NAD 5325 CD Player

[sctvguy1]

My old Adcom GCD600 went way south, and found this near mint NAD on ebay. I have two NAD cassette
decks bought new in the day, and am impressed by their simplicity and ruggedness. Just wondering if anyone
has any personal usage with this CD or its siblings. It is just a single CD player, don't listen to multiples
anymore, so hopefully, this should do the trick.

[MiNe 109]

In article <kb74mj$avf$1...@dont-email.me>,

I had one or a similar model. I think I replaced it with a CAL Audio,
but that was at best a sideways move.

If it still works after 20 years, great!

Stephen

[Sander deWaal]

sctvguy1 <sctv...@invalid.net> said:

> Just wondering if anyone
>has any personal usage with this CD or its siblings.

Most likely the laserunit is a Sony KSS213x as far as I can tell from
Google.
They're available for $10 or less so if this one dies, replacement is
easy and affordable.

Most problems with NAD stem from bad solder joints though.
Easy to fix.

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[sctvguy1]

On Mon, 24 Dec 2012 02:51:53 +0100, Sander deWaal wrote:

> sctvguy1 <sctv...@invalid.net> said:
>
>> Just wondering if anyone
>>has any personal usage with this CD or its siblings.
>
>
> Most likely the laserunit is a Sony KSS213x as far as I can tell from
> Google.
> They're available for $10 or less so if this one dies, replacement is
> easy and affordable.
>
> Most problems with NAD stem from bad solder joints though.
> Easy to fix.

Had my NAD 6100 Cassette Deck fixed, NAD still has a parts warehouse in Canada, so the part was easy to
get. Thanks for the information on the laserunit.

[MI6 lap dancer]

>"sctvguy1" wrote in message news:kb74mj$avf$1...@dont-email.me...

The NAD 5325 used the Sanyo LC7881 8-pin 16 bit D/A converter chip
coupled with the Yamaha YM3404B 4 x oversampling digital filter.
It was supplied "as is", being a pre-configured substrate supplied by
Goldstar (Goldstars mother company - Lucky Goldstar, subsequently
changed it's name to LG, became an OEM and the rest is history).
Apart from NAD and Goldstar, in late 80's the same preconfigured
substrate of Sanyo DAC and Yamaha filter was to be found in midi systems
from the likes of Sanyo, Kenwood etc. But also the exact configuration
was in JVC's standalone CD players from that era, the XL-V131 and XL-V221,
both being direct rivals in same budget range as the NAD.
The transport/Laser mechanism in the NAD 5325 is the Yamaha TAOHS-JP1.
A durable mechanism to be also found in "ghetto blasters" from that time.
There are no Sony nor Philips components in the NAD 5325.

The NAD 5325 is a very dated sounding cd player, being typical mid to late
eighties "budget multibit" sonic's. This next bit is just my subjective
opinion
but aesthetically the NAD is very unappealing, quite ugly in fact.

You don't detail the asking price on ebay, but I wouldn't expect the NAD
to fetch more than 10 dollars? But there are some startlingly good bargains
to be had on ebay for cd players from that era that would leave the NAD
in the shadows.

[sctvguy1]

It was pretty much mint, it went for $69 +shipping. There were a couple of Adcom GCD 600s and 700s, but they
were going for crazy money! Hell, I got 22 years out of the Adcom, I figured I got my money's worth. My ear is
not exactly "audiophile", so the sound from the NAD should be OK. I happen to like the very simple, grayish look
of NAD products, I have two cassette decks from that era, and they look very nice, plain, but nice. Thanks for all
the good technical information on the product. It shipped out today, so hopefully, I will get it by Friday. Will let you
know how it is working. Still have my Adcom amp and preamp and AC line filter. I just am not that into my stereo
gear as much as I once was. Still have my old tube boatanchor radios, however. Will keep those forever! My
Hammarlund HQ-145, my Lafayette HE-10 and my Hallicrafter's S-38C are all recapped and restored. Memories
of my youth listening to the shortwave, when there was actually something to listen to!

[DJ]

I owned a NAD CD player about 10 years back, purchased brand new from a
local dealer and it lasted less than 6 months before it started skipping
badly and finally would not play (had similar problems with Denon as well if
you may be also considering this brand). I replaced it with an Arcam and
it's still running strong. That being said, any Arcam would be a nice choice
with a similar simple look, or consider a Sony ES player from the late 90's
to early 2k's (CDP-XA20ES or my favorite, the CDP-XA7ES, owned them both -
still regretting the sale of the 7).


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