NAD: C 3050 Stereophonic Integrated Amplifier

📌LAB POINTS

• 100W HybridDigital amplifier combines modern audio design + vintage stereo design
  
• ultra-low-noise MM phono preamp w/ infrasonic filtering circuitry
  
• high-performance 32-bit/384kHz Texas Instruments differential DAC
• analog VU meters + push button source controls
• NAD’s Modular Design Construction technology allows users to upgrade to Dirac Live room correction + BluOS high-res multi-room streaming by incorporating the MDC2 BluOS-D expansion module
• NAD's BluOS app connects to 20+ music streaming services over Wi-Fi, Ethernet or Apple AirPlay 2 for high-res wireless audio
• Qualcomm aptX HD Bluetooth
  
• play up to (4) speakers at once
• dedicated headphone amplifier w/ front panel output
• synthetic wood veneer case

"In the C 3050 Stereophonic Amplifier, NAD’s 50-year history of innovation meets the future of hi-fi. With its dual VU meters, push-button input selectors, walnut-finished vinyl-clad cabinet, and 1970s cursive-style branding, the C 3050 recalls the components that helped a generation of music-lovers discover the joys of great audio. With its 100-watt-per-channel HybridDigital UcD amplifier and Texas Instruments high-resolution differential DAC, the C 3050 delivers sound that will thrill today’s discerning listeners. And thanks to NAD’s MDC2 future-proofing technology, C 3050 owners can add leading-edge capabilities like BluOS high-resolution multi-room streaming and Dirac Live room correction." - NAD

NAD C 3050 vs. NAD C 3030

• The C3030 does not offer DIRAC room correction nor BluOS streaming
• The C3050 is 100 watts whereas the C3030 is 50 Watts
  
• The C3050 has a wood-veneer wrapped case, the C3030 is finished in a satin-black metal casing
  
• The C3050 is physically larger than the C3030
  
• C3050: 17" x 5" x 14" / 450 x 127 x 355mm
• C3030: 14 1/8" x 5 1/8" x 13" / 356 x 129 x 329 mm
  

🔎TECH SPECS

• frequency response: ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
  
• continuous output power into 8 ohms and 4 ohms: 100W (ref. 20 Hz-20 kHz at rated THD, both channels driven)
• inputs: (3) RCA stereo pair, (1) coaxial, (1) optical, (1) HDMI eARC
• outputs: (4) passive speaker terminals (A/B), (1) subwoofer, (1) 1/4" headphone out
• A/B passive speaker outputs
• voice control compatible
• dimensions: 17 1/4" x 5" x 14" / 439 x 127 x 356mm
  
• weight: 22 lbs / 10 kg