{"id":805,"date":"2009-03-21T14:54:04","date_gmt":"2009-03-21T17:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hifiplanet.com.br\/blog\/?p=805"},"modified":"2010-09-03T11:14:54","modified_gmt":"2010-09-03T14:14:54","slug":"blu-ray-nad-t587","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hifiplanet.com.br\/blog\/blu-ray-nad-t587\/","title":{"rendered":"Blu-ray NAD T587"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWhat Hi-Fi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pre\u00e7o: \u00a3 850<\/strong><\/p>\n

Avalia\u00e7\u00e3o: * * *\u00a0 (tr\u00eas estrelas de cinco)<\/strong><\/p>\n

For
\nSpec is pretty comprehensive; reads discs faster than any other player we\u2019ve used<\/p>\n

Against
\nToo many picture shortcomings; can readily sound hard and thin<\/p>\n

A glance at the Buyer\u2019s Guide at the back of of What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision magazine reveals a not-entirely unexpected fact: every Blu-ray player we\u2019ve reviewed has been built by a huge company from Japan or Korea.<\/p>\n

Until now, that is. NAD may have latterly become a division of Canadian outfit Lenbrook Industries, but its UK roots are still strong. As a first strike against Far Eastern hegemony, how does the T587 stack up?<\/p>\n

Initial impressions are good. For an \u00a3850 player, the NAD may look a bit humdrum, but it\u2019s got some specification highlights (Profile 2.0 and a LAN port are always welcome, as is the USB input on the fascia) to make up for that.<\/p>\n

Quick loading of Blu-ray discs
\nIt\u2019s got a simple, logical remote control and easy-to-read, comprehensive on-screen set-up menus. There are no multichannel analogue outputs, but otherwise the T587 is on the money.<\/p>\n

And when it comes to one of our pet Blu-ray peeves \u2013 the inexcusable length of time some players take to load a disc \u2013 the NAD is the best dedicated player we\u2019ve tested. In the future, any player that can\u2019t spin a Blu-ray as quickly as the T587 is going to feel our wrath.<\/p>\n

But with a Blu-ray of American Gangster gratifyingly swiftly loaded, the NAD looks less comfortable with its price tag.<\/p>\n

It tracks motion as tenaciously as some of our favourite four-figure players, certainly, and is capable of very subtle modulation of contrast and colour, but there are many aspects of picture performance \u2013 outright detail retrieval, sharpness, edge definition, depth of field \u2013 where the T587 comes up well short of the best of its nominal rivals.<\/p>\n

Audio lacks substance
\nThe same is broadly true of HD audio. Multichannel LPCM, and to a lesser extent undecoded Dolby TrueHD\/DTS-HD Master Audio, sounds strangely hollow in the NAD\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no shortage of detail to its sound, and enjoyably vivid dynamism, but the T587 lacks substance and attack in the low frequencies and sharpens dialogue in the midrange to an occasionally uncomfortable degree.<\/p>\n

A switch to some standard-definition content (in this instance we\u2019ve stuck in a DVD of There Will Be Blood) doesn\u2019t bring any relief.<\/p>\n

The NAD handles movement confidently and colours pictures convincingly, but there\u2019s an all-pervasive softness to images that\u2019s far from flattering. And again, sound is lightweight and veers easily into hardness.<\/p>\n

Our experience with recent NAD two-channel efforts suggested the T587 would claw back some much-needed credibility where CD playback is concerned, but here too the NAD is a trifle disappointing.<\/p>\n

Playing Radiohead\u2019s OK Computer the T587 brings some much-needed solidity and mass to the low frequencies, but the same sharpness of both midrange and upper frequencies is apparent.<\/p>\n

Fast loading alone isn\u2019t enough
\nWe\u2019re yet to hear a Blu-ray player that can entirely convince when playing in stereo, but unfortunately the NAD\u2019s relative timidity of sound and shortage of stereo imaging means it\u2019s just as underwhelming here as when playing movie soundtracks.<\/p>\n

We were hoping for better from the T587, and not only for vaguely jingoistic reasons. The alacrity with which the NAD loads and reads Blu-rays is an advantage that anyone who\u2019s twiddled their thumbs for three minutes or more while their Blu-ray player ambles towards readiness won\u2019t underestimate.<\/p>\n

However, for this to be the high point of the T587\u2019s performance is an undeniable let-down. It seems the Japan\/Korea cartel is safe for a wee while yet.<\/p>\n

Tech Specs<\/p>\n

HD DVD
\nNo
\nBlu-ray
\nYes
\nDVD-Video
\nYes
\nDVD-A
\nNo
\nSACD
\nNo
\nCD
\nYes
\nMP3
\nYes
\nDivX
\nNo
\nDVD-R\/-RW
\nYes
\nDVD+R\/+RW
\nYes
\nDVD-RAM
\nNo
\nHDMI out
\n1
\nHDMI 1.3a
\nYes
\nDVI out
\n0
\nComponent out
\n1
\nRGB Scart out
\n0
\nS-Video out
\n1
\nComposite out
\n0
\nOptical digital out
\n1
\nCoaxial digital out
\n1
\nPhono audio out
\n0
\nFireWire out
\n0
\nMultichannel analogue out
\nNo
\nVideo scaling
\n1080p
\n24fps
\nYes
\nDolby Digital Plus decoding
\nYes
\nDTS HD decoding
\nYes
\nDolby TrueHD decoding
\nYes
\nDTS HD Master Audio decoding
\nYes
\nDolby decoding
\nYes
\nDTS Decoding
\nYes
\nPCM decoding
\nYes
\nDolby Digital Plus HDMI output
\nYes
\nDTS HD HDMI output
\nYes
\nDolby TrueHD HDMI output
\nYes
\nDTS HD Master Audio HDMI output
\nYes
\nPCM HDMI output
\nYes
\nDimensions (hwd, cm)
\n6×43.5×28<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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