Nad 533 Owners Manual

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the short form

The NAD 533 is, by far, the lowest-priced high-performance turntable available.
lts tone arm is excellent, and it comes with the fine Goldring Elektra cartridge.

Its feature list includes:

0 High-torque synchronous motor 0 Miniature ball bearings for tone arm
0 High-density non-resonant base 0 statically-balanced tone arm
0 High-quality Goldring Elektra cartridge 0 Magnetic anti-skate

o One-piece aluminum pressure-cast tone arm

a closer look

For the many people who want to enjoy yesterday's classic LPs and today's
premium new vinyl releases tends, the choice in equipment tends to be between
two uncomfortable extremes. There are inexpensive, ill-performing turntables at
one end of the spectrum, and at the other are tremendously expensive and
complex combinations built from separate decks, tone arms and cartridges.
"Expensive" in this case can mean multiple thousands of dollars -- and require
considerable expertise to install and maintain. The NAD 533 turntable is a
sensible and welcome alternative. It combines a precision turntable assembly
with a quality tone-arm and cartridge at a very reasonable price.

A high-torque, synchronous motor drives the 533's platter indirectly through a
belt. The platter spindle is supported by a precision bearing located inside a solid
brass housing that is bored out to within 20 microns tolerance to keep rumble at
bay. While most platters are made of metal, the 533s is manufactured from
medium-density fibreboard (MDF), whose high mass provides a flywheel action
for smooth rotation and consistent speed. Acoustically the platter is almost dead,
so it doesnt suffer the acoustic sensitivity at certain frequencies that is common
with metal platters and that frequently colours sound as a result. The platters
thick felt mat damps the remaining acoustic energy further, and provides even
support for the record throughout.

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Many turntables use hollow bases to house the motor, spindle bearing, and well.
These bases tend to amplify resonances, which can be transferred to the platter,
tone arm and cartridge to affect sound adversely. The 533, however, keeps
resonances as low as possible by using a base that is a solid piece of MDF.
Large rubber feet isolate the entire turntable from external vibrations. Both these
measures reduce the turntable's sensitivity to acoustic feedback.

The tone arm is a one-piece aluminum pressure cast tube for absolute rigidity to
eliminate inherent resonances . The arm's high-quality, hardened-steel miniature
bearings are within very close tolerances, allowing for maximum, friction»free
movement without play. The lever-operated cueing mechanism is clamped for
easy and exact placement of the stylus onto a record.

Instead of opting for the frequent cost-control measure of using an inferior
cartridge, the NAD 533 comes fitted with the Goldring Elektra as standard. It is a
moving-magnet design, with no need for external step-up transformers.

The 533 is quintessential NAD -- a simple, moderate-cost product with excellent
performance and long-term reliability. If you have been wanting to return to
enjoying the distinctive sound of vinyl, or explore it for the first time, you couldn't
ask for a better and more satisfying way to slip inexpensively into the fun of
playing records. If, like most present amps and receivers, yours does not have a
phono input, the addition of our simple and inexpensive PP-1 accessory phono
preamp will allow you to enjoy the 533 to the fullest.