NAD has a well deserved reputation for producing some the best performing CD Players in the world. From the mighty Masters Series M5 to the many variations of the C520 and C540 series of CD Players over the years, NAD has amassed a stack of 5 star reviews, Best Buy Recommendations and industry awards. Not only is the engineering and performance at world-class levels, NAD always finds a way to make this performance available at a remarkably low price. So when NAD announces a new lower priced CD player it has to be something really special.
The NAD C515BEE Single CD Player is truly a breakthrough in both performance and value, perfectly matching the recently introduced C 315BEE Integrated Amplifier. The C515BEE is fully featured with a complete roster of disc navigation and control functions. The expected Skip, search, pause and play functions are present as well as some more advanced features that appeal to the serious music lover. The ability to easily program the C 515BEE to playback only the desired tracks on a CD allows the user to customise playback. Repeat and Repeat A-B are favorite features of musicians allowing careful study of any given musical passage. The display can be toggled through different modes to show total playback time, time remaining and time per track as well as any programmed function.
The C 515BEE also supports the playback of MP3 and WMA files, using the latest and best sounding decompression algorithms. This allows the playback of CD-R’s burned on a PC with up to 10 hours of playback encoded on one disc. Of course the superb NAD D/A conversion and analog amplification stages assure the maximum possible sound quality for compressed music files.
Despite the budget price, a full measure of NAD performance is at the core of the C 515BEE. Carefully engineered circuit layouts maximize the performance of each carefully selected part assuring the lowest noise and distortion possible. Multiple regulated low noise power supply circuits and individual circuit boards make sure that the delicate digital audio circuitry is well isolated form motor and display demands. Analog and digital circuits each have their own isolated supplies. Every element of the C 515BEE’s circuit is carefully chosen, from the transport to the 24 bit/192kHz D/A conversion to the audio specific analog OP Amps. Capacitor values and types are critical to maintain the detail, dynamics and musical warmth of your favorite recordings, and NAD’s vast experience in this area shows a nearly perfect musical balance.
While other manufacturers spend your money on fancy casework and colorful displays, NAD focuses strictly on what makes a CD Player perform its basic function of playing CDs with the maximum performance and musicality.
