Audio Section
Video Section
Network, Bluetooth, & USB Integration
Multiroom Audio Playback
Intuitive Control
Convenience Features

Audio Section

NAD PowerDrive Amplifier Technology: NAD’s exclusive PowerDrive amplifier technology combines a high current design with dynamic power peformance to bring out the very best in your speaker system. PowerDrive’s high stability and low impedance drive capability results in less distortion when powering your loudspeakers for a clearer and more dynamic sound when listesning to your movie and music soundtracks. PowerDrive does all this by adding a second high-voltage rail to the receiver’s well regulated high-current power supply in order to deliver nearly double the continuous power output on a short term dynamic power basis. The end result is greater depth, better clarity, and more detail when listening to your loudspeakers and high-resolution audio files.

Full Disclosure Power (FDP): NAD uses Full Disclosure Power (FDP), the most demanding criterion for performance measurement. FDP specifies distortion under the most extreme conditions of low impedance loads and frequency extremes, rather than the simple and easy 1kHz @ 8 ohms test with only one or two channels driven quoted by many other manufacturers. NAD uses this stricter performance criterion because it more closely matches the demands of real music and real loudspeakers. Maintaining specified distortion with all channels driven at 8 ohm and at 20-20kHz is a much more difficult achievement. The benefit of NAD’s Full Disclosure Power is the total elimination of audible distortion at any listening level. This provides pinpoint imaging and realism with music and movies alike.

• FDP Output Rating: 60 watts with all seven channels driven @ 20-20kHz and into 8 ohms with 0.05% THD
• Stereo Output Rating: 110 watts with only 2 channels driven @ 20-20kHz and into 8 ohms with 0.08% THD

Amplifier Assignment: For flexibility, the T 758 V3i’s amplifier’s Surround Back amplifier is configurable so you can use these amp channels to power Surround Back speakers, Height 2 speakers, Zone 2 speakers, or bi-amp the front speakers.

• 7.1ch: The AV receiver’s amplifier channels can be configured as Front Left/Right, Center, Surround Left/Right, and Surround Back Left/Right for Dolby TrueHD & DTS-HD 7.1ch playback.
• 5.1.2ch: This amplifier configuration provides Dolby Atmos 5.1.2ch playback with Front Left/Right, Center, Surround Left/Right, and Height Left/Right speakers.
• Bi-Amp: You can configure the amplifier for front bi-amp operation to achieve a higher-quality 2-channel sound by connecting the receiver’s front and surround back channels to your main front speakers (if compatible). Receiver will be limited to 5.1ch surround.
• Zone 2: The receiver’s amplifier channels can be configured as Front Left/Right, Center, Surround Left/Right, and Zone 2 for Dolby Digital & DTS 5.1ch playback in the main zone and 2ch PCM playback in the second zone.

Dirac Live Room Correction: Dirac Live is a patented room correction technology that not only corrects the frequency response, but also the impulse response of a room’s loudspeakers. Dirac Live provides true impulse response correction over a large listening area, improving the depth, positioning and distinction of individual voices and instruments. Using multiple measurement and mixed phase correction, Dirac Live helps create a natural, realistic and transparent sound with tighter bass and reduced room modes, in a way previously not possible.

• How It Works: Whether you use the mobile app (for Apple iOS 10.2+ and Android OS 5.0+) or the desktop software (for Windows 7/8/10 and Mac OSX 10.7+), Dirac Live offers a clear improvement of your audio system by analyzing your speakers and room acoustics with the help of the included measurement microphone that plugs into the NAD receiver, your computer, or mobile device. Dirac Live then uses this data to build an acoustic model of the listening environment and detects the deficiencies. After careful analysis, Dirac Live corrects for both the timing and amplitude aspects of the colorations in sound to deliver a uniquely pristine listening experience.
• What It Does: Dirac Live provides Mixed-Phase Room Correction technology with Impulse Response Correction, improved staging (localization of sound events), better clarity and intelligibility in music and vocals, a deeper and tighter bass free of resonances throughout the entire listening area, and the ability to upload and choose the custom NAD target response

Compatible Digital Audio Formats: The NAD T 758 V3i AV receiver supports the following stereo and multichannel audio formats through its HDMI (1-3) jacks and optical (1-2)/coax (1-2) digital inputs.

Immersive Surround Sound: The NAD T 758 V3i goes beyond regular surround with support for the latest immersive surround sound formats, including Dolby Atmos & DTS:X. The NAD AV receiver also uses Dolby Surround & DTS Neural:X to enhance 2ch, 5.1ch, and 7.1ch decoding formats for a matrixed three-dimensional soundfield. The T 758 V3i can support 5.1.2ch, 5.1.4ch*, 7.1.2ch*, and 7.1.4*ch Dolby Atmos & DTS:X speaker systems. *A 5.1.4ch, 7.1.2ch or 7.1.4ch configuration will require an external power amplifier(s).

• Dolby Atmos: Dolby Atmos surround sound technology dispenses with channel-based coding in favor of more advanced object-based coding, giving the soundtrack designer the ability to precisely place sounds anywhere in the 3-dimensional space. With Dolby Atmos, sound moves around you in three-dimensional space, so you feel like you’re inside the action.
• Dolby Surround: Dolby Surround offers an enhanced cinema experience to your existing stereo and Dolby Digital movie soundtracks using a Dolby Atmos speaker setup. Dolby Surround enhances audio definition by improving the spatial dimension and overall audio definition of movie soundtracks. It does this by using four distinct surround zones that provide greater control over the exact placement of each detail in a movie sound track, so audio can be matched more accurately to the video on screen; this means more depth and greater realism for your movies. As a result, individual sounds are clearer and more distinct. It also improves the surround sound experience across the entire theater by widening the listening “sweet spot”.
• DTS:X: DTS:X features object-based audio coding that lets the soundtrack designer place sonic elements anywhere in the 3D acoustic soundspace, and provides for overhead speakers to deliver a stunning surround sound experience.
• DTS Neural:X: DTS Neural:X is an advanced spatial remapping technology from DTS, which provides a fully immersive output for all types of source content; this includes DTS bitstreams and non-encoded (PCM) data. DTS Neural:X delivers a thrilling sense of immersive sound to your DTS:X speaker layout regardless of the original source format.

Listening Modes: The T 758 V3i offers distinct listening modes, tailored for different types of recording or program material. With a two-channel (Stereo) source, the following listening modes can be selected.

• Stereo: All output is directed to the front left/right channels. Low frequencies are directed to the subwoofer if one is present in the Speaker settings. Select ‘Stereo’ when you wish to listen to a stereo (or monaural) production, such as music CD or FM broadcast, without surround enhancement. Stereo recordings whether in PCM/digital or analog form and whether surround-encoded or not encoded, are reproduced as recorded. Multi-channel digital recordings (Dolby Digital and DTS) are reproduced in “Stereo Downmix” mode via the front left/right channels.
• Enhanced Stereo: All recordings are reproduced in stereo via the maximum speaker complement. Enhanced stereo can be useful for maximum volume from all channels or for multi-speaker background music (cocktail party) listening. For this mode, Front, Center, Surround and Back speakers can be turned ON/OFF as desired.
• EARS: Two-channel recordings, whether stereo or surround-encoded, are reproduced with proprietary NAD surround processing with signals output to the front left/right, center and discrete left/right surround channels, plus subwoofer. EARS extracts the natural ambience present in nearly all well-produced stereo recordings. It does not synthesize any ambience or other sonic elements and thus remains truer to the sound of the original musical performance than most other music-surround options. EARS offers realistic, stable “front-stage” sonic imaging and spacious but unexaggerated ambient “virtual acoustics” that remain faithful to the original recording. Select EARS for listening to stereo music recordings and broadcasts. EARS produces a subtle but highly natural and believable ambience from nearly all “natural-acoustic” stereo recordings. Typically, these include classical, jazz, and folk genre.
• Analog Bypass: All analog signals remain in the analog domain without analog-to-digital conversions. At Analog Bypass, the DSP circuitry is bypassed but full tone control functions remain. ‘Bass management’ or Speaker settings are also not in effect as these are DSP functions.
• Direct Mode: Analog or digital sources are automatically played in their native formats. All the source’s audio channels are reproduced directly. This mode recreates the original sound most faithfully, thereby producing outstandingly high-quality audio.

Audio Enhancements: The NAD T 758 V3i allows you to tailor the AV receiver’s Bass & Treble, as well as Center Dialog to your preference.

• Enhanced Bass: When the subwoofer is set to ‘On’ and your front speakers set to ‘Large’, the option ‘Enhanced Bass’ becomes available. Normally, with speakers set to ‘Large’ the subwoofer is not active. The Enhanced Bass option allows full range operation of the speakers with the additional bass contribution of the subwoofer. This feature is particularly useful when one wants to experience maximum bass output. Please note that due to acoustic cancellation effects, the bass response may be uneven when using this setting.
• Tone Controls: The T 758 V3i has three Tone Control levels; Treble, Bass, Center Dialog. Bass and Treble controls only affect the low bass and high treble leaving the critical midrange frequencies free of coloration. The Center Dialog control boosts the ‘presence’ of the midrange region improving intelligibility of speech. Tone Defeat gives one the choice of varying or completely bypassing the tone control section of the T 758 V3i.

Dolby & DTS Setup: The T 758 V3i offers the following
audio settings specifically relating to Dolby Digital & DTS soundtracks.

• Dynamic Range Control: You can select the effective dynamic range (subjective range from soft to loud) for playback of Dolby Digital & DTS soundtracks. For fully cinematic effect, always select 100% (the default). Settings of 75%, 50%, and 25% progressively reduce dynamic range, making soft sounds comparatively louder while limiting the peak loudness of loud ones.
• Center Spread: The Center image is spread into the Left and Right speakers. It is designed to complement musical content or to spread the dialogue of a Dolby Digital soundtrack. It can be turned On or Off.
• Dialog Control: Dialog control is more than just adjusting center channel level as the center channel may also contain other sound elements that get raised or lowered along with the dialog.

Audio Return Channel (ARC): This feature of the AV receiver’s HDMI 2.0b output allows audio to be sent from your compatible TV to the receiver through the same HDMI cable already being used to send audio and video to your TV. This eliminates the need for extra cables connected to your television. Support audio formats via ARC include Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS, DTS HD, and PCM

Analog & Digital Audio Inputs: The NAD T 758 V3i is outfitted with both analog & digital audio inputs; including a 7.1ch input, line-level stereo RCA inputs, plus Optical and Coaxial digital inputs.

• 7.1Ch Input & 7.1ch Preout: The T 758 V3i features a 7.1 Channel input (Front left, Front right, Center, Surround left, Surround right, Surround Back left, Surround Back right, and Subwoofer) for connecting an outboard processor or multi-channel analog source
• Stereo RCA Line-Level: There are a total of four analog stereo RCA line-level audio inputs (3 Rear/1 Front). There is no Phono input. If you want to connect a turntable, you’ll need an external phono preamplifier or a turntable with a built-in phono preamp.
• Optical & Coaxial Digital: There are total of four digital audio inputs; two optical (toslink) and two coax (RCA) digital audio inputs. The digital audio inputs will support up to 24-bit/96kHz digital audio signals.

Analog Outputs: The NAD T 758 V3i is equipped with seven pair of speaker terminals outputs, an 11.1ch preout section, and headphone out.

• Gold-Plated Binding Posts: The seven pair of gold-plated binding post speaker terminals will accept banana plugs (single only), pin connectors, and bare wire (up to 10 gauge). The NAD receiver supports
  8 to 16-ohm speakers. You can connect Front, Center, Surround, Surround Back, and Height speakers. Or, you can reassign the Surround Back/Height channels to power speakers in another Zone.
• 7.1ch Preouts: The T 758 V3i also features Front left, Front right, Center, Surround left, Surround right, Surround Back left, Surround Back right and Subwoofer pre-outs to connect the receiver to external power amplifiers.
• Headphone Output: The NAD AV receiver features a 1/4″ stereo headphone jack on the front-panel for connecting an optional pair of headphones. The unit’s speaker outputs and preouts are automatically muted when a set of headphones is connected.

Video Section

HDMI 2.0b: The NAD T 758 V3i has three HDMI 2.0b inputsand one HDMI 2.0b output. The HDMI 2.0b inputs/output support for UltraHD 4K video, HDCP 2.2, 4:4:4 color gamut, and High Dynamic Range (HDR) support.

• 4K/60Hz: The T 758 V3i supports up to 4K (3840×2160 pixels) video @ 60 frames per second on all of its HDMI 2.0b inputs and output (pass-through only with no upscaling). It will also pass a 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, or 1080p video signals via HDMI.
• HDCP 2.2: All of the receiver’s HDMI 2.0b inputs/output support HDCP 2.2, which fully complies with the latest copyright protection standard for 4K video transmission.
• 4:4:4 Color Subsampling: All of the receiver’s HDMI 2.0b inputs/output support RGB, YCbCr 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:2:2, and YCbCr 4:2:0 color subsampling (@ 60Hz or 50Hz). With 4:4:4 color subsampling, luminance (brightness) and chroma (color) are sampled at the same rate; resulting in an RGB color palette as big as the video sampling rate for a video image with more colors, plus greater color accuracy and detail.

High Dynamic Range (HDR): High Dynamic Range (HDR) provides enhanced picture quality by simultaneously enabling greater detail for both the dark and bright parts of an image. HDR reproduces a greater dynamic range of luminosity or brightness levels, creating greater contrast. This increased contrast reveals the subtle nuances of the image, from detailed blacks and shadows to the brightest whites and colors, plus greater depth. The receiver supports HDR 10 & Dolby Vision.

• HDR10: HDR10 is an open standard and currently the most popular HDR format on the market. It uses static metadata at the start of a movie to tell the receiver and your TV that the video content is encoded using HDR.
• Dolby Vision: Unlike HDR 10 which contains static metadata, Dolby Vision uses dynamic metadata technology which sets individual color and brightness levels for each and every scene. Dolby works directly with filmmakers at major Hollywood studios to create superior HDR video masters of blockbuster movies.

HDMI Pass-through: When the T 758 V3i is in standby mode (power off), the HDMI source signals will continuously pass through the receiver to the TV. The HDMI Control (CEC) feature must be enabled in order for HDMI Pass-through to work.

Lip Sync Delay: Video signals may take longer to process than audio signals, depending on the connected video equipment. The audio signal can be delayed up to 120ms to synchronize with the video signal.

Network, Bluetooth, &
USB Integration

BluOS Kit: The included BluOS Kit adds wireless network audio, Hi-Res audio, AirPlay, Bluetooth audio streaming, USB audio, and wireless multiroom audio playback to the NAD T 758 V3i receiver. The BluOS kit plugs into the AV receiver’s rear-panel USB port and then connects wirelessly to your home’s network router.

• WiFi Dongle: A WiFi (802.11 b/g/n) dongle is pre-installed in the BluOS Kit to connect the NAD receiver to your home’s WiFi network router. If you experience poor WiFi reception, unplug the WiFi dongle and plug in the included 23″ USB extension along with the WiFi dongle to extend the BluOS Kit’s WiFi range.
• Bluetooth Dongle: A Bluetooth dongle is pre-installed in the BluOS Kit to connect wirelessly to Bluetooth enabled source devices.
• USB-A Port: The BluOS Kit provides a USB-A 3.0 port to connect a compatible USB MSC (mass storage class) device – such as a thumbdrive.

High Resolution Audio: High-resolution audio tracks are either 24-bit/96kHz or 24-bit/192kHz, and contain up to 6.5x more data than standard CDs, letting you hear all the detail of your favorite music in superior quality. Thanks to the included BluOS kit, the T 758 V3i offers full support for hi-res audio, so you can stream WAV, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, WMA-Lossless, MQA music files over your home’s WiFi network or directly from a connected USB mass storage class device. The Bluesound system also supports compressed music files such as MP3, AAC, WMA and OGG. BluOS has been designed to work with today’s larger music collections, and has indexed libraries up to 200,000 songs in demonstrated practice (this will depend on the music’s metadata & artwork). Bluesound also offers gapless playback by default for all supported file music types.

MQA (Master Quality Authenticated): Bluesound is the first wireless multiroom audio system to support MQA (Master Quality Authenticated). MQA is a revolutionary end-to-end technology that captures and delivers master quality audio in a file that’s small enough to stream or download. Bluesound worked closely with MQA to implement technology inside each Bluesound component to ensure the listener will hear MQA encoded music and streams exactly like the source and the way the artist intended you to hear it when it was approved in the studio.

Online Music Services: Many popular music streaming services and internet radio apps are built into BluOS, giving you an all-access pass to millions of songs and the freedom to listen to everything you want to hear. Using the BluOS Controller app on your compatible Apple iOS or Android device, you can instantly discover and enjoy millions of songs from your existing music services, tune in to your favorite internet radio stations and podcasts from around the world, or access and listen to the music collections stored on your smartphone, tablet or laptop on any Bluesound device in your home. Subscription and purchase fees will apply to online music services.

• Amazon Music: Listen to millions of songs, thousands of playlists, and ad-free personalized stations with Amazon Prime & Unlimited Music. With the addition of Amazon Music HD, you will now be able to play Ultra HD music (24-bit/48kHz to 192kHz) on supported Bluesound devices from the BluOs App when choosing Amazon Music. An Amazon Music (Prime, Unlimited, or HD) subscription will be required
• Spotify Connect: If you subscribe to a free or paid Spotify subscription and have the Spotify App on your Apple iOS or Android smartphone, you can stream Spotify to the Bluesound system using Spotify Connect. Spotify is a digital music service that gives you on-demand access to one of the largest music libraries in the world (over 15 million tracks and counting). Spotify makes it easier than ever to discover, manage, and share music with your friends. You can browse music by artist, album, track, or most popular; and create your own music library with customized playlists.
• TIDAL Connect: The integration of Tidal Connect will enable Tidal users to instantly select and wirelessly stream music to the Bluesound device from within the Tidal app (for Apple iOS and Android OS). TIDAL is a global streaming service that offers over 30 million songs in high-fidelity CD sound quality. TIDAL has two pricing tiers; either $9.99 or $19.99 a month. Both pricing levels allow you to access TIDAL’s entire music library. The $19.99 tier has the added benefit of high-fidelity sound at CD-level quality.
• Qobuz: Qobuz offers the biggest catalog of Hi-Fi and Hi-Res albums in the world, both for new releases and specialized genres. For hundreds of thousands of albums, Qobuz includes all the information you need to recreate the appeal of a real CD – the names of musicians, producers, lyrics (everything you need to know to appreciate your favorite albums).  Qobuz offers MP3, CD, and Hi-Res quality subscriptions.
• Pandora: Pandora gives you a personalized listening experience that continually evolves with your music taste. Create stations from your favourite songs, artists or genres, search or browse to find recommended stations for your mood or activity, and discover podcasts that speak to you. From hip-hop and pop to rock and country, Pandora lets you play your favourite artists and stay up to date on today’s top hits and releases.
• SiriusXM: SiriusXM Internet Radio is accessible through the BluOS app and lets you listen to over 120 channels of commercial-free music, talk radio, news, sports, entertainment, and more. Subscription fees will apply.
• TuneIn: The Bluesound system includes access to more than 70,000 free internet radio streams from all corners of the globe via the TuneIn internet radio service. Just select the TuneIn logo from the main Music menu and browse among the 70,000 stations neatly organized into popular categories and select a station that appeals to your mood.
• iHeart Radio: iHeart Radio is a free, all-in-one digital radio and music streaming service that lets you listen to thousands of live stations from across the country and allows you to create personalized custom stations featuring songs from the artist you select and similar music.
• Napster: Napster is a streaming music subscription service (starting a $10 per month) that allows you to play the full-length songs you choose on demand from a collection of over 10 million songs, without ads and without having to purchase or download the music.
• Slacker: Get the sound quality that you deserve with the new Slacker music library available in high-quality AAC audio on Bluesound. Listen to music streams at a bitrate of 320kbps and enjoy all your favorite Slacker stations in pristine MP3-quality.
• Deezer: Deezer lets you explore over 53 million tracks (and counting), and discover artists and tracks you’ll love with personalized recommendations from the Deezer Editors. Bluesound even supports Deezer HiFi for lossless quality ($19.99 per month).
• Other Services: Other online music services include HighResAudio, Murfie, JUKE, KKBox, SoundMachine, and more.

AirPlay 2 with Siri: AirPlay 2 is an advanced and easy-to-use wireless multiroom audio platform for iTunes, Apple Music, and other compatible Apple iOS apps. With AirPlay 2 you can play any sound from your Apple iOS device (running iOS 11.4 or later) or Mac computer (running OS X 10.13.2) on the NAD receiver and other compatible BluOS and AirPlay 2 speakers throughout your home. You can choose to play audio in one room, play the same audio in grouped rooms, or play the same audio in every room. If you are an Apple Music subscriber, you can even play different music in different rooms (you can control and group directly from Apple’s Music App and Home app on your Apple iOS device). In addition, you can watch videos and movies from YouTube and Netflix on your compatible Apple iOS device or Mac computer with perfectly synced audio on the NAD receiver. You will also be able to ask Siri-enabled devices (like your Apple iPhone, iPad, or Watch) to control playback of your Apple Music on the NAD receiver. With AirPlay 2, also get to see song/artist information and album art via the receiver’s on-screen menu (not front-panel display).

Computer Audio: The BluOS wireless audio system lets you easily connect and share your music collection from a computer or network-attached storage drive and access up to 200,000 tracks for wireless streaming.