NAC3050BLUOS

C 3050 BLUOS

NAD Electronics

Created for NAD's 50th anniversary, the NAD Electronics C 3050 Integrated Amplifier is a modern amplifier in a retro design. Paying homage to NAD's 3030 amplifier, the C 3050 features a satin walnut sleeve, dual VU meters, push-button controls, and NAD's 1970's cursive branding. Underneath the vintage exterior you will find advanced capabilities such as BluOS high-res streaming, Dirac Live room calibration, voice assistant support, and NAD's HybridDigital UcD amplifier. Delivering 100W of continuous power per channel into 4 or 8 ohms, the C 3050 works with a wide variety of speakers and makes a great cornerstone to any home audio system.High-Performance Amp and DAC Employing NAD's HybridDigital UcD amplifier technology, the C 3050 can deliver 100W per channel of continuous power and 135W per channel of instantaneous power. Noise and distortion are extremely low throughout the entire audio band. The digital section is built around Texas Instruments' PCM5242 32-bit / 384 kHz high-resolution differential DAC, a design noted for its dynamic performance and very high tolerance to clock jitter. The result is neutral, distortion-free sound, even at high listening levels.MDC2 Upgrade Module The C 3050 incorporates the latest generation of NAD's Modular Design Construction future-proofing technology. With MDC2, owners can add new features and functions by inserting an MDC2 module into a slot at the back of the component. MDC2 is an all-new design that allows two-way communications between the expansion module and host component. The C 3050 comes with NAD's MDC2 BluOS-D module pre-installed. The MDC2 BluOS-D adds two leading-edge capabilities to the C 3050: Dirac Live room correction and BluOS high-resolution multi-room music streaming.BluOS-D Using the intuitive BluOS app, cue up music from more than 20 popular streaming services, including several that offer lossless and high-resolution audio, including Amazon Music Ultra HD, Deezer, Qobuz, and Tidal. You can access thousands of internet radio stations through BluOS or play music from your own digital music library. Like all BluOS-enabled products, the C 3050 supports high-res audio to 24-bit / 192 kHz. It also has MQA decoding with rendering capability, for studio-quality playback from Tidal.With the MDC2 BluOS-D installed, the C 3050 can be part of a whole-home music system with as many as 64 zones, all with independent source and volume control. You can have different music playing in different zones, or group zones together to play the same music simultaneously. The two-way architecture of the MDC2 BluOS-D lets you stream music from any source connected to the C 3050 to BluOS-enabled components in other rooms.Dirac Live Dirac Live enables the C 3050 to overcome the weakest link in most sound systems, the listening room itself. Using the included calibrated microphone and an app running on a smart device or personal computer, Dirac Live plays test tones through your speakers, then analyzes the results and creates filters that correct problems like standing waves and unwanted reflections. Thanks to MDC2's two-way communications, Dirac Live works on all sources connected to the C 3050.Two-Way Bluetooth Two-way Bluetooth aptX HD allows you to stream music to the amplifier from a mobile device or stream music from the amplifier to a pair of wireless headphones.Pre-Out and Main-In Connections Pre-out connections let you use the C 3050 as a preamp only and add a separate power amplifier. Alternatively, use the pre-out and main-in circuit to connect an external EQ.Additional Features Support for Apple Airplay 2, Spotify Connect, and Tidal ConnectVoice control via Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, or Apple SiriMM phono stage inputOptical, digital coax, and HDMI eARC digital inputsOne set of line-level analog RCA inputs with low-noise buffer amplifiersSpeaker A and B outputsSubwoofer outputDedicated headphone amplifierControl via IR remote, 12V trigger out, IR inSeamless integrations with sma