Pre pro-go balanced or not nad v. Onkyo

I came very close to pulling the trigger on an Integra DHC-80.2(Onkyo PR-5508) but happened upon an incredibly priced used NAD T175HD that I had been waiting to pop up at a price I could afford. I am totally satisfied with the musicality and HT processing of this pre/pro. Yes the Integra has XT32, balanced connections and networking capabilities but the NAD sound was more important to me after my experience with my NAD T773 receiver.

Spearit Sound has their refurbished T175HD's for $1599.00. You could replace the VM200 module with the VM150(1.4 3D) and get virtually the same thing as the T187. Not sure which route would be more cost effective. 3D for now, is not important to me so I won't be switching modules for some time if ever.

http://www.spearitsound.com/Surround_Pre_Pros-NAD_T175HD_Refurbished.html

http://www.spearitsound.com/Surround_Pre_Pros-NAD_T187_Refurbished.html

Bill

"Willland - have you experienced any clicks or pops that seem to be a major concern with NAD pre-pros on another forum?"

The only time I ever hear pops is when I power down my Acurus amps and then immediately power down the NAD. Without muting circuitry, Acurus amps have a tendency to bleed out the energy stored in the capacitors and it is audible. If I don't let that energy bleed out, it also sometimes causes speaker pops. Only clicking I ever hear is not loud and sounds a little like my Onkyo receiver. From my understanding, firmware updates have eliminated these annoyances.

Based on what I have read, the new T187 is completely void of either of these problems due to different circuitry.

Bill