For the millions of people around the world still using CDs as their primary listening source, the NAD Electronics C 538 CD Player is everything you need and nothing you don't. With no wireless connectivity or additional media slots, the C 538 is a straightforward single-disc CD player made from heavy-gauge steel and non-resonant plastic moldings, carefully engineered to provide optimum results. The integrated Wolfson 24-bit DAC provides accurate linearity for the PCM data conversion to analog waveform. The custom-designed active power supply provides multiple regulated voltages to the transport, digital circuits, analog circuits, and control and display circuits. The result is a sound that is detailed and natural. If you are building your first home audio system or replacing your current CD unit, consider the C 538 when choosing a new player.
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Key Features
- Single-Disc Tray
- Integrated Wolfson 24-Bit DAC
- Analog RCA Output
- Supports MP3 and WMA Formats on CD-R/RW
For the millions of people around the world still using CDs as their primary listening source, the NAD Electronics C 538 CD Player is everything you need and nothing you don't. With no wireless connectivity or additional media slots, the C 538 is a straightforward single-disc CD player made from heavy-gauge steel and non-resonant plastic moldings, carefully engineered to provide optimum results. The integrated Wolfson 24-bit DAC provides accurate linearity for the PCM data conversion to analog waveform. The custom-designed active power supply provides multiple regulated voltages to the transport, digital circuits, analog circuits, and control and display circuits. The result is a sound that is detailed and natural. If you are building your first home audio system or replacing your current CD unit, consider the C 538 when choosing a new player.
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NAD Electronics C 538 Overview
Wolfson 24-bit DAC
Heavy-gauge steel construction
CD, CD-R, and CD-RW playback with MP3 and WMA format support
Analog and digital audio outputs
Random, repeat, and program playback
Dimmable dot matrix display
The display shows song info, title, artist name, and album name for MP3/WMA discs
Transport controls are duplicated on the front panel and remote
EAN: 5703120250649
NAD Electronics C 538 Specs
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NAD Electronics C 538 Reviews
Great sound, basic functions and display
By Nicholas
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2026-09-23
The NAD C 538 is a great sounding, simple to use basic CD player. So far it is reliable with a fast loading CD carrier. Stand-alone basic component stereo CD players are becoming hard to find so this may be one of the last of a "dying" breed. I guess the likely low production numbers and rarity justify the rather high and constantly rising price.
Gizmo free design, pristine sound
By Lucien
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2025-07-24
Sometimes less is more and so it is with the NAD C 538. No nonsense design, simple controls with remote, and timeless style. As one would expect from NAD the DACs sound clean and detailed. If you just want a great disc player that isn't trying to be everything at once, this is your pick.
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do they make a remote control? does it come with
do they make a remote control? does it come with one?
The NAD Electronics C 538 CD Player, B&H # NAC538, will come with a remote control.
Date published: 2026-10-30