The C565, at the top of NAD's Classic Series range, has performance that is very close to NAD's vaunted Masters Series M5 CD Player, yet costs half as much. You’ll notice right away from the newly refined cosmetics and solid construction that this is one very serious high end component.
The C565 applies the very latest in semiconductor design to make an all new CD Player with performance that must be heard to be believed. One of the major shortcomings of CD playback has always been the relatively low 44.1kHz sampling frequency. NAD has added a Sample Rate Conversion circuit that bumps the 44.1kHz sampling frequency up to 96kHz or even 192kHz.
This higher sampling rate allowed NAD’s engineers to take full advantage of the latest state-of-the-art DAC (digital to analogue converter) from Wolfson Microelectronics. Offering 24 bit resolution and up to 192kHz sampling rate, this DAC is a perfect complement to our Sample Rate Converter. Although the Signal to Noise Ratio of this DAC is specified at a very high 128dB, NAD use two of them in a Dual Differential configuration for even better performance.
Purchasing the C565, with its expanded capabilities, is much more than just buying a new CD Player. Not only does it make an instant improvement in the sound of every CD in your collection, but also it allows the introduction of new media into your stereo system via the USB input.
We encourage you to compare the performance of the C565 to CD players costing twice as much and more. The expertise and experience of NAD’s design engineers makes the difference. Innovative design and faultless execution, combined with NAD’s philosophy of frill-free simplicity, result in superb performance and value.
Features:
- Plays CD, CD-R/RW
- USB Input allows playback from solid state memory devices and plays MP3 music files up to 320kbs/VBR
- SPDIF Optical Input
- Coax and Optical SPDIF Outputs
- Decodes MP3 and WMA music files via CD-R
- Displays CD Text and MP3 Meta Data
- Sample Rate Converter upsamples 44.1kHz and 48kHz recordings to 96kHz or 192kHz (selectable)
- Selectable Digital Filter Slopes
- Wolfson 24/192 DACs in Dual Differential configuration
- Toroidal Power Transformer
- Gold Plated Sockets
- IR Input/Output
- 12 volt trigger out
- Detachable IEC Power Cable
- <1W Standby Power Consumption
- Free of lead and other environmentally dangerous substances
Specifications:
- Frequency response 5Hz - 20kHz: ± 0.3 dB (ref. 0 dB 20 Hz-1 kHz)
- De-emphasis error: -3.73 to -5.33 dB (ref.0 dB 5 kHz) | -8.04 to -10.04 dB (ref.0 dB 16 kHz)
- THD (at 0dB, 1kHz): <0.01 % (ref. 1 kHz)
- Dynamic range: >95 dB
- Linearity: ± 0.01 dB (at -3 dB)
- S/N ratio, A-weighted: 110 dB (A-weighted, ref. 1 kHz)
- Channel separation @1kHz: >90 dB
- Dimensions (W×H×D): 435 x 70 x 285 mm
- Gross Dimensions (W×H×D): 435 x 86 x 293 mm
- Net Weight: 5.2 kg
- Shipping Weight: 6.6 kg
