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LENBROOK > LEADING WITH NAD ELECTRONICS HOME AUDIO
For the audiophile who wants awesome
sound and control, NAD Electronics has
achieved the ultimate with their C720BEE
Stereo Receiver combining the C320BEE
amplifier and a RDS AM/FM tuner.
Not to be outdone, NAD Electronics also
offers the VISO TWO DVD/CD Receiver.
NAD now offers the level of performance
associated with NAD's highly acclaimed
full-size separates in an elegantly
designed, yet compact package.
Tying either of these packages together
with the PSB speaker series from NAD
and the audiophile
creates the ultimate in listening and
viewing enjoyment.
MacDirectory spoke with Mark Stone of
the Lenbrook Group of Companies, a
privately owned Canadian corporation.
Formed in 1978, Lenbrook is a major
distributor of electronic components. NAD
Electronics International, a Lenbrook
company, is one of the world's most
famous brands of specialty home audio
and home theatre electronics. PSB
loudspeakers have earned an international
reputation as one of the most accurate,
natural, and balanced reproducers of
musical sound you can buy.
Says Stone, "Basically the VISO TWO is a
music system that has the ability to play
DVDs. If someone doesn't want to hook
up a full surround-sound system, but they
still want the ability to watch DVDs in a
bedroom, den or wherever, this is an ideal
product for that application.
It is a very elegant, compact package.
NAD has been known for making products
that are very utilitarian on the outside and
exceptionally musical on the inside. They
have been doing that for over 35 years.
This is a product that breaks that mold in
a sense that it provides all that exceptional
performance but it has won international
awards for its design.
This is a music system that also has the
ability to play DVDs. In addition to
working off a pair of speakers that are not
part of the system but what someone
would add, in this product there is the
capability to create a surround-sound
image through the utilization of
technology developed by NAD.
It has what is called Dolby Virtual
Speaker (and Dolby headphones).
Dolby Virtual Speaker creates a surround
sound image from two individual speakers
and Dolby Headphone does the same.
Users may want to consider partnering
these systems with loudspeakers from
PSB Speakers."
From the NAD specifications sheet:
• 2 x 50 Watts, 20Hz-20kHz, with
<0.08% THD into 8 Ohms, both
channels driven simultaneously (NAD
Full Disclosure Power)
• 2 x 60 Watts FTC power
• Plays DVD-V, VCD, SVCD, CD, CD-R, CD-
RW, MP-3, J-PEG, WMA
• DVD-Audio
• Progressive Scan Video with
Component Video Output
• Dolby Virtual Speaker and Dolby
Headphone
• Full-size Separate Component
performance
• Subwoofer output
• Satellite and VCR inputs
• 1 Component Video input
• OSD available on Component (and
SCART) output
• HDMI output for DVD Player
• VCR & TV monitor outputs including
Component (120V) or SCART (230V)
• 2 digital inputs: 1 RCA; 1 TOS Link
• 1 TOS Link digital output
• IR Input
• RS-232 port for advanced control
system interface
• RDS tuner (RDS PS & RDS RT)
• 30 AM and 30 FM presets
• DAB ready for use with optional DB 1
digital tuner module (230V version)
• XM Ready (120V version)
• Data Port for optional IPD 1 dock for
iPod®.
• Clock with Timer function
• All RCA sockets gold-plated
• HTR-7, 8 Device Learning
NAD Electronics International and PSB
Speakers can be found at
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WORDS BY LEE GRIGGS
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