Nakamichi cd player/receiver

[Bob Brooks]

I have seen conflicting opinions about the Nakamichi cd player/receiver units, such as the CD 400. Has anyone had experience with these during the past year or two?

[Mother]

I have seen conflicting opinions about the Nakamichi cd player/receiver units, such as the CD 400. Has anyone had experience with these during the past year or two?

What do you mean conflicted?

[Bob Brooks]

I have seen conflicting opinions about the Nakamichi cd player/receiver units, such as the CD 400. Has anyone had experience with these during the past year or two?

What do you mean conflicted?

Some say they are wonderful, others say they are not reliable and Nak does not provide warranty support.

[goldduster]

Nakamichi makes great high end products. I haven't experienced thier automotive line but have been delighted and will vouch for home audio products.

[Mother]

When I was pricing the Nacs 300 and 400 series the sound was good and the reviews where so so ....and also missed to many features like in and outs for ext amp etc. The 700 series sounded absolutely wonderful but could not hook-up ipod etc, but the deal breaker was that they where considering dropping there car line of stereos so not knowing that I decided on a double din instead. It truly is a shame because the 700 model was pure heaven to listen to.

Edited January 16, 2010 by Mother

[wwest]

When I was pricing the Nacs 300 and 400 series the sound was good and the reviews where so so ....and also missed to many features like in and outs for ext amp etc. The 700 series sounded absolutely wonderful but could not hook-up ipod etc, but the deal breaker was that they where considering dropping there car line of stereos so not knowing that I decided on a double din instead. It truly is a shame because the 700 model was pure heaven to listen to.

Even in a Lexus LS the only time one can truly appreciate the extended fidelity of ANY of these high end audio systems is while parked in a QUIET sub-basement garage, engine off (and HVAC blower) with the windows rolled up tightly. In a Lexus LS, okay, but in a Porsche..??

Most modern day OEM audio systems now have integral MOSFET DC-to-DC PWM switching upconverters to supply >100 volts to the speaker drive amplifiers. More than enough fidelity for an environment wherein the ambient noise, white noise, is typcally in the range of 70DB (LS400) or more (Porsche).