The Masters Series – M5 CD/SACD Player
SUPER AUDIO FOR ALL CD’s
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Plays SACD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW
The Super Audio Compact Disc offers a significant improvement in
sonic performance when compared with a standard CD. SACD uses a
fundamentally different approach to transferring the analog musical
waveform into the digital domain for storage on the disc. This is called
Direct Stream Digital, and is widely considered to be a fundamentally
better approach to digital encoding. This requires very high speed
processing that simply wasn’t available at the birth of the CD format. This
high data rate process avoids the quantization errors inherent in the Pulse
Code Modulation process used for the traditional CD and DVD. Extended
high frequency response, enhanced detail and a more analog-like sound
quality are often stated improvements of SACD over CD.
AES/EBU balanced digital out for PCM sources
Coax and TosLink PCM digital audio outputs
Separate 2 channel and 5.1 channel analog
outputs
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Balanced 600 Ohm Stereo Outputs
HDCD, MP3, and WMA decoding
Bass Management for SACD
24 bit 192kHz DACs with DSD mode
NAD Pure Class A Discrete Gain Modules
Many of us still have extensive CD collections, however, and luckily the M5
has sophisticated circuitry designed to also get the best possible sound
quality from your existing CD recordings. In addition, the M5 includes an
HDCD decoder which can increase the dynamic range of CD by 6dB with
specially encoded and widely available CDs. CDR and CDRW recordable
discs are fully supported, and even MP3 and WMA can be played on the
M5 CD/SACD Player offering many hours of playback from a single disc.
Separate power supplies; switch mode for
digital circuits, linear for audio circuits.
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Composite Video Output (switchable On/Off)
RS-232 port
IR Input
But the SACD format also offers the possibility of 5.1 surround sound
playback, and the M5 is equipped to take full advantage of these exciting
new multi-channel recordings. We have even included comprehensive
bass management (redirection) for the 5.1 output. Several popular speaker
configurations can be easily accessed from the front panel controls and
navigated via the VFD display. A higher level of fine tuning is available via
the Composite Video output using the M5’s On Screen Display. This video
output is also useful for managing MP3 playback. Since we expect most
M5’s to be used in music only systems, the video circuit can be switched
off to afford the cleanest possible audio performance.
12V Trigger Input
Detachable AC cord
M5 Remote Control
LUXURIOUS DESIGN
The design brief reads: “The industrial design must create a physical
presence that is powerful, dynamic, and solid, yet refined and elegant”.
We wanted a design that will still look fresh and new a decade from now,
a design with classic proportions and understated details.
Intelligent use of aluminum extrusions, zinc castings, and heavy gauge
steel results in a chassis that is as rugged as it is handsome. Innovative
use of specialized coatings and plating results in a product that will retain
its good looks for many, many years to come.
Since the high-density data recorded on SACD must be read with absolute
accuracy, vibrations from outside or from internal sources, such as the
Specifications
Audio
Frequency Response CD Audio
Frequency Response SACD Audio
Output Level
4Hz to 20kHz
10Hz to 41kHz
HDCD, SACD, CD RCA Out
Balanced
2V rms
4.24V
Signal/noise ratio, A-weighted
2 ch out: RCA Out CD:
2 ch out: RCA Out SACD:
2 ch out: Balanced CD:
2 ch out: Balanced SACD:
6 Ch out:
-110dB
-116dB
-112.5dB
-121dB
-95dB
THD (at 0dB, 1kHz)
Wow and Flutter
Channel separation CD
Dynamic range
0.0018%
Quartz Accuracy
100dB
CD
SACD
Number of discs
96dB
110dB
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Digital Coaxial - PCM, DTS, MPEG, AC3
Digital Optical - PCM, DTS, MPEG, AC3
Composite Video
0.5 p-p 75Ω, RCA x 1
3V p-p 75Ω
1v p-p 75Ω 1 x RCA
Remote Control
NAD M5
Physical Specifications
Dimensions (W x H x D)
17 1/8 x 3 7/8 x 11 4/5”
(436 x 100 x 300mm)
20.3 lbs (9.2kg)
Net Weight
Shipping Weight
31.5 lbs (14.3kg)
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