NAD 7000 (1988)
The NAD 7000 is a Monitor Series AM/FM stereo receiver from the late 1980s. It is rated at 40 watts per channel into 8 ohms across the 20 Hz to 20 kHz band. It has FM and MW tuning and a switchable MC/MM phono input, which was a flexible feature for a receiver of its class at the time.
Service manual revision stamps from June through July 1989 suggest the design was still being refined after its 1988 release. The manual carries a practical caution. After any repair, use a current limiter for the first power-up: a 70-100W incandescent bulb in series with the mains line. One owner reported resistors running hot and described replacing a faulty component while working from the schematic. No broader failure pattern has been documented.
Period magazine coverage of this model is sparse. A 1981 issue of High Fidelity (p.146) listed a model called the "TX-7000" at $699.95 with a 100-watt rating. Those figures don't match the 40-watt 7000 known from other sources, so that entry likely refers to a different or earlier NAD product. No dedicated review of the NAD 7000 itself has been located in the major audio magazines of its era.
On the used market, the 7000 has traded between $80 and $350 in recent years, with a typical eBay asking price around $150. Owner comments are few but positive. One Reddit user called themselves a "big fan," and an Audiogon member reported keeping their 7000 for years without replacing it, even as other components were upgraded.
What remains undocumented: no confirmed original retail price, no THD or signal-to-noise figures from the manufacturer, no dimensions or weight, and no complete input/output tally. The service manual's specifications page appears to be missing from online archives. As with many honest receivers of its vintage, the 7000 was built to work and get out of the way—and the record it left behind is about as unassuming as the unit itself.
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