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With the introduction of the L73 Surround Sound Receiver, NAD now offers the level of performance associated with its highly acclaimed full-size separates in an elegant, compact design. Designed to complement today’s advanced video displays, its gleaming Titanium finish and elegant proportions make a sophisticated design statement. And unlike most other “all-in-one” systems, the NAD performs like an award winning NAD separate component. We have not made any performance compromises in our quest for convenience and style.
Performance
The NAD engineers concentrated only on the truly important parts of a surround sound system. As the new Surround Sound formats allow for the same wide bandwidth and large dynamic range for the rear channels as for the front channels, all five channels are capable of putting out an equal and substantial amount of power. As usual with NAD, the L73 uses discrete output stages only, including the surround channels. The benefits of this approach have been proven over the years in many acclaimed NAD amplifiers and receivers. Most products in this category are using digital IC amplifier modules, which allow for a very slim-line design, but cannot meet even the most basic hi-fi specs for noise and distortion. What’s more, these amplifiers can only put out a very modest amount of power, far too little for a satisfying cinematic or musical performance. And to make matters even worse, these digital IC amplifiers used by our competitors cannot drive real world speakers due to their poor tolerance of low impedance, and almost total lack of dynamic power. As one would expect from NAD, only high quality components have been used, such as high resolution ADCs (Analogue-to-br> Digital Converter) and DACs (Digital-to-Analogue Converter) from renowned manufacturer Crystal to obtain the best possible performance.
Flexibility
Even though the L73 DVD Surround Sound Receiver may be far more compact than a separate DVD Player and Receiver of comparable performance, it still is very flexible. Three additional video sources (one front panel accessible - perfect for cameras and game consoles) and a 6 channel audio source can be connected (with the built-in tuner and DVD/CD player that potentially gives you access to six sources) of which two also offer S-Video inputs and one a Component Video input. Besides the Monitor output, the L73 also has an S-Video and Composite output as well. Two digital inputs (one optical, one coaxial) are provided, and, for easy transferring to a CD recorder or other digital recording device, the L73 also sports an optical digital output. Rather than using spring clips for loudspeaker cable connection, as usually found on compact systems, the L73 offers high quality loudspeaker binding posts, more associated with top-of-the-range full-size AV receivers. A line level output for connection to a powered subwoofer is provided as well.
Advanced Features
The L73 will automatically recognise DTS or Dolby Digital and will switch accordingly. Also included is the new high resolution DVDAudio mode with up 24 bit 96 kHz resolution (CD is only 16 bit 44.1 kHz) with full bass management available. Besides these modes, Stereo Enhanced (all channel stereo), ProLogic II, and EARS (an NAD exclusive) are available, all aimed at reproducing 2 channel stereo music in a realistic 5.1 surround mode, creating either a natural ambience, or an all out party sound. In all cases the sound is pure and undistorted, as opposed to those fuzzy “boingy” sound effects with lofty sounding names like “stadium” and “cathedral”.
DVD and CD Features and Performance
Besides superb DVD picture quality in either interlaced or progressive modes, the NAD L73 also offers a wide range of facilities such as Multi-Angle*; Multi-Sound*; Multi-Subtitle*; Frame; Zoom and Repeat. All these facilities can be easily accessed with the supplied remote control. Through the extensive yet intuitive On-Screen-Display you can change the various settings and parameters for optimum performance.
NAD now offers the level of performance previously only associated with its highly acclaimed full-size separates in one simple, elegant and compact design. Designed to complement today’s advanced video displays, its gleaming Titanium finish and elegant proportions make a sophisticated design statement and merely provides an idea of the quality components and features that lay inside. Not only does the L73 provide outstanding video playback through its progressive scan DVD player and Component Video connection, but it also offers intuitive setup and operation through its unified On-Screen-Display and 8-device programmable/learning remote control. Compatible with both NTSC and PAL video standards, the L73 is a popular choice for customers world-wide who are in need of a compact, yet full-featured home entertainment solution. Multimedia playback includes DVD, VCD, SVCD, CD, CD-R/RW, MP3, Jpeg and WMA playback. Additionally the L73 offers connectivity with virtually all audio and video types including Component, Composite and S-Video as well as digital audio including coaxial and optical.
L73 DVD A/V Receiver Features
• 5 x 45 Watts, 20Hz-20kHz, with <0.08% THD into 8 Ohms, all channels driven simultaneously (NAD Full Disclosure Power)
• 2 x 60W in Stereo mode
• 82W IHF Dynamic Power into 8 ohms
• Dolby Digital, DTS, ProLogic II, EARS and Stereo Enhanced Surround Modes
• Plays DVD-V, VCD, SVCD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP-3, J-PEG, WMA, DVD-Audio
• Progressive Scan with Component Video Output - HDTV compatible
• Unified OSD
• Dual standard (PAL/NTSC) OSD follows input for DVD
• 3 A/V Inputs, S-Video and Composite for adding additional sources such as Satellite TV
• Dolby Digital, DTS, Pro-Logic II, EARS and Stereo Enhanced surround Modes
• Dolby Virtual Speaker and Dolby Headphone - 3 listening modes
• Full-size separate component performance
• Crystal Sigma-Delta ADCs and DACs with 96kHz/24 bit resolution
• Subwoofer output
• Satellite and VCR inputs, 5.1 input for future surround mode upgrades
• 1 Component Video input for CAB/SAT, S-Video and composite outputs
• 2 digital inputs: 1 RCA; 1 TOS Link
• 1 TOS Link digital output
• RDS tuner (RDS PS & RDS RT)
• 30 presets for AM and FM
• Gold Plated RCA Connectors
• HTR-L73 8 Device Illuminated Learning Remote with Macro function
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
DVD SECTION
Signal system: PAL/NTSC/AUTO)
Laser: Semiconductor laser, Wavelength 650 nm
Frequency range (audio) : 4 Hz to 20 kHz
Signal-to-noise ratio (audio) : More than 100 dB (EIAJ)
Dynamic range (audio) : More than 95 dB (EIAJ)
Harmonic distortion (audio) : 0.008 %
JPEG Baseline: < 5120 x 3840 pixels
JPEG Progressive: < 2048 x 1536 pixels
AMPLIFIER SECTION
Power output Stereo Mode 1: 2 x 60W
IHF dynamic power; 8 ohms: 2 x 82W
Power output Surround Mode: 5 x 45W
Total harmonic distortion at rated power: 0.08%
IM distortion at rated power: 0.08%
Damping factor 8 ohms: > 60
Input sensitivity and impedance: 200mV / 50k ohms
Frequency response: 20 to 20,000 Hz ±0.5 dB
Signal/noise ratio 2: >99 dB
Signal/noise ratio 3: >85 dB
Remote control: HTR L73
TUNER SECTION
Input sensitivity :
• Mono 16.1 dBf
• 50dB Stereo 36.1 dBf
Harmonic Distortion :
• FM Mono 0.2%
• FM Stereo 0.5%
Signal / noise :
• Mono 69 dB
• Stereo 64 dB
Stereo separation at 1 kHz: 40 dB
Frequency Response; ± 1.5 dB: 30 Hz - 15 kHz
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions (W x H x D) : 435 x 133 x 375mm
Net Weight: 11.8 kg
Shipping Weight: 14.5 kg
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