Music to my ears!

I listen to a variety of types of music for HOURS a day, and when I set out to replace my twenty-something year old receiver, I wasn't looking for all the bells and whistles most modern receivers carry. I wanted a solid, reliable system that could produce a clear, clean stereo image. From the second I heard to the C-740 in the listening room, I knew it was special. (I'd been comparing it to a Yamaha and and Onkyo in a similar price range, don't recall the models.)I was, at first, taken aback by the low power rating, but the Yamaha I was comparing it to was rated at twice the power of the NAD, and the NAD blew its socks off. (If a receiver could have socks!) When I got home and wired the system up (which, by the way, was a cinch) I could not believe the improvement in sound over my old Kenwood which I revered. (I had paid $350. for it in 197?) Although the Kenwood was rated at (I think) 80 watts, the NAD had much more punch, and brought out midrange I had never heard in some recordings. In the past month of ownership, listening to my 100s of cds and lps has been a complete joy. (It feels like BB King, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Bono, Gilian Welch, Natalie Nerchant, and Richard Thompson have moved right in!) The tuner, though used much less often, is also first class, picking up stations I just couldn't get with the Kenwood. I love the .25 increments, which makes all the difference in receiving some stations. The blend function, which is a combo of stereo and mono, is also great on fringe stations.