NAD C3050 Living Entertainment BluOS Streaming Amplifier

NAD C3050 Streaming Amplifier

Name: NAD C3050 Streaming Amplifier
Brand: NAD
Price: 2399.0 AUD
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In the C 3050 Stereophonic Amplifier, NAD’s 50-year history of innovation meets the future of hi-fi. With its dual VU meters, push-button input selectors, walnut-finished vinyl-clad cabinet, and 1970s cursive-style branding, the C 3050 recalls the components that helped a generation of music-lovers discover the joys of great audio.

$2,399.00

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	Retro design elements include satin walnut case, front-panel VU meters, push-button input controls, 1970s cursive branding, and dark grey front panel
	Limited-edition release: only 1,972 units will be produced, each of them individually numbered
	HybridDigital UcD Amplifier
	Continuous Power: 100 Watts per channel into 8/4 ohms
	Instantaneous Power: 135 Watts per channel
	Vanishingly low harmonic and intermodulation distortion
	MDC2 port for expanded functionality
	Pre-installed MDC2 BluOS-D module adds BluOS Hi-Res multi-room music streaming and Dirac Live room correction
	MDC2 BluOS-D module provides access to more than 20 streaming services, including several that offer lossless and high-resolution audio
	Support for Apple AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, and Tidal Connect
	Voice control via Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, or Apple Siri
	High-performance 32-bit/384kHz Texas Instruments differential DAC
	Ultra-low-noise MM phono stage with infrasonic filtering circuitry
	One optical, one coaxial digital input
	HDMI-eARC input
	One set of line-level analogue inputs with low-noise buffer amplifiers
	Speaker A/Speaker B outputs
	Two-way Qualcomm aptX HD Bluetooth
	Subwoofer output
	Dedicated headphone amplifier
	Supplied accessories include an IR remote control and a calibrated microphone for Dirac Live setup
	CI-Friendly – IR remote, 12V Trigger out, IR in
	Seamless integrations with smarthome control systems such as Control4, Crestron, RTI, URC, Push, Lutron, iPort, and Elan
USER INTERFACE	Supported operating system
	Music playback from network shares on the following desktop operating systems: Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, Vista, 7, 8 to current Windows Operating Systems and macOS versions
	Mobile Application
	Free BluOS Controller App available for download from the respective App stores of Apple iOS devices (iPad, iPhone and iPod), Android devices, Kindle Fire and Windows or macOS desktops
Continuous output power into 8 ohms and 4 ohms	100W (ref. 20 Hz-20 kHz at rated THD, both channels driven)
THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz)	<0.03% (250 mW to 100 W, 8 ohms and 4 ohms)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio	>95dB (A-weighted, 500 mV input, ref. 1 W out in 8 ohms)
Clipping power	>115 W (at 1 kHz 0.1 % THD)
IHF dynamic power	8 ohms: 180 W
	4 ohms: 250W
	2 ohms: 300 W
Peak output current	>20A (in 1 ohm, 1 ms)
Frequency response	±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Channel separation	>75dB (1 kHz)
	>70dB (10 kHz)
Input sensitivity (for 100 W in 8 ohms)	540 mV
	Digital: -6dBFS
Power consumption – at Auto Standby ON and Network Standby OFF	0.5 W*
Power consumption – at Auto Standby ON and Network Standby ON	2.0 W**
Power consumption – OFF mode (Power switched OFF)	0.1 W
Frequency band	2.402G- 2.480G
DIMENSION AND WEIGHT
Gross dimensions (W x H x D) ****	435 x 110 x 355mm
	17 1/4 x 4 3/8 x 14 inches
Net weight	10 kg (22 lbs)
Shipping weight	12.6 kg (27.8 lbs)

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NAD C3050 Streaming Amplifier

$2,399.00

Key features

Dirac Live Room Correction

Voice-controlled

24-bit DAC

Roon ready

BluOs Streaming

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NAD C3050 Streaming Amplifier

The new C 3050 pays homage to NAD’s 3030 amplifier, a 1970s classic. Clad in an open-grained walnut sleeve, the C 3050 integrated amplifier has a dark grey front panel with the original New Acoustic Dimension logo in its 1970s cursive typeface, dual VU meters, and push-button controls for source selection. On the back of each unit is an individually numbered plaque bearing the amplifier’s production number.

With its 100-watt-per-channel Hybrid Digital UcD amplifier and Texas Instruments high-resolution differential DAC, the C 3050 delivers sound that will thrill today’s discerning listeners. And thanks to NAD’s MDC2 future-proofing technology, C 3050 owners can add leading-edge capabilities like BluOS high-resolution multi-room streaming and Dirac Live room correction.

Embracing the future

The C 3050 incorporates the latest generation of NAD’s Modular Design Construction future-proofing technology. With MDC2, owners can add new features and functions by inserting an MDC2 module into a slot at the back of the component. MDC2 features an all-new architecture that enables two-way communications between the module and host component. Pre-installed on the C 3050, the MDC2 BluOS-D adds two leading-edge capabilities: Dirac Live room correction and BluOS high-resolution multi-room music streaming.

Tuning the room

Dirac Live enables the C 3050 to overcome the weakest link in most sound systems: the listening room itself. Using a calibrated microphone and an app running on a smart device or personal computer, Dirac Live plays test tones through your speakers, then analyses the results and creates filters that correct problems like standing waves and unwanted reflections. With Dirac Live enabled, you’ll enjoy vastly improved bass definition, greater clarity and tonal accuracy, and more precise imaging. Thanks to MDC2’s two-way communications, Dirac Live works on all sources connected to the C 3050.

A world of streaming

Connecting to your home network via Wi-Fi or wired Ethernet, the MDC2 BluOS-D in the C 3050 gives you access to nearly all the music ever recorded through the award-winning BluOS multi-room music management system. Using the intuitive BluOS app, you can cue up music from more than 20 popular streaming services, including several that offer lossless and high-res audio, such as Amazon Music Ultra HD, Deezer, Qobuz and Tidal. Like all BluOS-enabled products, the C 3050 supports high-res audio to 24-bit/192kHz. It also features MQA decoding and rendering capability, for studio-quality playback from Tidal. In addition, BluOS provides access to thousands of internet radio stations, and lets you play music from your own digital library.

Connect it all

With its full suite of digital and analogue inputs, the C 3050 can accommodate all your source components. Vinyl fans will appreciate the C 3050’s ultra-low-noise MM phono stage. For movie and TV viewing, there’s an HDMI eARC interface, enabling the C 3050 to serve as the hub or a two- or 2.1-channel home-theatre setup. The C 3050 also has line-level analogue, coaxial digital, and optical digital inputs.

In addition to two sets of speaker terminals, the C 3050 has a subwoofer output and a dedicated headphone amplifier. It also features two-way Bluetooth aptX HD, so you can stream music to the amplifier from a mobile device or stream music from the amplifier to a pair of wireless headphones. Pre-out/main-in connections let you use the C 3050 as a preamp only and add a separate power amplifier. For custom integrators, there’s a 12V trigger and IR input.

And while the forward-thinking technology of the NAD C3050 delivers impressive sound quality, you can feast your eyes on the VU meters too. What’s that about having your cake and eating it?

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