NAD Compact Disc Player C 538

NAD C538 is an OK HiFi component – After over 30 years, my AKAI CD210A CD player failed. It would no longer recognize that a disc was inserted and so I surmised that the laser had failed. Once again, I went on line and came across Living Sound & Vision in Brisbane. Their service has been good. If I was living in Brisbane, I would have gone into their store, but I had a look through their on line site instead. I found a unit that I thought was reasonably priced and would do the job that I wanted it to do. Once again, I was surprised at how much prices had increased over 30 years. When the unit arrived, it was in good packaging. Once again, there was only a quick user set up provided and I had to go to the NAD website to download the operation manual. Not happy with this at all. Its appearance is in keeping with the minimalist NAD styling, which is OK with me. Connection to the new amplifier was stock standard but I have routed the CD player via a graphic equalizer to compensate for my older person level of hearing. It works quite well as long as the equalizer isn't the next piece of my old Hi-Fi set to fail. It also comes with a remote control unit which seems to work quite well. But like the C368 amplifier that I also bought, the remote control unit is a bit fiddly to use until you get used to it. All up, it appears to be a reasonable purchase at $500 and I expect that it should last some time. Warranty is a NAD standard of two years and purchasers are recommended to retain the original box for future transport if required.