NAD L55 User Manual

Too often it seems that the industrial design has taken precedence over
sound quality. With the introduction of the L55 DVD/CD Player, NAD now
offers the level of performance associated with its highly acclaimed full-size
separates in an elegant, compact design.

Features

The L55 DVD/CD Player relies much on the work done for the NAD T550
DVD/CD Player, which, although only recently introduced, is already win­ning accolades from inside and out of the industry.

NAD may be best known for the quality of its audio products, but the L55
will set standards when it comes to video. Instead of using the more com­mon 8- or 9-bit Video Digital-to-Analogue converter, it uses a 10-bit con­verter, which reproduces images, more vividly and with better detailing.

Besides superb performance, the NAD L55 also offers a wide range of facil­ities such as Multi-Angle*; Multi-Sound*; Multi-Subtitle*; Frame; Zoom and
Repeat. All these facilities can be easily accessed with the supplied remote
control. Through the extensive yet intuitive On-Screen-Display you can
change the various settings and parameters for optimum performance.

Even though it's intended to be partnered with the L75 Surround Sound
Receiver, the L55 offers a range of different connection possibilities: The
colour component video outputs Y, Cr, Cb (120V version; North America
only) or the SCART RGB output (230V version) provide the best connec­tion possible to the latest High-End video monitors and projectors.

Component Video Output and RGB outputs provide better video quality
compared to the traditional RCA Video Composite or even S-Video, also
present on the L55. Both optical and coaxial digital outputs are available to
transfer Dolby Digital, DTS or CD digital signals to a component with built­in decoding, such as the cosmetically and technically NAD AV Receiver L75.

The L55 is stunning cosmetically and performance-wise. Superb as an indi­vidual component, the end result becomes larger than just the sum of the
parts. Performance no longer needs to be compromised for elegance.

*: These features need to be supported by DVD software

L55 DVD/CD Player

• New, elegant contemporary design • Matching Receiver L75 available

• Single System Remote Control for L55 and L75 • Full-size separate component
performance • DTS Digital out • Coaxial & Optical digital outputs

• S-Video and Composite video outputs • Component Video output (115V version only)

• SCART with RGB and Composite video output (230V version only)

• Audiophile quality components • 10 bit Video DAC

PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATIONS - NAD L55

Audio Performance

Frequency Response
DVD audio 48kHz sampling 10Hz to 22kHz
Audio CD 10Hz to 20kHz
Output level 2Vrms
Signal to noise -105dB
THD 0.008%
Wow and Flutter Below measurable level < 0.001% peak
Channel separation CD 86dB
Dynamic range 103dB

Video Performance
Signal to noise 62dB
Signal system PAL Europe

NTSCC North America

Rear Panel Jacks

Audio output 6 Analogue L, R, C, LS, RS Sub, 2 Stereo
Digital Coaxial PCM,DTS,MPEG,AC3 0.5 pp 75ohms
Digital Optical PCM, DTS,MPEG,AC3
Composite Video Output RCA x1
S-Video Output Y/C 4 pin x1
Component Video Output RCA x3 Y/Cb/Cr (120V version only)

CD Audio, VCD, CDR, DVD, SCART with RGB (230V version only)

General

Power requirements 120V 60Hz 15.6W

230V 50Hz 15.6W

Dimensions (W x H x D)(excluding feet which are 15mm - 5/8") 11 1/4” x 3 9/16” x 11 7/16"

286mm x 90mm x 290mm
Net weight 7.15 lbs (3.2kg)
Shipping weight 10.2 lbs (4.5kg)

NOTE: NAD Electronics International reserves the right to change specifications or features without notice as design improvements are incorporated.

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