It's sad but specs are almost entirely useless because there is NO standardization about how those specs are achieved. A number of years ago Arcam had an AV receiver that cost $2000 that was rated at 90 X 7. They got so tired of people asking whey they should spend the extra $1000 to $1500 over the "competition" they decided to test their competitors. The BEST of the mass market products rated a disappointing 28 watts when ALL CHANNELS were driven, as apposed to the 110 watts claimed by the manufacturer. As my father used to say figures don't lie, but liars figure.

Both NAD and Pro-ject are good brands, giving high value per dollar invested. Other that watts per channel, it pretty hard to tell much from specs. If you can listen to both in your system, that's the ideal way to select.

Dave

I would agree with that has been posted. Unfortunately, there is little consistency among manufacturers in how they measure and what they measure. As a result most manufacturer's measurements are rather worthless in the real world. Even simple things such as wattage and T.H.D. are obviously not comparable from brand to brand and sometimes within a single brand they might differ in value. My best sugegstion is to look solely at the HxWxD and the weight to make sure the component you're considering will fit your space and not require extra shipping costs. Other than that, an audition is your best bet.