Specs:

NAD C558 | Turntable


• Dimensions (W x H x D): 17 1/8 x 13 7/16 x 4 15/16” (435 x 340 x 125mm)
  
• Shipping Weight: 9.2 kg(20.3 lbs)
  
  General Specifications
  
• Nominal speed: 33/45 rpm, manual speed change(78 rpm possible with special pulley)
  
• Speed variance: 33 rpm: < ± 0.35 %, 45 rpm: < ± 0.30 %
  
• Signal/Noise ratio– 70 dB
  
• Wow and flutter: <0.01% (ref. 1 kHz, Audio LPF)
  
• Downforce range: 0 – 30 mN, 0 – 3.0 grams
  
• Supplied counterweight system: 95dB
  
• Supplied counterweight system: Counterweight for cartridges: 6 – 13 g
  
• Voltage: Universal switch mode power supply, 15 V DC/0,8 A, 100-240 V AC, 47 – 63Hz
  
• Power consumption: 5 W max/ 0.3W standby
  

Features:

• Belt Driven Turntable 33/45
  
• 10mm Glass Plater with Felt Pad
  
• Precision Alloy Sub Platter
  
• Precision AC Motor
  
• Isolated AC Power Supply with Universal Voltage
  
• 9” Tonearm with Fixed Head Shell
  
• Ortofon 2M Red Cartridge Preinstalled
  
• Vertical Tracking Angle and Azimuth Adjustment
  
• Rigid MDF Plinth
  
• Metal Feet with Tuned Isolation
  
• Low Resonance Dustcover
  
• Detachable High Quality RCA Cable with separate Ground
  

Overview:

NAD’s is well known for innovative, high performance, yet affordable, turntables. While the basic operation of a turntable seems simple, extracting all the musical energy from the record grooves without exciting destructive resonances requires both science and art. Let’s take a closer look at each of the elements of the C 588 with an explanation of the choices we made.

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