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NAD C 3050 Integrated Amplifier: ’70s Analog Design meets Modern Amplification
NAD’S C 3050 blends retro industrial design with a HybridDigital UcD output stage along with modular options to keep this unit relevant for years to come.
In 2022, NAD Electronics introduced the Limited Edition C 3050 LE Integrated Amplifier of which only 1,972 were made (an homage to NAD’s founding in 1972) and as expected, they sold out very quickly. For more details, read our previous report: NAD Celebrates 50 Years With New C 3050 LE Vintage Amplifier.
As a follow-up, NAD has announced the C 3050 model that offers similar sonics but without some of the modules that were included with the C 3050 LE.
Retro and Modern Product Design
Just like the C 3050 LE, NAD draws upon classic 1970s industrial design while internally incorporating a modern HybridDigital UcD output stage and high-performance Texas Instruments PCM5242 differential DAC.
This combination is intended to deliver excellent detail, immersive three-dimensionality, and wide dynamics. With NAD’s HybridDigital UcD amplifier technology, the C 3050 delivers 100 Watts per channel of continuous power and 135Wpc of instantaneous peak power.
Read the full writeup on ecoustics: https://www.ecoustics.com/products/nad-c-3050-integrated-amplifier/
This article originally appeared at ecoustics.com and has been published here with permission.
