NAD Classic 512 Specifications

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512Compact Disc Player• MASH Digital to Analogue converter.• Digital Output• DC coupled output• Low output impedance• Separate power regulators for analogue and digital sections• Remote control with direct track access• NAD-Link• Program (21 tracks), Repeat and Random functionsOver the years NAD has built up an enviable reputation for building fine CD players offering outstandingvalue for money. Developed from the highly acclaimed and award winning NAD Model 502, the latestmodel, the NAD 512 will further enhance that reputation.As always, sonic performance is the first priority at NAD. Rather than adding many seldom used featuresor going for "overkill" on a single aspect of the design, the NAD engineers have concentrated on thedesign itself to offer the best performance possible at the price. Behind the deceptively modest frontpanel lies sophisticated circuitry.Features and CircuitryUp to 21 tracks can be programmed in any sequence in the NAD's 512 memory, both from the frontpanel and the supplied remote control. Repeat of the entire disc as well as any pre-selected track or theprogrammed disc adds to the flexibility. The display incorporates a new "calendar" type, which givesinstant information on the number of tracks, time remaining or elapsed, and the track currently beingplayed. The RANDOM function will play the whole disc in random order.Not all digital outputs are the same. In the case of the NAD 512 careful attention has been paid so thatbest use can be made of the ever increasing number of products becoming available with digital inputs(DAT, DCC, MD recorders, outboard D to A converters, etc.). The output is buffered and isolated by atransformer from the converter itself and the output impedance has been carefully tailored to produce aprecise 75 impedance to ensure perfect matching. With the use of correct cables effects such asreflections, overshoot and spurious signals will be eliminated the from NAD 512's digital output.With advances in DAC technology coming so rapidly there is a tendency for manufacturers to copy the"application notes" circuitry supplied with the Digital to Analogue converter chips. The end result is aseries of CD players of various brands differing only in the number of seldom used features bolted on.This is not the case with NAD CD players.For the NAD 512 a MASH Digital-to-Analogue single bit converter chip was chosen for its excellent lowlevel linearity. Instead of using a 4-pole filter in the analogue stage as is the norm with almost all otherCD players utilising a MASH D to A, a 5 pole filter is used, removing spurious RF interference moreeffectively and keeping the audio band totally clean. Metal film resistors and polypropylene capacitorsare used in key areas to ensure a highly accurate frequency response. Capacitors are not used in thesignal path at the output (as this can degrade the sound quality).The output impedance is very low at 120 , making the NAD 512 less sensitive to cables or the ancillaryequipment it is partnered with. The output itself is DC coupled (no capacitors are present in the audiopath). Any DC offset is canceled by servo circuitry constantly monitoring the output for any DC offset andre-regulating it back to zero if necessary.Anyone interested in a high performance CD player without frills should put the NAD 512 at the top oftheir shortlist.

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