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NAD 720BEE inputs

Hi,

How can a supposedly high-end piece of stereo equipment like the NAD 720BEE not include optical or coaxial inputs? Wouldn't coax or optical provide higher quality sound -- wont the traditional RCA connections comparatively diminish sound quality?

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If I had to guess ... it is because the C720 is a two channel receiver most likely used for audio listening only and that the most likely purchaser would be using a cd player and not a dvd player. Given this hunch on my part, why is there not a phono input?

The Outlaw RR2150 got it right.

Regards, Rich
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BV:

The features on the C720 are the clue as to who NAD believes will be the most likely buyer. The C720 will appeal to an buyer who needs a stereo receiver as the system cornerstone and will not be using it for HT purposes. The user listens to the radio and CD's and possibly tape. To my thinking this means an older listener, who has most likely given away his/her LP collection years ago. NAD's marketing of its basic products also says don't get too caught up with cables. So they are thinking lower cost speaker cables and interconnects. It doesn't seem like it was a "superior" issue, but rather a "most likely to use" issue.

Regards, Rich
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