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NAD 7140 VS Nakamichi TA 2A

It's been raining receivers at my local Thrift. Anyway I found two other receivers this week, and I am trying to decide which one to keep.
Nakamichi TA 2A. 50 WPC. Nice unit. Used it as a stand alone. And used it for a few days as a Pre. I like it. Would love to find the 4 A.
I have only briefly tested it, but I doubt there are any issues. A NAD 7140. When I tested it in the Thrift on low volume it almost blew me across the room. I was really surprised what it was putting out for a 40 WPC unit. It sounded more like a 100 WPC Unit. No joke
Any thoughts, or known issues on these units is welcomed. Which one would you keep? -Thanks-
laviathon

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armstrod
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I also used an NAD 7140 for many years and it's terrific. No experience with the Nak and it might be better, but the 7140 will serve you well.

David
armstrod
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Laviathon,

Like all audiophiles, I eventually upgraded. :-)

I had the 7140 for about 20 years and it worked just as well when I sold it as the day I bought it new. In fact, it was the last original piece out of my system, as I first bought a power amp and used the 7140 as tuner/preamp only, then bought a preamp and used it as tuner/phono preamp only, then bought a phono preamp and used it as tuner only.

My current stuff is better in all ways than the 7140, but cost 10x. It's been worth it, but I was happy with the 7140 for 20 years, so it was doing a lot of things right.

I saw and heard a 3080 in a friend's system in college and was my first experience with NAD. It was a beast and considerably more expensive than my 7140. My impression is that it was a pretty high end piece and probably way better than the 7140. Too many years apart for a detailed comparison.

David
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