Is the NAD monitor 1600 a good tuner?

The NAD Monitor 1600 combines a high-quality AM/FM tuner and a preamplifier at a very moderate price. Although its specifications are excellent, our measurements showed that most of them are highly conservative.

How does the NAD Monitor series 1300 preamplifier work?

Rather than use the pot as a conventional series voltage-divider to ground, NAD’s engineers have configured the pot as part of the feedback loop around an operational amplifier. In this manner, the line-stage gain is varied according to the volume control setting, which, NAD feels, avoids clipping or slew-rate limiting.

What is the RMS of a NAD 1600 preamplifier?

The RMS sum of the first twenty harmonics was -86.5 dB, or0.0047 percent. At 5 volts, the RMS sum was -83.3 dB, or 0.0068 percent. The preamplifier’s A-weighted noise level was exceptionally low, – 86 dB for MM phono, – 81 dB for MC phono, and a remarkable -101.5 dB for the CD input.

Where are the input and output jacks on a NAD 1600?

The rear apron of the NAD 1600 contains input and output jacks for all of the signal sources as well as the pre-out jacks that connect to a power amplifier. The phono-input jacks are gold-plated, and a small switch below them sets the preamplifier gain for a moving-magnet (MM) or moving-coil (MC) cartridge.

The RMS sum of the first twenty harmonics was -86.5 dB, or0.0047 percent. At 5 volts, the RMS sum was -83.3 dB, or 0.0068 percent. The preamplifier’s A-weighted noise level was exceptionally low, – 86 dB for MM phono, – 81 dB for MC phono, and a remarkable -101.5 dB for the CD input.

The NAD Monitor 1600 combines a high-quality AM/FM tuner and a preamplifier at a very moderate price. Although its specifications are excellent, our measurements showed that most of them are highly conservative.

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What is the sensitivity of the NAD 1600?

Nonetheless, the 12-dBf sensitivity we measured consistently is still an excellent figure. Much more important to the listener is a tuner’s 50-dB quieting sensitivity, and here the NAD 1600’s excellence was unambiguous. An input of only 15.5 dBf (1.65 μv) produced a solid 50-dB quieting level and truly usable listening in mono.

Where are the AC outlets on the NAD 1600?

There are two AC outlets on the rear apron, one of them switched, as well as a coaxial connector for a 75-ohm FM antenna feeder and spring connectors for a long-wire AM antenna and ground. Unlike most tuners, the NAD 1600 does not come with a loop antenna for am reception.

What’s the price of a NAD 1600 FM tuner?

Price: $399. The NAD 1600’s usable FM sensitivity, rated at 11 dBf, or 1 microvolt (μv) into its 75-ohm antenna terminals, measured about 12 dBf (1.1 μv). Radio-frequency measurements at these levels are difficult to make repeatably and accurately without a fully screened test room, and this problem was only too evident in our tests.

What makes the NAD monitor 1600 so special?

The NAD Monitor 1600 is an unusual and noteworthy component, not because of its features, few of which are unique, but rather because of its excellent overall performance, which in several respects challenges the most advanced of today’s hi-fi products.

There are two AC outlets on the rear apron, one of them switched, as well as a coaxial connector for a 75-ohm FM antenna feeder and spring connectors for a long-wire AM antenna and ground. Unlike most tuners, the NAD 1600 does not come with a loop antenna for am reception.