NAD T 778 Reference A/V Receiver

Top Pick Award – Sound & Vision

"Highest Recommendation" – Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity

Highly Recommended – StereoNET

BluOS Enabled 4K Ultra HD Receiver with Immersive Sound

Surround yourself with perfection. The T 778 multi-channel surround receiver exemplifies NAD’s unwavering philosophy of real-world performance, simplicity of operation, and future upgradability. Only NAD offers Modular Design Construction (MDC), a proven method for preventing premature obsolescence. Dolby® Atmos™ and DTS® Master Audio combine with Dirac Live™ room correction to deliver hyper-realism that captures every dimension of a performance. Add bit-perfect UHD 4K video pass-through, and the T 778 delivers the most accurate sound and image experience you’ve ever had.

Musical performance is outstanding with High Res Multi-room streaming via the BluOS system and nine channels of high current amplification capable of powering any loudspeaker to its maximum potential. The T 778 is second to none in terms of flexibility and up-to-the-minute digital technology. With recent BluOS update, the T 778 is now Roon Ready for music management and streaming and also supports Qobuz Connect simplified streaming.

Award-Winning Performance

The T 778 snagged a Top Pick Award from Sound & Vision. According to John Sciacca, "Those who value sound quality will find much to love about the T 778, which features BluOS multiroom music streaming and Dirac Live room correction, along with an upgradeable chassis to prevent obsolescence."

"My immediate impression was that the T 778 had a very liquid and organic sound; it was smooth, natural, and pleasing, and also easy to listen to even when pushing reference volume levels. The overall tonal balance was wonderfully neutral, but with loads of dynamics and detail."

"The T 778 is an AVR for the long haul. I’ve enjoyed my time with it more than any other NAD component I’ve reviewed. It receives my highest recommendation," raves Chris Eberle, Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity.

"I Can't Recommend It Enough"

"Coupled with its modest dimensions and downright cool styling, this box brings flagship performance to a range of spaces which may have dictated a compromise in the past. Highly recommended, then," observes Tony O'Brien, StereoNET.

"I can’t recommend it enough," notes J. Atkinson, avsforum.com. "It’s hands down one of the best sounding and easiest to use receivers on the market."

Jamie Biesemans at Home Cinema Choice calls it "a refreshing new take on AV receiver design when it comes to the user interface, and packed with useful features including Dirac Live. A commendable performer too."

Modular Design Construction (MDC) Keeps Everything Up to Date

Thanks to the Modular Design Construction (MDC), all major digital circuits can be upgraded and replaced to keep the T 778 forever young and capable. This NAD innovation is a unique architecture that keeps pace with the fast-changing world of digital formats by allowing connectivity and feature upgrades as new technology becomes available. MDC defies premature obsolescence, so you can keep pace with the latest developments in high performance AV through dealer-installed modules. Your T 778 can be upgraded as your needs and tastes develop, and you only need to replace the module you want to upgrade, not the entire component.

Fully Featured Surround

Brimming with a full array of sophisticated features like the high resolution lossless surround formats from Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master Audio decoding, and now object-based audio with Dolby Atmos, the T 778 provides the highest levels of performance. It offers full HDMI video switching and surround sound decoding to 7.2.4 channels. The surround mode of the source material is automatically detected via the digital inputs of the T 778, and the most advanced form of decoding, based on your setup, is switched in. Conversion of the encoded digital bitstream is performed with high resolution and extremely linear D/A converters carefully selected for their performance capabilities.

Efficient Distortion-free Amplification

The T 778 features the latest developments in NAD’s Hybrid Digital technology to create nine high current and high power channels of amplification. These amplifiers are free of crossover distortion. Which is sonically the most annoying form of distortion, and they are able to provide very high peak current for dramatic crescendos and impactful action scenes. The silent black background and explosive dynamics afforded by this amplifier technology adds drama and excitement to your music and movies.

'Undistort' Your Listening Room

DIRAC Live room correction is now featured and offers a remarkable increase in fidelity by correcting both frequency response and time domain impulse response. When properly calibrated, DIRAC Live improves clarity, naturalness, and pinpoint imaging.

Multi-room Network Music Streaming

BluOS™, the high resolution audio multi-room music player shared with NAD’s sister brand Bluesound, is included in the T 778 making it unique among high end AV receivers. When connected to the Internet via Ethernet or Wi-Fi, the T 778 has access to thousands of Internet radio stations and over a dozen high quality music services including Spotify, Tidal, Deezer, and many more. With full support for MQA, the T 778 has the highest resolution audio performance available combined with the highest definition video performance.

Thanks to a recent BluOS update, the T 778 is now Roon Ready for music management and streaming.

Flexible Setup

The NAD T 778 includes the latest HDMI features, including HDCP 2.2, 4:4:4 color resolution, High Dynamic Range and Dolby Vision video support, plus CEC/ARC. Digital inputs and outputs are available in both coaxial and optical formats to make it easy to attach all your digital sources. Digital inputs are converted to analog for use in Zone 2 with independent source selection and volume control. With BluOS™, NAD has also made it easy to add more speakers for listening to music in additional rooms. IR repeaters, 12V triggers to automatically switch amplifiers on and off, and an RS-232 data port makes it easy to connect to highly advanced automated control systems, such as Crestron and Control4. Thoughtful features like discrete On and Off codes, direct access to inputs, and music presets facilitates the integration of the T 778 into elaborate remote-control systems.

Built-in Phono Preamp

Vinyl has made a huge impact, and a quality turntable is now a part of many music lovers' lives once more. The T 778 is up to date with a phono input, which lets you plug in your turntable directly without the need for a separate phono preamp. The built-in phono stage accommodates MM and some high output MC phono cartridges for spine tingling LP thrills.

Customize with AV Presets

The sleek TFT touch panel display makes setup and control easier than ever before. Unique features like AV presets and a completely flexible input setup allow unprecedented flexibility and ease of use. The T 778 offers five independent AV presets that store speaker level and tone control settings for instant recall, making it easy to custom tailor your system for different types of program material. Encoded surround modes like Dolby Digital and DTS are automatically selected if the program is so encoded. The T 778 also remembers your last used settings when switched in and out of Standby mode.

Complete and Compact

The T 778 combines all the control, decoding functions, and nine channels of amplification in one compact chassis that offers many options for installation in the home. Because of its highly efficient design the T 778 is compact and operates without fans that can add noise and is rack mountable for integration into complex home entertainment systems.

The T 778 is an excellent example of the NAD Design Team’s expertise in digital decoding stages, video engineering, and analog amplification to offer the best overall performance. Along with the new touch screen and ergonomic refinements that simplify operation, the T 778 can be the dream command center of your home entertainment system.

New! Support for Qobuz Connec

Big news for music lovers! Starting September 2025, BluOS supports Qobuz Connect, making it easier than ever to enjoy your favorite tracks in stunning hi-resolution.

With this update, you’ll be able to stream directly from the Qobuz app to any BluOS-enabled device from Bluesound, NAD Electronics, PSB Speakers, Cyrus Audio, DALI Speakers, and Monitor Audio — all at up to 24-bit/192 kHz quality.

Browse, search, and play right inside the Qobuz app, while BluOS handles what it does best: seamless, reliable multi-room playback. You’ll still manage speaker grouping and volume inside the BluOS app, but control of music selection is now right at your fingertips in Qobuz.