NAD 855, 825 User Manual

Introducing NAD Speakers

Why should you choose NAD speakers? There are, after all, several hundred makers of loudspeakers

worldwide; surely, at least a few of these must already produce excellent designs? Indeed, more than a

few.

While we at NAD are staunchly opposed to reinventing the wheel, we are even more determined to ensure

that the NAD components we engineer are optimized for a complete home entertainment system. So what

better way to guarantee a better sounding solution than to make loudspeakers that sound as good as

NAD?

An Unfair Advantage?

And yet, designing loudspeakers is no trivial undertaking. Expertise in the design of electronics, which NAD

possesses in spades, is no guarantee of similar achievement in the speaker world. Fortunately, we have

a vital edge, possibly even an unfair advantage: Our sister-company is PSB Speakers, the world-renowned

Canadian firm founded and guided by musician and speaker-designer extraordinaire Paul Barton. So instead

of beginning from loudspeaker-design square one, we enjoyed the enormous advantage of being able to

start with the universally praised PSB designs and a three decade heritage of accuracy and musicality, as

our starting point.

The NAD speakers, then: A family of two main-channel designs

speakers, a matching centre channel and a powerful 8 inch

subwoofer. Each speaker was deliberately engineered for mix-

and-match-ability, so that in various combinations they can

wide range of real-world needs.

The NAD speakers’ elegant exteriors and uncomplicated lay-

appearing monitors with smooth, balanced response, excep-

tional spatial coherence, and superb dynamics. All the attributes

today’s best music and cinema soundtrack productions.

The Speakers

The NAD 825 Bookshelf is a perfect choice for a space-

Tower offers enhanced bass-extension and dynamics, and a

touch more refinement. A stylish titanium finish makes these

titanium stereo and home-cinema components . As the basis

for a pure stereo music system, or in any combination they

form the ideal foundation for an exceptional sound system.

NAD Speakers

components – including the NAD 825 Bookshelf speaker shown above.

The NAD 855 offers enhanced bass

extention and dynamics over the 825.

The NAD 805 Home-Cinema System is the perfect choice for

the space conscious consumer who is looking to break into the

Of course, talk is cheap---especially talk about sound. (The American

symphony made about as much sense as composing a sonata

about a football match.) So seek out the real thing instead. Visit

your nearest NAD audio-video specialist, and hear what we

Response

On Axis @ 0°±3dB

Off Axis @ 30°±3dB

Sensitivity

Anechoic Chamber

Typical Listening Room

Impedance

Nominal

Input Power

Recommended

Acoustic Design

Tweeter (Nominal)

Woofer (Nominal)

Crossover

Internal Volume

Design Type

Size

Weight

Net

Shipping

Finish

Features

NAD 825

65-21,000Hz

65-10,000Hz

55Hz

89dB

91dB

6 Ohms

4 Ohms

60 Watts

3/4" (19mm)

Aluminum Dome

with Ferrofluid

5 1/4” (130mm)

3,000Hz,

0.29 cu ft (8.0 liter)

Bass Reflex

Video Shielded

x 300 x 235mm

7

1/16 x 11 7/8 x 9 1/4"

8.8 lb (4.0kg)/each

21.4 lb (9.7kg)/pair

Titanium

5-way Gold-plated Binding

Posts

Aluminum Grille

Clear Rubber Bumpers

NAD 855

Tower

55-21,000Hz

55-10,000Hz

45Hz

89dB

91dB

8 Ohms

6 Ohms

60 Watts

3/4" (19mm)

Aluminum Dome

with Ferrofluid

2 x 5 1/4" (130mm)

3,000Hz,

Bass Reflex

2 3/4" (70mm) Rear Port

Video Shielded

7 1/16

x 35 3/4 x 12 1/8"

29.0 lb (13.2kg)/each

35.0 lb (15.9kg)/each

Titanium

Dual, 5-way Gold-plated

Binding Posts

Aluminum Grille

Adjustable Spikes and

815 Bookshelf/Surround

90Hz

85dB

87dB

6 Ohms

60 Watts

3/4" (19mm)

Aluminum Dome

with Ferrofluid

3 1/2" (90mm)

3,000Hz,

0.07 cu ft (2.0 liter)

Acoustic Suspension

Sealed

Video Shielded

3.3 lb (1.5kg)/each

7.6 lb (3.5kg)/pair

Titanium

5-way Gold-plated Binding

Posts

Aluminum Grille

Clear Rubber Bumpers

815C Center/Bookshelf

90-21,000Hz

90-10,000Hz

80Hz

86dB

88dB

8 Ohms

6 Ohms

60 Watts

3/4" (19mm)

Aluminum Dome

with Ferrofluid

2 x 3 1/2" (90mm)

3,000Hz,

0.10 cu ft (2.8 liter)

Acoustic Suspension

Sealed

Video Shielded

248 x 108 x 159mm

9 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 6 1/4"

4.8 lb (2.2kg)/each

5.6 lb (2.6kg)/each

Titanium

5-way Gold-plated

Binding Posts

Aluminum Grille

Clear Rubber Bumpers

805SW Powered Subwoofer

36-150Hz

32Hz

22kOhms

4 Ohms (Woofer Only)

260W Peak

8” (200mm)

Variable 50-150Hz,

0.68 cu ft (19.1 liter)

Bass Reflex

Video Shielded

244 x 337 x 368mm

9 5/8 x 13 1/4 x 14 1/2"

25mm

(

23.0 lb (10.5kg)/each

27.0 lb (12.3kg)/each

Titanium

Volume, Crossover,

Phase, Bypass, On, Standby/

Off Low Level/LFE Input,

Gold-plated RCAs

5-way Binding Posts

S p e c i f i c a t i o n s

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