The NAD C 589 is a modern high-end CD player from NAD's Classic series, aimed at audiophiles who still value physical media. The device is designed to extract maximum sound quality from CDs – with a focus on precision, timing, and attention to detail.

At its core is the QRONO d2a technology from MQA Labs, which optimizes the digital signal in the time domain. This improves spatial imaging, results in cleaner transient reproduction, and makes the music sound more natural and fluid overall.

The integrated ESS Sabre DAC (ES9039PRO) further ensures low distortion, high dynamic range, and very clean signal conversion.

Thanks to a high-quality drive and precise laser scanning, the C 589 also plays older or heavily used CDs reliably and stably.

General

Device type: CD player (no streaming, no DAC input)
Series: NAD Classic Series
Goal: high-precision CD playback

Digital / DAC
DAC: ESS Sabre ES9039PRO
Signal processing: QRONO d2a (MQA Labs)
Goal: better time resolution, transients & spatiality

Connections
Analog outputs:
XLR (balanced)
RCA (unbalanced)
Digital outputs:
AES/EBU (professional)
Coaxial (SPDIF)
Optical (Toslink)

Can also be used as a pure CD transport

Audio specifications (CD)
Frequency response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz
Signal-to-noise ratio: >115 dB
Total harmonic distortion (THD+N): ≤ 0.005%

Drive & Technology
Precision CD drive with quiet operation
High-quality laser unit for stable tracking
Dynamic Digital Headroom (DDH) → reduces distortion during peaks

Dimensions & Weight
Dimensions: 435 × 83 × 294 mm
Weight: approx. 5.1 kg

Special features
High-end CD-only focus (no streaming, no USB-DAC)
Very high-quality digital section + time correction
XLR + AES/EBU → also for studio/high-end setups
Ideal as a transport for external DACs

Herstellerangaben:

Lenbrook Industries Ltd.
633 Granite Court
Ontario
L1W 3K1 , Pickering
Canada
blokhifi@lenbrook.com

Verantwortliche Person:

DALI GmbH
Berliner Ring 89
64625 , Bensheim
Germany
service@nad.de