DVD changers are often looked at as mere convenience products where per-
formance, be it video or audio, is regarded as of secondary importance. NAD
believes that convenience and performance do not mutually exclude each
other and the T 572 DVD/CD changer is excellent proof of this thinking.
Features and Circuitry
The NAD T 572 can hold up to 5 DVDs or CDs or a mix of the two. Unlike
most DVD changers, the T 572 will perform true random play when loaded
with conventional CDs. You can select between three different random
modes: Play 1 disc randomly and stop, play each disc entirely until all discs
have been played (great for classical music), or play 2 songs from each disc
successively until all songs have been played.
Besides playing back conventional CDs and DVDs, the NAD T 572 will also
play back CD-Rs and CD-RWs even those encoded with MP-3 music files. As
each CD-R or CD-RW can hold up to 10 hours of MP-3 encoded music, the
T 572 can play up to 50 hours of music uninterrupted, without ever hearing
the same song twice! More significantly, the MP-3 decoding uses the same
fine DACs and associated circuitry used for CD playback or 2-channel mix-
down of surround material. The sound quality is far above what one would
expect from MP-3. The T 572 offers an opportunity to take MP-3 music out-
side of the computer environment and play it back where music belongs, in
a dedicated surround sound system.
With NAD's formidable reputation for sound quality and applying the same
skills used for our award-winning CD players, it is no surprise that the
T 572 provides excellent performance when playing back your existing CD
collection. HDCD decoder, true 96kHz/24 bit Crystal DAC for the analogue
output channels; low-noise Burr-Brown op-amps and associated analogue
circuitry are all part of the T 572's impressive component specification. The
resulting sound quality is far superior over that of many "High-End" AV
receiver's or processor's built-in DACs and circuitry (most of which do not
support HDCD decoding anyway).
Equal attention has been paid to the video performance capabilities:
Keeping signal paths short and direct to minimise any interference, the 4 x
10 bit 54MHz Video DACs are capable of reproducing the finest of picture
details, where black is truly black and with vivid colours extremely faithful
to the original.
The Component Video outputs (Y, Cr, Cb) sports Progressive Scan to get the
most out of the latest high-end digital video monitors and projectors with
significantly increased resolution when compared to standard, interlaced
video. For video displays without Component Video input, the SCART (which
supports RGB) and S-Video connectors offer superior video performance.
By use of an intuitive On-Screen-Display the T 572 is easy to set up and
operate. Besides superb performance, the NAD T 572 also offers a wide
range of facilities such as Multi-Angle*; Multi-Sound*; Multi-Subtitle*;
Frame; Zoom and Repeat. All these facilities can be easily accessed with the
supplied remote control. On top of the traditional functions like Play, Stop,
Skip, the front panel also includes Cursor control buttons so that the T 572
can still be operated for the most important functions when the remote
control is not readily available.
Flexibility
The NAD T 572 comes with ample connection flexibility: With both an opti-
cal and coaxial digital output, interfacing to an AV surround sound receiver
or processor will be easy. It will be difficult to find a video display to which
the T 572 can not connect, choose either Video Composite, S-Video,
Component or SCART (with full RGB signal).
For home-automation and custom install purposes, the T 572 can be
switched On and to Stand-by remotely by 12 volt trigger.
At NAD we believe that performance in sound is equally important as video.
If you are looking for excellent picture quality but also superior music play-
back, the NAD T 572 should be on your short list.
*: These features need to be supported by DVD sofware.
•5 Disc DVD changer •Plays DVD-Video, VCD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW •Dolby Digital/PCM/DTS
Digital output •Play Exchange feature allows discs to be changed without interrupting play
(120V only) •MP-3 decoder integrated •HDCD®decoder •State-of-the-art MPEG audio
decoder (230V only) •Random play across all discs (with CDs only) •Component Video;
SCART with RGB (230V only); S-Video and Composite Video outputs •Progressive Scan with
3:2 pull down (NTSC 120V version only) •Coaxial & Optical digital outputs •Audiophile quali-
ty 96kHz/24 bit Crystal DAC and Burr-Brown Op-amps for analogue outputs •4 x 10 bit 54MHz
Video DACs •12V Trigger Input •Scene Bookmarking (120V only)
•Resume Play (120V only) •DVD-2 Remote Control
T 572 DVD/CD Changer
