[matthewd5]

hello.

i am looking to upgrade my cd player and i found a great deal on a nad 541, but this unit only has optical and coaxial output, so i wouldn't be able to use the cd play alone with a headphone amp

matthew

 

[Audio-Me]

Why wouldn't you be able to use it with a headphone amp? Its got RCA phono (analog) output jacks.

 

[carlo]

matthew,

nope, it has rca outs so you can hook it up to an amp. it's also a very, very nice budget cd player through my home system and i suspect it'd be a great headphone source as well.

best,
carlo

 

[matthewd5]

well i guess that was the confusion!

on their webpage they only list it as having coax and optical outputs

it would be nice if they had put a picture of the back of the unit

matthew

 

[jude]

I agree with Carlo. I bought this CD player, but ended up returning it because of tracking problems I had with two different units (they had serial numbers relatively close to each other, and the store display did not exhibit these problems). Other than this odd tracking problem, I was really surprised at how awesome that 541 sounded. It was so good, I'd actually be willing to try one again if I was in the market for a CD player.

 

[Audio-Me]

Arcam CD72, though a little pricier, kicks major ass too.

 

[jbannow]

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Originally posted by matthewd5 hello. i am looking to upgrade my cd player and i found a great deal on a nad 541, but this unit only has optical and coaxial output, so i wouldn't be able to use the cd play alone with a headphone amp matthew

If you don't mind sharing, where are you getting the NAD 541 from? I'm in the market for one as well with my W2002s on the way ...

- Jeff