By combining the DVD/CD player and digital surround sound receiver in one elegant package, one needs only to add the TV monitor and surround sound speaker package to the NAD L70 to have theater quality sound in any room of the home. The L 70 is ideal for apartment and condo dwellers, and makes for an outstanding bedroom or recreation room system. The supplied HTR-2 Remote can operate your TV, VCR, satellite or cable tuner, and almost any other IR remote controlled device. The logical layout and illuminated keys make operating your AV system straightforward and enjoyable, and the HTR-2, with its ability to learn the remote commands of up to eight different devices, eliminates the clutter of multiple remote handsets. Unlike the "Home Theater in a Box" systems that include speakers (usually of questionable quality), the NAD L70 allows complete freedom to choose speakers that fit your decor and suite your taste in sound.

The NAD engineers concentrated only on the truly important parts of a surround sound system. As the new surround sound formats allow for the same wide bandwidth and large dynamic range for the rear channels as for the front channels, all five channels are capable of putting out an equal and substantial amount of power. As usual with NAD, the L70 uses discrete output stages only, including the surround channels. The benefits of this approach have been proven over the years in many acclaimed NAD amplifiers and receivers. Most products in this category are using digital IC amplifier modules, which allow for a very slim-line design, but cannot meet even the most basic hi-fi specs for noise and distortion. What's more, these amplifiers can only put out a very modest amount of power, far too little for a satisfying cinematic or musical performance.

The L70 will automatically recognize DTS or Dolby Digital and will switch accordingly. Besides these modes, Stereo Enhanced (all channel stereo), ProLogic II, and EARS (an NAD exclusive) are available, all aimed at reproducing 2 channel stereo music in a realistic 5.1 surround mode, creating either a natural ambience, or an all out party sound. In all cases the sound is pure and undistorted, as opposed to those fuzzy "boingy" sound effects with lofty sounding names like "stadium" and "cathedral".