NAD C568 (2016)
The NAD C568 is a standalone CD player from 2016, introduced just as the CD format was starting to fade from the mainstream. It is strictly a Red Book machine. It plays CD and CD-R/RW discs, decodes MP3 and WMA files burned to CD-R (up to ten hours of compressed music per disc), and can read tracks from external USB drives. It is not compatible with superformats.
Inside sits a 24-bit WM8741 digital-to-analogue converter, and NAD specified five predefined digital filter settings — an uncommon feature on a CD player of this sort. The listed figures: frequency response 5Hz–20kHz, dynamic range 95dB, signal-to-noise ratio 118dB, channel separation 90dB, total harmonic distortion 0.01%, and a 2.2V line output. The rear panel carries analog RCA plus coaxial and optical digital outputs, so the C568 could also be used as a transport into an outboard DAC. Repeat modes cover a track, a whole disc, or a selected fragment. It measures 435 x 83 x 311mm and weighs 4.8kg. A boxed dealer example included the remote control, mains cable and RCA cables.
A Stereoindex write-up described the sound as optimistic, articulate and melodious, the NAD school immediately recognizable, with dynamics not constrained but not extreme. It also noted that the new external design sat naturally alongside the C368 amplifier. A UK dealer listing described its example as mint, saying it played a badly scratched test CD-R without missing a beat. That listing also shipped a print-out of the user manual sourced from hifiengine.com. No original launch price survives, and the single "2016" date doesn't say whether it marks the model year or the production run.
eBay Listings
As an eBay Partner, we earn from qualifying purchases. This helps support our independent vintage technology research.
Related Models
- NAD 5100-CD
- NAD C558
- NAD Model 502
- NAD Model 505
- Accuphase DP-100
- Accuphase DP-11 (1989)
- Accuphase DP-65V (1998)
- Accuphase DP-67
- Accuphase DP-70V
- Accuphase DP-77 (2002–2005)