I am actually in the current process of deciding between Yamaha A820 and the NAD T748. Please help to advise if anyone can help to share your experiences if you have auditioned both the A820 and T748 at the same time.

Yes, I agree ... it is just that the last 6 to 8 posts were discussing the amplifiers driving the PSBs, and the A820 and T748 was brought up in the last 4 to 5 posts. In any case, I will open up a new thread if needed to avoid buts and lies.

I completed an audition with respect to the T748 and the A1020 ... the A820 had been sold, and was no longer available, so I chose to audition against the A1020, as a frame of reference.

Since this is a PSB speaker thread, the front speakers used were Image T6s, and Image B6s for the rear, center was also a PSB, but not Image series, and really looks high end, not sure if it was the Synchrony. Subwoofer was a PSB SubSeries 300.

Overall, the T748's sound has more weight, and actually sounds louder than the A1020. The sound was "warmer", and had more punch.

The good thing about the A1020 was the very good surround steering, the way the A1020 steered the sound effects from one corner to the diagonally opposite corner was really good, but the sound was a bit thin, and not as exciting as the T748. For watching movies, I prefer a more dynamic sound.

The fact that the A1020 was about 1.5x more expensive than the T748, and the fact that I did not need the features present in the A1020, resulted in me putting my money down for the T748. I have a HTPC, which takes care of all the "smart" stuff.

I heard the A820 is sometimes selected over the T748 due to connectivity to the internet and Apple devices.

I listened to stereo on the T748, and the sound is good, but not as good as dedicated hi-fi (would not expect it to, or maybe it was the fact that a BluRay player was used as source).

Wkang I pulled the trigger on the T748.

Tbcheese, my speakers are Wharfedale Diamond 8.3 fronts, Diamond 8 Center, and Diamond DFS surrounds. No sub.

Yes, the A820 and A1020 both have YPAO RSC, I expect to be much better for room matching compared to T748. I suspect this is one of the many possible reasons the surround effects were better for the A1020 during the audition. However, I preferred the better sound of the T748 over the better surround steering of the A1020, so I made my choice based on that.

The difference in sound is not night and day. Listened on its own, each AV receiver would be great.

Sure, I can't take delivery of the T748 now as I'm renovating some parts of my house and the whole av is under wraps to protect from the dust.

Once I take delivery in about 2 weeks' time, I'll be able to share my experience or photos.