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Cambridge Audio Azur 840 A Integrated opinions?
Well, I guess that proves to some extent how important the quality of our source components is. 
NAD Amp Question
I don't think think you should have any issues with the 352's back panel flexing. Nad have built the next series (especially the 375-165-275) to be more robust. 
NAD T175 to T975 amp best connections
I second the blue jeans cables recommendation. They offer excellent products with no gimmicks or hype and at reasonable prices. 
Vincent Products
I was looking through the latest audio advisor mag and was interested in the vincent sp-331 power amp, has a tube input stage with a solid state output. The thing is that the tubes are 6N16, which are a small Chinese variety. In addition to this t... 
NAD 314 vs. C320BEE
Perhaps you could up your budget a bit. Spearit sound has the c352 refurbed for $449. The 352 has won many awards and has more oomph than the 320 bee.. 
Music Hall 25 vs NAD 542
same op amps, same dac... 
Music Hall 25 vs NAD 542
I believe the c542 and the music hall cd-25 use the same op amps, bb 2134. They also use the same d/a converter, bb 24/96. I know the nad does hdcd, I do not know about the music hall.. There are several sites which mod the music hall, so this may... 
12yr old NAD receiver or new?
I would agree with some of the others on this, get the c720bee. The 720 has the c320bee amp which has a proven track record and a tuner.. 
Nad new C352CT
Hey vaystrem, this is the whole message... Thank you for your recent request via the NAD Electronics web-site. In light of the fantastic review that we had for the C352 from What Hi Fi, there have been a couple of consumers and dealers raise a que... 
Nad new C352CT
The changes that were made were to a unit submitted in october of 03... The units made available to the public were not the same units as the one FIRST reviewed on october of 03... All units shipped for public consumption have the circuit changes.... 
Are the NAD C-160 and 162 preamps the same?
According to a nad rep and more than one nad dealer the units are the same internally. If you go to nads website and look at the info sheet for both units their stats are indentical... Oh, the remote is different though... Personally a detachable ... 
Nad new C352CT
simply not the case...No 352 is designated as ct except the titanium ones and they are not available in north america.. 
Nad new C352CT
ct stand for color titanium, it does not designate a different model or type... 
NAD C350 or Cambridge A500?
nad is updating the c370, which will become the c372 and will be out in december. I say, save up a bit more and get the c372, more power and has hookups for two pairs of speakers.....