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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?

Thanks
landoa
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rar1
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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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johlke
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Regarding the digital cable vs. analog cable issue, I've done several A/B tests on my own equipment and in all instances music through good analog cables (e.g., Nordost Red Dawns) was far more musical than that via a digital cable. Just my .02 worth.
fatelvis
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For example....

The analog outs from my big cheap mega-DVD changer sound far better than the DACs in my now retired NAD T743. I'm not talking about subtle differences between $500 and $1000 CD players... I'm talking night and day is there bass or isn't there differences (and yes, speaker settings were correct).
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