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NAD Electronics, a renowned manufacturer of high-performance audio components, will formally launch the new C 3050 Stereophonic Amplifier next week at High End Munich. Slated to ship in May, the C 3050 is an integrated DAC/amplifier that features a design drawing upon aesthetic cues from the 1970s while incorporating sophisticated amplification technology.
Although NAD was founded in England in 1972 as New Acoustic Dimension, my introduction to the brand was in 1980. I bought an NAD 3020 integrated amplifier after hearing it successfully drive Acoustic Research's current-hungry AR9 loudspeakers. Designed in England by Bjørn-Erik Edvardsen (footnote 1) and manufactured in Taiwan, the ridiculously inexpensive 3020it cost just $135 back thenshowed that an amplifier didn't need machined faceplates, intimidating heatsinks, or technically glamorous components to be able to drive real-world speakers.