NAD C 3050 Stereophonic Amplifier blends 1970s-era design with 21st-century performance. With its vintage styling, VU meters, and walnut-finished cabinet, it pays tribute to NAD’s legacy, while the HybridDigital UcD amplifier and high-resolution Texas Instruments DAC deliver modern-day sonic precision. Designed for the future with NAD’s MDC2 modular platform, the C 3050 is ready for advanced upgrades like BluOS streaming and Dirac Live room correction.
Key Features
- Retro-inspired design with VU meters, walnut-finished cabinet, and 1970s-style branding
- 100W per channel HybridDigital UcD amplifier with 135W instantaneous power
- High-performance 32-bit/384kHz Texas Instruments PCM5242 differential DAC
- MDC2 expansion slot for BluOS high-resolution streaming and Dirac Live room correction*
- Ultra-low-noise MM phono stage with infrasonic filter
- HDMI eARC input for seamless TV integration
- One optical and one coaxial digital input
- Speaker A/B switching and subwoofer output
- Bidirectional aptX HD Bluetooth connectivity
- Dedicated headphone amplifier and pre-out/main-in jacks
- 12V Trigger and IR input for CI integration
- *Includes 500Hz limited Dirac Live version; full license sold separately at Dirac.com
Technical Specifications
| Line Input, Pre-Out |
| THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz) |
<0.005% at 2V out |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
>95 dB (A-weighted) |
| Channel Separation |
>100 dB (1 kHz), >90 dB (10 kHz) |
| Input Impedance |
28 kohms + 360 pF |
| Maximum Input Signal |
>4.5 Vrms |
| Output Impedance |
440 ohms |
| Input Sensitivity |
270 mV |
| Frequency Response |
±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz) |
| Max Voltage Output |
>2 V |
| Phono Input, Pre-Out |
| THD |
<0.03% at 2V out |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
>79 dB (A-weighted) |
| Input Impedance |
46 kohms / 100 pF |
| Input Sensitivity |
5.5 mV |
| Frequency Response |
±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz) |
| Maximum Input Signal |
>80 mVrms (1kHz) |
| Headphone Output |
| THD |
<0.005% at 1V out |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
>96 dB (32 ohm load) |
| Frequency Response |
±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz) |
| Channel Separation |
>60 dB (1 kHz) |
| Main In, Speaker Out |
| Continuous Output Power |
100W per channel (8/4 ohms) |
| THD |
<0.03% |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
>95 dB (A-weighted) |
| Clipping Power |
>115W |
| IHF Dynamic Power |
8Ω: 180W, 4Ω: 250W, 2Ω: 300W |
| Peak Output Current |
>20A (1 ohm, 1 ms) |
| Frequency Response |
±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz) |
| Channel Separation |
>75 dB (1 kHz), >70 dB (10 kHz) |
| Input Sensitivity |
540 mV |
| Digital & BluOS Section |
| DAC Chip |
Texas Instruments PCM5242 |
| Bit Depth / Sampling Rate |
16–24 bit / up to 192 kHz |
| Supported Formats |
MP3, AAC, WMA, OGG, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, MQA |
| Streaming Services |
Amazon Music, Qobuz, Tidal, Deezer, Spotify, etc. |
| Bluetooth Version |
aptX HD 5.0 (Two-Way) |
| Network Connectivity |
Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 5 |
| Voice Control |
Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri |
| USB |
1 x Type-A port (FAT32/NTFS) |
| General |
| Auto Standby Power (Network Off/On) |
0.5W / 2.0W |
| Power in OFF Mode |
0.1W |
| Bluetooth Frequency Band |
2.402GHz – 2.480GHz |
| Dimensions |
| Net Dimensions (W x H x D) |
450 x 110 x 355 mm |
| Net Weight |
10 kg |
