
fax : 91-22-23698001 Email lakozyelectronics@vsnl.net.

There is also a dealer in Bandra who deals in Cadence and NAD.

Maneck - Guess you should have the address.....

Unfortunately, there are no official dealers in Bangalore where I am located.

Cheers
Joy

lakozy I believe are the distributors.

The other dealer spoken about in bombay is J&B sound at linking road bandra(opp amarsons)

10 octaves no longer exists.

manek.

Manek schrieb:

10 octaves no longer exists.

Their web site is still active. Are you sure?

Markus.

Hi Markus,
I was a dealer for NAD, PSB & JPW, sadly 10octaves has closed down and now lakozy is importing it but has no intrest in supplying it to dealers out of mumbai. If you want you can contact me at

ABSOLUTE PHASE
48 CUBBON ROAD
BANGALORE -1
Tel: 98440-94669.

I can be of assistance of any kind to you for audio. At present have CADENCE, JPW, PSB, PROAC & LINN on demo.

Rgds

Prithvi

yep...website may be active but their shop is not !
what can i say...such is life!!!!

Manek.

Hi

Thanks guys for the help.

Seems like getting NAD in Blr is proving to be a difficult proposition.

Has some one tried out the Tannoy Fusion 4 speakers? The guy at Music ranch was raving about that.

Rgds

Hi !

If geting NAD is difficult then try Denon Amps at ProFx, Banglore. I have heard them - quite decent.

Regards

Hi,

To me, NAD amps sound much better than Denon: Pure sound ,
authentic midrange...

Aniruddha

I thought so too...NAD and specially the 320bee is really a class act for its price. Cambridge audio I am told is also very good so try them out.

yeah denon is available at cinebels and pro fx. If you are loong at some local options then pulz is a good product. No comparison to nad but pulz is decent.

manek.

Hi,

I have seen couple of user messages on another forum stating that the Cambridge Audio 540A had a problem with the soft clipping circuit initially. Hopefully they have resolved the problem by now. The NAD is better in that regard since the clipping circuit can be bypassed.

Harman Kardon has a receiver (FM tuner type) HK-3380 which has similiar power compared to the 320BEE but it has not received the wide acclaim like the 320 has.

Cheers
Joy

there appear to be 3 "Killer"value for money amps viz NAD 320BEE, Rotel Ra01/02 and the cambridge 540. the Marants 7200 is also pretty good but somehow not so highly regarded as these three. all three do have quality problems once in a while but not so much..after all these are known as budget components.

Regarding the soft clipping problem, this appears to have been resolved (I think this was in case of dynamic power not being enough)..but still clipping happens when more power is required off these amps..more than what it was designed for. And if tht is the case..it probably means that the match between the speaker and the Amp is not as good as it should be ie either the amp is not powerful enough or the speaker not sensitive enough

BTW there are some Amazing "Made in China" Amps &CDPs in the 200-1000 USD range..stuff made my OEMs there for s=cos like Red Rose etc and now plamed out to the local markets..really great Value for money stuff..hope they percolate down to India as well !

Hi,

I had a chance to A-B-A compare between NAD C350 and Marantz PM 7200 connected to my Cadence Divas : revealed that except more punchy lower notes from Marantz, NAD produced cleaner mid-range and pure,sweet upper frequencies.
The sound was more life-like and the amp never gasped inspite of being 60wpc( marantz is 95 wpc and 25wpc in A mode )

Any feedback?

Aniruddha.

to be honest...I like the 320bee better than the 350. Marantz pm7000 to me sounded smoother. But then again different amps sound different with different speakers and cables.

manek.

[quote]Hi,

I had a chance to A-B-A compare between NAD C350 and Marantz PM 7200 connected to my Cadence Divas : revealed that except more punchy lower notes from Marantz, NAD produced cleaner mid-range and pure,sweet upper frequencies.
The sound was more life-like and the amp never gasped inspite of being 60wpc( marantz is 95 wpc and 25wpc in A mode )
[/quote]

In my experience the NAD had a better midrange all right..but a much better BASS. it was in the treble area that the Marantz scored over it..but I was listening to it on a JM labs Chorus 705..maybe thats why a difference

The Class A of the marantz seems to be a marketing ploy as it is not really pure class A..anyway pure clas A is not possible at that price point..it still suffers from Crossover distortion hence points to a hybrid. I relised tru class a only once I heard the Amp I finally bought

Completely Agree with Manek on the 350 Vs 320BEE..the BEE has a better sting
the 320BEE seems to do the first few Watts much better than the 350 and appears more relaxed, especiually the midrange

Thanks Arj and Manek, for your posts.

How is Cambridge Audio 640 A amplifier?

Aniruddha.

I've heard it briefly...not an extended listening session....it sounded decent to me. I dont know if the hyperactive amp protection circuit has been rectified yet.

Manek.

Seems to be well reviewed. had heard of folks going for it over the NAD and Rotel..depends on you choice of music, speakers and your tastes .

Technically is is a good buy !