NAD D 1050 Headphone Amplifier-DAC

Mark Fleischmann has posted a review of the NAD D 1050 headphone amplifier-DAC ($499) at Sound and Vision. His conclusions:

“The NAD D 1050 is a great-looking and dependably fine-sounding product that fits onto your desk without a fuss. It does its job without calling attention to itself and is a reliable guide to the varying quality of high-res audio content. It’s noteworthy that the D 1050 sells for the same as the D 3020, which adds a 30-watt stereo amp, analog inputs, a subwoofer output, and Bluetooth—but lacks the D 1050’s XLR outputs. It all boils down to this: Do you want a DAC-amp or a DAC-preamp with your headphone amp? Either way, NAD has an elegant product that fills the bill. ”

You can read the full review here.