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NAD D 7050 Direct Digital Network Amplifier

A Great Plug-and-Play Solution for Wireless Music in Your Home: Distortion-Free NAD D 7050 Direct Digital Network Integrated Amplifier Also Boasts 24-Bit/96kHz USB Input for Computer Audio Advancing the superb high-end sound that helped make the comp...

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Star

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Integration work

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Crystal

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Reviews around product (5.00 of 5)

  • Overall it's a great and versatile product that I recommend!
  • but my friend does, and she reports it works well if you stay within the range and your neighbor doesn't have a 25 year old microwave :-)i think we shall see far more products in this category, and NAD has taken the lead with a great sounding, feature rich, future proof product
  • When it works it sounds pretty good hence the 2 stars, but I am going to switch to Sonos in the coming months as they seem to actually care about improving their product and supporting it.

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Reviews around amp (5.00 of 5)

  • anyhow, the amp and DAC still work, and the remote is simple and elegant and never stops working.i see there are complaints about the sensitivity of the on-off switch (i hate touch sensitive on-off buttons that actually just switch to standby, give me a real on off old fashioned switch in *front*, please
  • For less than adding a sonos to your old amp, you could have a great new amp, with solid DAC, plus airplay, spotifty, bluetooth, USB, and ethernet options to play your music
  • in a nutshell, i think it triumphs in doing so, but you have to be aware it is a different value proposition than a typical classic integrated amp, which just connects to stuff via analog RCAs and couldn't care less if your home is networked or you have music on your
  • I think this amp represents a total breakthrough in digital technology.
  • it's absolutely great value for the cost, a top performing DAC and Amp supporting a myriad of connectivity and control options
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Reviews around size (5.00 of 5)

  • This is the core of a desktop/bedroom system so the size was important as well and having the vertical orientation is brilliant.
  • The only misses for me on the D7050 are the fickle touch control power button (turning it on is easy, off is a bit of a chore but the remote is what I use instead), mini headphone jack (would've preferred full size) and lastly the occasionally tempermental volume level
  • The amp section didn't sound "stressed" during difficult sections of music and even with only 50 watts available, I was able to drive the speakers pretty loudly in a good sized room
  • like i said, the remote does a good job.it also looks elegant and understated, i find (but that's a matter of taste) and given the compact size it never draws attention to itself.i already reported on my reservations about Bluetooth

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Reviews around power (5.00 of 5)

  • The headphone section is bit better than anticipated, certainly better than a laptop or iDevice (which have good output sections just not great power).
  • I also dislike the touch sensitive power button, which is hard to find by touch.
  • I switched 2.1 speakers from very nice older Mordant Shorts to more efficient Q-Acoustics 3050's looking for better mid-power performance and I also upgraded the firmware.
  • Feature set is great, but power seems barely adequate, I don't believe it is 50 watts/channel, an older 20 watt amp pushed the same speakers much louder and 'fuller' and based solely on recollection, nowhere near as powerful as the original NAD.

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Reviews around music (5.00 of 5)

  • We're in a sort of golden age of high quality, relatively affordable digital music reproduction, and I think the D7050 is a stand-out product in this era.
  • Music is crystal clear, with spookily precise placement of instruments and performers on the soundstage
  • given she had her significant music collection distributed all over the place, and already had a Squeezebox
  • Imaging and soundstaging are just amazing (honestly, really, really amazing).If you listen to very well recorded music, you can here all sorts of micro-detail.

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Reviews around output (5.00 of 5)

  • The headphone section is bit better than anticipated, certainly better than a laptop or iDevice (which have good output sections just not great power).
  • It's output is clean, and smooth, producing uncolored music.

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Reviews around device (5.00 of 5)

  • This is the best device I have ever used with AirPlay or Spotify Connect
  • The device works fine as advertised.

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Reviews around star (5.00 of 5)

  • When it works it sounds pretty good hence the 2 stars, but I am going to switch to Sonos in the coming months as they seem to actually care about improving their product and supporting it.
  • When it works it sounds pretty good hence the 2 stars, but I am going to switch to Sonos in the coming months as they seem to actually care about improving their product and supporting it.

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Reviews around integration work (5.00 of 5)

  • Mostly if is driven via an older dedicated iPad and Bluetooth, but we also connected our Samsung 4K smart tv via optical cable
  • Sound quality is very good and digital source integration worked well.

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Reviews around crystal (5.00 of 5)

  • Crystal clear.
  • Music is crystal clear, with spookily precise placement of instruments and performers on the soundstage

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Reviews around quality (3.88 of 5)

  • I am not happy with the dead sound quality when playing Spotify or Sirius XM through it, either via my Mac or my IOS devices, either with wi-fi or directly connected through an AudioQuest quality USB to Lightning connector
  • Sound quality is very good and digital source integration worked well.
  • The feel remains somewhat low quality and not immediately intuitive
  • This seems to have helped the volume gradient issues and with the more efficient Q-Acoustics the overall sound is much better.
  • Sound quality from the NAD D 7050 is excellent, and Airplay has never dropped out.
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Reviews around nad (3.61 of 5)

  • but my friend does, and she reports it works well if you stay within the range and your neighbor doesn't have a 25 year old microwave :-)i think we shall see far more products in this category, and NAD has taken the lead with a great sounding, feature rich, future proof product
  • NAD iPhone app is crappy, as is Spotify Connect
  • For the last two months, I have enjoyed the NAD D1050 DAC from the new D range as my headphone amp at work, and it's been absolutely great
  • Feature set is great, but power seems barely adequate, I don't believe it is 50 watts/channel, an older 20 watt amp pushed the same speakers much louder and 'fuller' and based solely on recollection, nowhere near as powerful as the original NAD.

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Reviews around dac (3.61 of 5)

  • For the last two months, I have enjoyed the NAD D1050 DAC from the new D range as my headphone amp at work, and it's been absolutely great
  • both the DAC and the amplification stage truly are a fantastic deal at $1k! and to pack high quality, honest 50W -most amplifier vendors in this price range lie- into such a small package is no mean feat
  • Since the DAC was great, I took the plunge and replaced my AV 7.1 receiver with a D7050.I had already dropped the surround
  • For less than adding a sonos to your old amp, you could have a great new amp, with solid DAC, plus airplay, spotifty, bluetooth, USB, and ethernet options to play your music

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More about NAD D 7050 Direct Digital Network Amplifier

  • A Great Plug-and-Play Solution for Wireless Music in Your Home: Distortion-Free NAD D 7050 Direct Digital Network Integrated Amplifier Also Boasts 24-Bit/96kHz USB Input for Computer Audio Advancing the superb high-end sound that helped make the company famous, NAD brings the traditional and modern together in its D 7050 Direct Digital network integrated amplifier
  • Built-in Wi-Fi, Apple AirPlay, and aptX Bluetooth give you wireless freedom
  • An asynchronous 24-bit/96kHz USB input makes computer-audio a breeze
  • And Direct Digital technology eradicates noise and distortion
  • This 50Wpc workhorse also comes with an excellent built-in headphone amplifier, a subwoofer output, and remote
  • It can even be placed horizontally or vertically! With the streamlined D 7050 , different is good
  • 100% Music Direct Guaranteed
  • Many Wireless Music Options: Apple AirPlay, Bluetooth aptX, UPnP, and More D 7050 combines NAD's most advanced Direct Digital technology with Apple's AirPlay Wi-Fi streaming technology to create a great plug-and-play solution for wireless music in your home
  • D 7050 can also stream any UPnP audio content on your home network
  • Don't have a network? You can also stream directly from your smartphone or laptop using the latest Bluetooth aptX
  • Or play from a wired connection from your computer or from a USB drive
  • The only thing missing is an analog input: there are no analog circuits in the D 7050
  • Its superb performance is made possible, in a large part, by eliminating the noisy, resonant analog circuits that can obscure musical detail and soften transients
  • NAD's Cutting-Edge Direct Digital Technology: No Noise or Distortion NAD's Direct Digital technology means there aren't any distortion- producing analog circuits in D 7050; your music remains digital right up to the speaker outputs
  • NAD's Direct Digital technology performs all preamplifier