NAD Wins 2008 Red Dot Product Design Award For New VISO DVD Receivers

NAD has been awarded the prestigious international 2008 red dot award in the product design category for its new VISO FIVE DVD/CD Surround Sound Receiver and VISO TWO DVD/CD Receiver.

The VISO FIVE and VISO TWO are honoured with the red dot design award for their creativity, high quality product standards and innovative design. The red dot 24 member jury of noted design experts from around the world faced a tough challenge as this year’s competition attracted 3,203 products from 51 nations vying for the coveted red dot award.

The award will be presented in a formal ceremony June 23 in the Aalto Theatre, Essen Opera House, Essen, Germany where about 1200 international guests from the fields of design, the arts, business and politics will gather. The VISO FIVE and VISO TWO will then join other winning products in the “design on stage” exhibition at the red dot design museum on the premises of the Zeche Zollverein World Cultural Heritage Site, June 24 to July 27, 2008. The museum houses the world’s largest permanent exhibition of contemporary design products.

The VISO FIVE and VISO TWO are ideal command centres for advanced home entertainment systems, delivering uncompromising performance in elegant, compact designs. For more details on both products, feel free to browse the NAD Press Room at http://nadelectronics.com Click on news, press room; user name is naddownload, password is naddownload.

Products submitted to the red dot design award are assessed by an international jury of renowned design experts. They examine and test the products according to such criteria as degree of innovation, functionality, ergonomics, longevity, ecological compatibility, and clarity of function.

The VISO FIVE DVD/CD Surround Sound Receiver is available now in the UK a suggested basic price from around £900.00 including VAT. The VISO TWO DVD/CD Receiver is expected to be available in the UK in early May at an anticipated suggested price from around £700.00 including VAT. Both models have DAB flexibility – and an optional NAD DB 1 Digital Audio Broadcast tuner module is available at around £120.00