NAD C 3030S
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| Feature / Service | Scheduled Curbside Delivery | White Glove Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled delivery appointment | ✔ | ✔ |
| Delivery location | Ground level only (garage, front door, loading dock) | Room of choice, any floor |
| Delivery team | 1 person | 2 people |
| Placement inside home/business | ✘ | ✔ |
| Upstairs / downstairs delivery | ✘ | ✔ |
| Unpacking | ✘ | ✔ (upon request) |
| Packaging removal | ✘ | ✔ (upon request) |
| Assembly / installation | ✘ | ✘ |
| Old item removal | ✘ | ✘ |
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- In-ear headphones cannot be returned once the packaging has been opened due to personal hygiene reasons. Please contact our customer care team if you'd like help choosing.
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Turntables With a Broken Stylus: All turntables ship out with the stylus intact. If you return a turntable or phono cartridge with a broken or missing stylus you will be subject to a return fee. Please be careful when setting up your turntable and contact us with any questions.
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Overview
The High Notes
Classic Design That Feels Right
Honest Power, Real Headroom
Modern Connectivity, Done Right
The Vinyl Enthusiast
For the music lover rediscovering the joy of records, the C 3030S is an ideal centerpiece. With its dedicated MM phono stage, precise RIAA equalization, and careful noise suppression, it brings vinyl collections to life with warmth and accuracy. The retro-styled design with illuminated VU meters resonates with the analog spirit, while compact dimensions ensure it fits easily into modern homes. It’s the perfect blend of nostalgia and modern NAD engineering, giving vinyl enthusiasts an authentic HiFi experience without the complexity or cost of separates.
The Design-Driven Music Fan
The C 3030S appeals to listeners who want their HiFi to look as good as it sounds. Its heritage-inspired design, dark front panel, and dual VU meters give it personality and presence without overwhelming a room. Compact proportions make it easy to place on shelves or in media units, while understated detailing ensures it blends seamlessly into modern interiors. For the design-driven customer who still values performance, the C 3030S delivers the right balance of visual character, ease of use, and NAD’s trusted HiFi sound.
The Everyday Listener
Not every customer is chasing reference-grade specs, many just want music that feels alive, whether it’s streaming playlists, watching TV, or playing old CDs. The C 3030S is built for them. With HDMI eARC for simple TV integration, BluOS music streaming, and straightforward analog and digital inputs, it connects to the sources people use every day. Add a subwoofer for extra bass, or just enjoy the clean, powerful 50-watt amplification on its own. For everyday use, it’s an approachable, flexible amplifier that never compromises core sound quality.
The Budget-Conscious Audiophile
For those who want true HiFi performance without stretching to flagship models, the C 3030S hits the sweet spot. Built on NAD’s HybridDigital technology, it delivers clean power, low distortion, and real-world drive for demanding speakers, the qualities that define NAD amplification. By focusing on essentials and adding modern features like BluOS streaming and HDMI eARC, NAD offers a product that stays affordable while carrying the brand’s legacy of musical honesty. For new audiophiles or those returning to the hobby, the C 3030S provides a solid, reliable foundation to build a system around.
Vintage Soul
The NAD C 3030S captures the spirit of classic HiFi with a design that nods to the legendary NAD 3030 amplifier from the 1970s. With its dual illuminated VU meters, tactile push-button controls, and a distinctive dark grey front panel bearing the original New Acoustic Dimension logo, the C 3030S blends retro charm with modern simplicity and performance. Its compact chassis, just 35,6 cm wide, offers a smaller footprint while preserving the authentic aesthetic of vintage stereo gear. Designed to look like what it is, an amplifier, the C 3030S isn’t about flash or gimmicks. It’s about purpose, heritage, and a timeless connection to the music. A modern classic, built for those who appreciate the roots of great sound.
Modern Amplification
At the heart of the NAD C 3030S is our acclaimed HybridDigital amplifier technology, an advanced, ultra-efficient design known for delivering clean, dynamic power with near-zero distortion or noise across the entire audioband. True to NAD’s longstanding philosophy of honest performance, the C 3030S is rated at 50 watts per channel using our Full Disclosure Power method, measured with all channels driven across the full frequency range, into real-world speaker loads. When the music demands it, the C 3030S delivers over 100 watts of dynamic power on tap, ensuring precise control, even with demanding loudspeakers. The custom-designed power supply provides rock-solid voltage regulation and a noise-free foundation. Quiet or loud, the C 3030S delivers deep detail, wide soundstage, and smooth dynamics. It’s the kind of modern engineering that turns a vintage-inspired amp into a serious performer, for true HiFi, today and tomorrow.
BluOS Hi-Res Streaming
With BluOS built-in, the C 3030S transforms into a complete network music system. Stream lossless, hi-res audio up to 24-bit/192 kHz from over 20+ popular services including TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify, Deezer, and Amazon Music or play from your own local library. Create a wireless multi-room setup with other BluOS-enabled players and control everything through the intuitive BluOS app for iOS, Android, macOS, or Windows. Combining classic NAD performance with BluOS convenience, the C 3030S delivers true HiFi sound, anywhere, anytime, from any source.
Analog and Digital Performance
The C 3030S is designed to connect seamlessly with both analog and digital sources. For analog, ultra-low-noise buffer amplifiers ensure ideal input impedance and linearity, preserving every nuance of your music. A dedicated MM phono stage features precise RIAA equalization, high overload margins, and an innovative circuit to suppress infrasonic noise, without affecting low-end performance, making it perfect for turntable enthusiasts. Whether you're spinning vinyl or playing CDs, the analog inputs deliver pure, unaltered signal integrity. On the digital side, a high-performance Texas Instruments PCM5242 differential DAC ensures exceptional dynamic range, jitter resistance, and lifelike detail. This preamp design gives the C 3030S rich, engaging sound, no matter where your music comes from.
Connect to Everything
The C 3030 is equipped with a wide range of connection options to suit both classic and modern music sources. True to its vintage-inspired design, it naturally supports analog components. A built-in MM phono stage lets you connect any turntable, old or new, without the need for an external preamp. A standard line input accommodates CD players, music streamers, or other analog devices. On the digital side, HDMI eARC ensures easy TV sound integration, while an optical input handles common digital sources like media boxes and network streamers. For wireless playback, BluOS offers hi-res multi-room streaming and app-based control, while Bluetooth with aptX HD delivers quick and easy playback from mobile devices. The C 3030S also includes a subwoofer output with an optional 80Hz high-pass filter, ideal for building a simple and powerful 2.1 setup.
The NAD Legacy
NAD was founded on the idea: great sound should be for everyone. In the 1970s, audio engineer Bjorn Erik Edvardsen and visionary Marty Borish set out to build high-performance HiFi without the high price. Their first hit, the NAD 3020, redefined what an affordable amplifier could do, and became the world’s best-selling HiFi amplifier. Since then, NAD has remained true to its founding principles: focus on performance, cutting the unnecessary, and push boundaries through innovation. Today, NAD is proudly engineered in Canada, led by Edvardsen’s protégés, and still driven by one belief: authentic sound should be accessible to music lovers everywhere. The C 3030S is a prime example of this philosophy with a visual nod to NAD’s heritage.
Details & Specs
| Model | NAD C 3030S |
|---|---|
| PREAMPLIFIER SECTION | |
| LINE INPUT, PRE-OUT (ANALOG BYPASS ON) | |
| THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz) | <0.005 % at 4V out |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio | >90 dB (IHF; A-weighted, 500 mV out, unity gain) |
| Input impedance (R and C) | 28 kohms + 360 pF |
| Maximum input signal | >5.7 Vrms (0.1 % THD) |
| Output impedance | 345 ohms |
| Input sensitivity | 100 mV (500 mV out, Volume maximum) |
| Frequency response | 20 Hz - 20 kHz (±0.3 dB) |
| Maximum voltage output | >5 V (0.1 % THD) |
| LINE IN, HEADPHONE OUT | |
| THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz) | <0.005 % at 1V out |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio | >90 dB (32 ohms load; A-weighted, 1V out, unity gain) |
| Frequency response | 20 Hz - 20 kHz (±0.3 dB) |
| Channel separation | >60 dB at 1kHz |
| Output impedance | 2.2 ohms |
| GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS | |
| LINE IN, SPEAKER OUT | |
| Continuous output power into 8 ohms and 4 ohms | 50W (20 Hz-20 kHz at rated THD, both channels driven) |
| THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz) | <0.03 % (250 mW to 50 W, 8 ohms and 4 ohms) |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio | >90 dB (A-weighted, 500 mV input, 1 W out in 8 ohms) |
| Clipping power | >70W (1 kHz 0.1 % THD, 4 ohms) >55W (1 kHz 0.1 % THD, 8 ohms) |
| IHF dynamic power | 8 ohms: 120 W 4 ohms: 250W 2 ohms: 390 W |
| Peak output current | >16A (1 ohm, 1 ms) |
| Damping factor | >52 (20Hz to 6.5kHz, 50W 8 ohms) |
| Frequency response | 20 Hz - 20 kHz (±0.3 dB) |
| Channel separation | >75 dB (1 kHz) >70 dB (10 kHz) |
| Input sensitivity (50 W in 8 ohms) | 750 mV |
| Frequency band | 2.402 G- 2.480 G |
| Maximum transmit power | 7 dBm ± 2 dBm |
| Power consumption, standby mode* | 0.5 W |
| LINE IN, SPEAKER OUT | |
| THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz) | <0.05 % at 50W out |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio | >82 dB (10 mV in; A-weighted, 1W out) |
| Input impedance (R and C) | 46 kohms/100 pF |
| Input sensitivity | 1.6 mV (20 Hz 50W out, Volume maximum) |
| Frequency response | 20 Hz - 20 kHz (±0.3 dB) >16A (1 ohm, 1 ms) Note: The RIAA response is consistent with a pre-emphasis that is rolled off at 50 kHz by a second order filter, such as used in Neumann cutting lathes. |
| Peak output current | |
| Note | |
| Maximum input signal at 1 kHz | >15 mVrms (0.1 % THD) |
| DIMENSION AND WEIGHT | |
| Gross dimensions (W x H x D) ** | 356 x 129 x 329 mm 14 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 13 inches |
| Net weight | 5.8 kg (12.8 lbs) |
| Shipping weight | 7.2 kg (15.9 lbs) |
| Measurement standard | All specs are measured according to IHF 202 CEA 490-AR-2008 standard. THD is measured using AP AUX 0025 passive filter and AES 17 active filter. |
| RIAA note * | * The RIAA response is consistent with a pre-emphasis that is rolled off at 50 kHz by a second order filter, such as used in Neumann cutting lathes. |
| Gross dimension note ** | ** Gross dimension includes feet, volume knob, installed antenna at right angle and extended rear panel terminals. |
