📢 Nad C3050 💪 Streaming amplifier

🎛️ **NAD C 3050 Stereophonic Amplifier**
🟢🟢🟢 Because *retro cool* should still punch like a Class-D freight train.

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### 🔊 Classic Looks, Ruthless Internals

The NAD C 3050 looks like it took a wrong turn out of 1975, and that’s exactly why it’s irresistible. But inside? It’s basically Skynet with VU meters. We're talking **100W per channel of HybridDigital UcD fury**, precision-tuned by a **Texas Instruments DAC**, and ready to slap your speakers with clean, punchy power—and a wink of nostalgia.

💥 Yes, those are real **dual VU meters**.
🧠 Yes, it does **multi-room BluOS streaming** and **Dirac Live room correction** (with the MDC2 module).
🎚️ Yes, it can do both Bluetooth *send* and *receive*. Calm down.

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### 📊 Specs? Let's Geek:

#### 🔌 **Main Power Stage**

* ✅ 100W x 2 into 8Ω and 4Ω
* ✅ IHF Dynamic Power: 180W (8Ω), 250W (4Ω), 300W (2Ω)
* ✅ Clipping Power: >115W @ 1kHz
* ✅ S/N Ratio: >95dB
* ✅ Peak Current: >20A 🔥

#### 🎧 **Headphone Output**

* ✅ THD: <0.005%
* ✅ S/N Ratio: >96dB
* ✅ Output impedance: mysteriously missing (how… *punk* of them)

#### 💿 **Line + Phono Inputs**

* ✅ Line THD: <0.005% / Phono THD: <0.03%
* ✅ S/N Ratio Line: >95dB / Phono: >79dB
* ✅ Line Max Input: >4.5Vrms
* ✅ Phono Max Input: >80mVrms
* ✅ Frequency response on both: ±0.3 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
Because NAD doesn’t do *basic*.

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### 🌐 **Streaming? Obviously.**

* ✅ **BluOS Built-In** (via MDC2):
High-res streaming, Roon Ready, all your apps, and even Alexa/Siri compatibility
* ✅ **Supported formats**: MP3, WMA, OGG, ALAC, FLAC, MQA, WAV, AIFF
* ✅ **Sampling**: up to 192kHz / 24-bit
* ✅ **Bluetooth**: aptX HD, Two-Way (aka headphone mode + receive)

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### 🧠 Connectivity That Reads Minds:

* ✅ HDMI ARC ✅ Optical ✅ USB ✅ RCA ✅ Ethernet ✅ Wi-Fi ✅ Bluetooth
* ✅ 2-way BT = stream *to* or *from* headphones ✅ RCA pre-outs ✅ Sub out

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### 📦 Form Factor & Vibes:

* ✅ 1970s walnut vinyl finish
* ✅ Real buttons, real knobs, real cool
* ✅ 450 x 110 x 355mm
* ✅ Weight: 10kg (22lbs of pure aesthetic violence)

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### ☑️ Who’s it For?

* Vinyl lovers with digital commitment issues
* Bluetooth junkies who wear vintage leather
* People who know what VU meters do but don’t care—they just look good
* Audiophiles who want everything, including a future-proof module slot

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✅ Looks old.
✅ Thinks new.
✅ Sounds like vengeance.

**NAD C 3050** — The past called. It wants its amp back, but we’re not giving it to them.