Also remember NAD = Nearly Always Defective and when it breaks again its Not Again Dammit.
In their defense my living room receiver (~20 years old?) is working great. My office receiver (~40 years old?) is down again; I've had it repaired twice in its lifetime.
Also remember NAD = Nearly Always Defective and when it breaks again its Not Again Dammit.
I must say that I was impressed with how much they think of themselves with the unabashed hype they use on their website. Sounds like a pitch that you would hear on QVC or HSN.
Tech question maybe someone can address: Just got my NAD C 538 and used the RCA cable to plug into the back of my NAD 3045 amp. Sounds fine. Then I got an optical cable to connect the two and the sound seems superior except whenever I push play on the CD machine, the first 2 seconds of the song doesn't come through. Can be the beginning if I've just put it in, or if I skip ahead/back it still misses the first two seconds. (doesn't FFWD through with a noise, just no sound.) Ideas? The NAD website is remarkably unhelpful.
Greetings,
Have you tried both of your optical inputs and have the same problem ? Does this do the same thing with the coaxial input ? If you do not have an actual coax cable, you can use an RCA composite video cable with the yellow colored ends. They are made to different specs than RCA audio cables, or are supposed to be, and will do for a coax cable in a pinch. You may have to try several if the first one you try is not made to specs (75 ohms) and does not work
Do you have any other devices that have a toslink optical input like a TV you could plug your CD player into ? If so try it there and see what happens. Or do you have any other things with optical out (like a TV) and plug it into the 3045 inputs and see if the same thing happens ?
I've been using toslink for over 20 years and have used it just about that long as an interface between my computer to my receiver for audio signals. Never any problems. Sounds like a possible buffer problem. Is the firmware up to date in your 3045 ? NAD has a couple of downloads for your unit. You may need to go and do a reset and go back to the original settings and start over.
Finally, IIRC you use Crutchfield for some of your gear. If you happened to buy one or the other (or both) from them, their voice support is usually pretty good and some of these problems may already be known to them as the unit has been in production since 2018 if I read things properly.
Tech question maybe someone can address:
Just got my NAD C 538 and used the RCA cable to plug into the back of my NAD 3045 amp. Sounds fine.
Then I got an optical cable to connect the two and the sound seems superior except whenever I push play on the CD machine, the first 2 seconds of the song doesn't come through. Can be the beginning if I've just put it in, or if I skip ahead/back it still misses the first two seconds. (doesn't FFWD through with a noise, just no sound.)
It's been 4 decades since I bought an M95ED but I still remember the model. Not sure where the actual TT is tho.
That was a workhorse AT cart. Great all around cart.
I've got this Shure Test Record that was designed to make the V-15 look good and everything else not so good. My AT15SS passes with flying colors. It was also handy for set up. Then I got this one, which is tits. It even has degaussing tracks for the cart. And break in tracks where you let the cart go for hours till you get it close.
This is big news and a great loss. But better to go out on top. Replacement styli are going to disappear fast. I'm an Audio Technica guy, but the V-15 is a legendary cart and so many others they made.
It's been 4 decades since I bought an M95ED but I still remember the model. Not sure where the actual TT is tho.
SHURE STATEMENT REGARDING THE DISCONTINUATION OF PHONO PRODUCTS.
For more than 90 years, Shure has been committed to manufacturing and delivering products of the highest quality, reliability, and value. This commitment requires consistency in materials, processes, and testing, as well the capacity to react to fluctuations in demand.
In recent years, the ability to maintain our exacting standards in the Phonograph Cartridge product category has been challenged, resulting in cost and delivery impacts that are inconsistent with the Shure brand promise.
In light of these conditions, and after thorough evaluation, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue production of Shure Phono products effective Summer 2018.
Given our decades-long history of participation in the Phono category, we recognize that this decision may come as a disappointment to our channel partners and end users.
We are grateful for the support and loyalty demonstrated for Shure Phono products through the years and we are proud of the impact that these products have made on our customers’ lives and the reputation of the Shure brand. We believe that the proud legacy of Shure Phono is best served by exiting the category rather than continuing production under increasingly challenging circumstances.
Shure will continue to bring reputable, high quality products to market and we look forward to meeting and exceeding customer expectations on our current and future offerings. As Shure expands into new markets and product categories for audiophiles, our enduring commitment to premium performance and technological innovation will remain at our core.
This is big news and a great loss. But better to go out on top. Replacement styli are going to disappear fast. I'm an Audio Technica guy, but the V-15 is a legendary cart and so many others they made.
SHURE STATEMENT REGARDING THE DISCONTINUATION OF PHONO PRODUCTS.
For more than 90 years, Shure has been committed to manufacturing and delivering products of the highest quality, reliability, and value. This commitment requires consistency in materials, processes, and testing, as well the capacity to react to fluctuations in demand.
In recent years, the ability to maintain our exacting standards in the Phonograph Cartridge product category has been challenged, resulting in cost and delivery impacts that are inconsistent with the Shure brand promise.
In light of these conditions, and after thorough evaluation, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue production of Shure Phono products effective Summer 2018.
Given our decades-long history of participation in the Phono category, we recognize that this decision may come as a disappointment to our channel partners and end users.
We are grateful for the support and loyalty demonstrated for Shure Phono products through the years and we are proud of the impact that these products have made on our customers’ lives and the reputation of the Shure brand. We believe that the proud legacy of Shure Phono is best served by exiting the category rather than continuing production under increasingly challenging circumstances.
Shure will continue to bring reputable, high quality products to market and we look forward to meeting and exceeding customer expectations on our current and future offerings. As Shure expands into new markets and product categories for audiophiles, our enduring commitment to premium performance and technological innovation will remain at our core.
yeah, good question. I think it was advertised as a garage sale, but going through the whole house, that's an estate sale thing. We've been to a number of professionally-contracted estate sales, way more organized than this was. Still sad. c.
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