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NAD C 3050 Integrated Amplifier

NAD C 3050 Integrated Amplifier

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The new NAD C 3050 Integrated Amplifier combines the design of the brand's 1970s 3030 with the latest audio technologies. Designed on NAD’s latest Modular Design Construction platform, MDC2, the C 3050 is easily customizable and ready for feature and technology upgrades.

In addition to the C 3050's dark grey finish, its retro appeal extends to its dual VU meters, a walnut-finished vinyl-clad metal case, and the physical buttons for input controls.

NAD’s proven HybridDigital UcD amplifier design delivers 100 watts per channel. The digital section is built around a Texas Instruments PCM5242 high-resolution differential DAC, known for its excellent dynamic performance and immunity to clock jitter. This high-performance DAC enables the C 3050 to reproduce all your digital sources with amazing musicality, stunning clarity, and precise soundstaging.

The full suite of digital and analog inputs includes an ultra-low-noise phonostage, dedicated headphone amp, and HDMI eARC interface. Connections include optical and coax digital inputs, line input, subwoofer output, 12V trigger, IR input, and a pre-out/main-in connection enabling you to use the C 3050 as a standalone preamp, or to add more power.

The C 3050 includes an MDC2 expansion slot that can be used for optional upgrades like adding BluOS hi-res multi-room streaming, Dirac Live room correction, two-way Bluetooth support for aptX HD and AAC, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, or future technologies. In addition, adding the optional MDC2 BluOS-D module enables the C 3050 to be part of a whole-home music system with as many as 63 other zones. You can have different music playing in different zones, or group zones to play the same music simultaneously.

Features:
  • Retro design elements including VU meters and push-button input controls
  • HybridDigital UcD Amplifier
  • AptX HD Bluetooth (receive only)
  • Ultra-low-noise MM phono stage with infrasonic filtering circuitry
  • Dedicated headphone amplifier
  • MDC2 port for expanded functionality including BluOS high-resolution multi-room music streaming, Dirac Live room correction, Apple AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, and two-way Bluetooth support for aptX-HD and AAC 

 

Specifications:

  • THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
  • <0.005 % at 2V out
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio
  • >95 dB (IHF; A-weighted, ref. 500 mV out, unity gain)
  • Channel separation
  • >100 dB (1 kHz)
  • >90 dB (10 kHz)
  • Input impedance (R and C)
  • 28 kohms + 360 pF
  • Maximum input signal
  • >4.5 Vrms (ref. 0.1 % THD)
  • Output impedance
  • 440 ohms
  • Input sensitivity
  • 270 mV (ref. 500 mV out, Volume maximum)
  • Frequency response
  • ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
  • Maximum voltage output -IHF load
  • >2 V (ref. 0.1 % THD)
PHONO INPUT and PRE-OUT:
  • THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
  • <0.03% at 2 V out
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio
  • >79 dB (200 ohms source; A-weighted, ref. 500 mV out)
  • Input Impedance (R and C)
  • 46 kohms/100 pF
  • Input sensitivity
  • 5.5 mV (ref. 500 mV out, Volume maximum)
  • Frequency response
  • ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
  • Maximum input signal at 1kHz
  • >80 mVrms (ref. 0.1 % THD)
LINE INPUT, HEADPHONE OUT:
  • THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
  • <0.005% at 1V out
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio
  • >96 dB (32 ohms loads; A-WTD, ref. 2 V out, unity gain
  • Frequency response
  • ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
  • Channel separation
  • >60 dB at 1kHz
  • Output impedance
  • Output impedance
BluOS AUDIO:
  • Supported audio file format
  • MP3, AAC, WMA, OGG, WMA-L, ALAC, OPUS
  • Supported high- resolution audio file format
  • FLAC, MQA, WAV, AIFF
  • Sampling rate
  • up to 192 kHz
  • Bit depths
  • 16 – 24
  • Control4, Crestron, ELAN, Lutron, Push, Roon, RTI, URC
  • Skills and support for Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple’s Siri with corresponding enabled devices and App