“The sound is detailed and open – my CDs sound great; especially the remastered ones.
All controls work smoothly and precisely. I had one glitch playing a homemade CD where the player suddenly thought it was playing MP3 files, but a restart fixed that. Programming is a little tedious, but easy once you do it a few times.
The automatic shutoff can be annoying, but it's a good idea and can be disabled.
Very happy with this purchase. I strongly recommend this CD player.”
“I have owned NAD Home Audio products from the 70,s!! They served me Well!! But NAD in 2021 has really done there Home work with their CD- Players. ! All the features of the C538 Have impressed me so much & the sound stage & detailed imaging is VERY IMPRESSIVE @ this price Range from their previous vintage line . NAD!! ; I APPLAUDE YOU! & Thank You !. Very Impressed Audiophile, Joe Savoia Jr.”
“Great sound. Nice and compact. Power button hard to turn on sometimes. Don't like the new display which lists the total time of a CD that is 67:22 long as 1:07:22. Prefer the former. Please keep my name out of this review.”