Our Take
The NAD C 538 Compact Disc Player exemplifies NAD’s commitment to outstanding sound quality at an affordable price, harnessing the expertise of its engineers who select premium components to enhance performance. NAD's CD players employ a blend of mechanical, digital, and analog technologies to produce exceptional sound, emphasizing careful design and precision engineering.
A stable mechanical foundation minimizes external vibrations and ensures precise CD drive alignment, reducing tracking errors. The structure incorporates heavy-gauge steel and non-resonant plastic moldings, engineered for optimal performance. Reinforced with steel rails and secured by over 30 fasteners, this assembly maintains structural integrity.
Product Details
For precise digital-to-analog conversion, the C 538 uses a Wolfson 24-bit DAC, supporting accurate PCM data conversion and preserving audio fidelity. High-quality audio op-amps buffer the output, avoiding added noise or distortion. With a multi-layer PCB and surface-mount components, the circuit layout is optimized for short signal paths. The custom-designed active power supply delivers stable voltages across transport, digital, and analog circuits, resulting in a detailed, dynamic, and natural sound.
The C 538 also offers numerous features for enhanced listening, with front-panel controls mirrored on a remote for functions like Play, Pause, Skip, and Scan. Additional remote features include RANDOM play, PROGRAM mode, and REPEAT options (Track, File, Folder, or Entire Disc). The dimmable dot-matrix display shows track information, total time, and remaining time. Additionally, it supports CD-R/CD-RW playback, allowing users to burn MP3 or WMA files for up to 10 hours of music on a single disc—perfect for parties and ambient listening.
Optical and coaxial digital outputs enable connections to an external DAC or other digital components, enhancing system versatility. While music streaming grows, CDs remain a favorite format for millions, and NAD continues to enhance its CD players with high performance at a competitive price. Whether you’re building a new home system or upgrading an existing player, NAD’s decades-long dedication to quality makes the C 538 an excellent choice for music lovers.
Tech Specs
| Output Level | Analog: 2.2 ± 0.1 V |
| Frequency Response | ±0.5 dB (ref. 0 dB 20 Hz-20 kHz) |
| Total Harmonic Distortion | ≤0.01% (ref. 1 kHz, Audio LPF) |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio | ≥110 dB (ref. 1 kHz, A-weighted) |
| Channel Balance | ±0.5 dB (ref. 0 dB 1 kHz) |
| Channel Separation | -4.6 ± 0.8 dB (ref. 0 dB 1 kHz, 5 kHz) -9.0 ± 1.0 dB (ref. 0 dB 1 kHz, 16 kHz) |
| Standby Power | <0.5 W |
| Idle Power | <7.5 W |
| Gross Dimensions (W x H x D) | 435 x 70 x 249 mm / 17 3/16 x 2 13/16 x 9 13/16 inches |
| Net Weight | 3.0 kg / 6.6 lbs |
| Shipping Weight | 4.3 kg / 9.5 lbs |
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