NAD C520 CD Players
NAD C520 CD Players
[Apr 09, 2001]
Martin
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Price
Weakness:
Treble, transport etc... I guess this is a player that can sound either quite alright or simply HORRIBLE depending on the rest of your equipment. |
[Mar 15, 2001]
Rich
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Inexpensive. Warm, refined sound that fits practically all styles of music.
Weakness:
Too laid back. The sound lacks dimension and is "too flat". Can almost be regarded as a rather weak sound. Had to turn vol up to feel engaged by the music. System: Similar Products Used: Marantz CD6000ose |
[Jan 19, 2001]
Tim Kagie
Audiophile
Strength:
Natural sound, display, very silent inside, it plays all kind of music with plenty punch and detail.
Weakness:
Transport is a little bit weak, about $100 more expensive than the c520 only for a cd-r compitablility and a better NAD C521 Similar Products Used: Sony XB930, Rotel rcd 931, Marantz cd 6000ose, Sony mds-je 520 MD player. |
[Feb 03, 2000]
Egil
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Detail level, musicality, bass depth, no frills
Weakness:
Some grain in treble on lower quality recordings, no frills Associated gear: Similar Products Used: Sony low-end equipment, Marantz 6000 OSE, other low-fi gear |
[May 02, 2000]
Andre
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Sounds Sweet, Design, Price
Weakness:
Remote (see below) My set up is Similar Products Used: Yamaha 393, Sony (5 yrs old) |
[Oct 16, 2000]
Jeff
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Review update - see below for original review. Just wanted to update my review: |
[Nov 30, 2000]
DAVID
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
TRANSPARENT, WARM SOUND. SIMPLISTIC LAYOUT AND DESIGN...
Weakness:
FLIMSY CD TRAY RECENTLY TOOK DELIVERY OF MY C520, ONLY TO HAVE TO RETURN IT DUE TO A FINICKY TRAY MOTOR. THAT ISSUE ASIDE, MY NEW FUNTIONAL UNIT IS TERRIFIC. THE SOUND IS BEAUTIFUL, WITH A CLARITY BOTH IN THE MIDS AND HIGHS. BASS IS REPRODUCED WITH HEFT AND PRESENCE. THIS IS A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT OVER MY 7 YEAR OLD SONY UNIT...I WOULD ALSO RECCOMEND VERY NEUTRAL, OPEN INTERCONNECTS FOR THIS UNIT. I USE IXOS GAMMAS AND COULDN'T BE HAPPIER EITH THE RESULTS. GREAT VALUE... Similar Products Used: CAMBRIDGE, SONY, ROTEL, MARANTZ |
[Apr 19, 2000]
Woody
Casual Listener
Strength:
Clean sound,Detailed sound
Weakness:
none After I auditioned Marantz cd 48,Nad 522 and Nad C520, Similar Products Used: Sony |
[Jul 14, 2000]
Gary
Audiophile
Strength:
excellent sound, remarkable detail, and great price (Audio FX)
Weakness:
CD tray flimsy Great CD player, I am hearing instruments and backup vocals that I could not hear on a ~10 yr old 16 bit CD player. Nice remote control, look forward to buying a NAD amp to upgrade my system. For those with sensitive ears, please note the following. I am very sensitive to high frequencey sounds (both audible and inaudible), and at first my ears were irritated by the music-though the music sounded great. Was recommended to burn in the CD player for 24 hrs (speakers off) with variable music. Did that and my ears were fine. Similar Products Used: Luxman, Sony |
[Sep 27, 2000]
Randy Bey
Audiophile
Strength:
inexpensive, simple, reads almost any CD
Weakness:
brittle sound, a bit thin, grainy I bought this CD player after using a stereo warehouse SONY 5 disc changer for years. I had hoped for a major improvement in sound, seeing how it cost nearly three times what the Sony did. |