NAD Electronics C 588 2-Speed Turntable With 9″ Carbon Fiber Tonearm (Black)

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.

 

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” Carbon Fibre 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

 

TECHNICAL SPECS

• Nominal speed: 33/45 RPM, manual speed change (78 RPM possible with special pulley)
• Speed variance
  • 33 RPM: < ±0.35%
  • 45 RPM: < ±0.30%
• Wow and flutter
  • 33 RPM: < ±0.12%
  • 45 RPM: < ±0.11%
• Signal-to-noise ratio: -70dB
• Downforce range
  • 0-30mN
  • 0-3.0 grams
• Supplied counterweight system: Counterweight for cartridges: 6 – 13g
• Voltage: Universal switch mode power supply: 15V DC/0.8A, 100 – 240V AC, 47 – 63Hz
• Power consumption: 5W max/0.3W standby
• Effective tonearm mass: 9.5g
• Effective tonearm length: 230mm
• Overhang: 18mm
• Frequency range: 20 – 22,000Hz
• Channel separation: 22dB/1kHz
• Output voltage: 5.5mV
• Recommended load impedance: 47k ohms/amplifier connection: MM – input
• Compliance/stylus type: 20μm/mN – elliptical
• Recommended tracking force: 18mN
• Cartridge weight: 7.2g
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 17 1/8″ x 13 7/16″ x 4 15/16″