NAD C-552 Brochure
Feature Comparison Table
Main Bearing
Platter
Arm Tube
Cartridge
Motor
Plinth edging
C 555i / C 552 Turntable
NAD C 555i NAD C 552
18mm diameter (very high
tolerance on bore diameter)
22mm angled MDF
Single piece pressure diecast Aluminium
Goldring Electra
High Quality, extra low
vibration synchronous motor
Rounded edge plinth
12mm diameter (high
tolerance on bore diameter)
18mm angled MDF
3 piece aluminium/ABS polymer
Ortofon OM5E
High Quality synchronous motor
Square edged plinth
NAD turntables have everything needed to extract the
very best from your LP collection. Each record playing
system includes a perfectly matched tonearm/
cartridge to yield high performance reproduction
and comes complete with a highly reviewed moving
magnet cartridge pre-mounted and ready to play. A
non-resonant Polystyrene dust cover is also included.
A “rigid plinth” design concept that keeps all elements
of the turntable in perfect alignment, providing the
solid foundation required to reproduce even the most
subtle of musical nuance. This design releases the
maximum amount of energy from the record itself,
leading to a dynamic and highly detailed sound without
the colourations common to other designs. Specially
designed isolation feet filter out parasitic vibrations in
the musical frequency range.
The precision AC synchronous motor drives the
massive platter via a synthetic rubber belt to isolate
the record surface from even the smallest vestige
of motor vibration. This proven design has the dual
advantage of low background noise and long term
reliability. The platter itself, made of a special non
resonant MDF material, is located on a precision
machined bearing utilizing a steel shaft that sits
upon a hardened steel ball at the bottom of a brass
sleeve.
The tone arm offers perfect geometry and excellent
control of spurious resonance, and is an ideal match
for the supplied cartridge. The statically balanced
design also incorporates a linear magnetic antiskate compensator for ideal tracking characteristics
across the entire playing surface of the record.
Every aspect of each turntable design is carefully
considered and fine tuned for the best possible
performance. These minimalist designs, using ideally
chosen materials and precision manufacturing, will
astound you with their musicality.
Specifications
Drive System
Motor
Speeds
Tonearm
Operation
Length (pivot to stylus)
Mass
Overhang
Cartridge weight
Verticle tracking force
Cable capacitance
Cartridge specication
Transducer
Frequency response
Channel balance
Channel separation
Output Level
Static compliance
Equivalent tip mass
Verticle tracking angle
Stylus radius
Stylus Type
Electrical characteristics
Load resistance
Load capacitance
Internal inductance
Internal resistance
Physical Specications
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Net Weight
Shipping Weight
NAD C 555i NAD C 552
Belt drive
High torque synchronous,
extra low vibration
33.3 & 45.1rpm
One piece diecast aluminum
Manual
244mm
9g
19.1mm
4.2g
1.75g
150 -400pF
Goldring Electra
Moving Magnet
±3dB, 20Hz-20kHz
2dB at 1kHz
20dB at 1kHz
5mV ±2dB at 1 kHz at 5cm/s
16mm/N
0.7mg
26°
r/R 7/18µm
D152E
47kΩ
150-400pF
560mH
700Ω
17 3/8 x 4 9/16 x 14”
447x 115 x 356mm
11.57 lbs (5.25kg)
15.21 lbs (6.9kg)
Three piece aluminum/ABS
4mV ±2dB at 1 kHz at 5cm/s
Belt drive
High torque synchronous
33.3 & 45.1rpm
polymer
Manual
244mm
9g
19.1mm
5.0g
1.75g
150 -400pF
Ortofon OM5E
Moving Magnet
±2dB, 20Hz-20kHz
2dB at 1kHz
22dB at 1kHz
16mm/N
0.7mg
20°
r/R 8/18µm
5E
47kΩ
200-400pF
450mH
750Ω
17 3/8 x 4 9/16 x 14”
447x 115 x 356mm
11.57 lbs (5.25kg)
15.21 lbs (6.9kg)
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