Hello everyone, I’m new in here and have a couple of semi-pressing issues that I would love it if some of the experts around here would be willing to help me with some info or advice on what my best course of action might be! Thanks in advance for your help… First up I have a NAD-C588 Turntable that I got for free from a good friend who was downsizing, the only catch is that there isn’t a power cord with it & there isn’t a preamp with it which I was told you have to have a preamp to run this table but I have no idea and am greener than green in this field… What I do know is that I haven’t had ANY luck AT ALL when trying to search everywhere online for where to buy a replacement power supply for this table… So my question is am I in a situation where I can order a cord from somewhere that meets all of the special things NAD claims about how they make their power supplies with noise reduction etc etc or do I have a really pretty doorstop that there are no replacement cords for??? It would seem my instinct obviously would like to buy a replacement PS for the C588 and whatever else I would need (preamp? Receiver?) to get it up & running especially since I have no money in it at all as of right now or is it a lost cause the way my internet searches would suggest that it is???
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Neither of the things you need are a real problem.
The power supply is a (from the manual) "Universal switch mode power supply: 15 V DC/0.8 A, 100-240 V AC, 47 - 63Hz". This isn't that hard to source. Search online for "15 volt DC power supply". I found scads of them just now easily, many on Amazon for as little as $20. Universal ones with multiple interchangeable tips will be best unless you can figure out the tip size.
Phono preamps also start at ~20 as well though they can be MUCH more. What speakers or amplifier might you have already?
And what kind of money are you willing to invest?
Neither of the things you need are a real problem.
The power supply is a (from the manual) "Universal switch mode power supply: 15 V DC/0.8 A, 100-240 V AC, 47 - 63Hz". This isn't that hard to source. Search online for "15 volt DC power supply". I found scads of them just now easily, many on Amazon for as little as $20. Universal ones with multiple interchangeable tips will be best unless you can figure out the tip size.
Phono preamps also start at ~20 as well though they can be MUCH more. What speakers or amplifier might you have already?
And what kind of money are you willing to invest?
Thank you for your information and your advice, it is much appreciated!! As far as the power supply goes I guess I read the hype machine manual about how much of a big deal they made about the NAD original power supply being so special & how it was actually one of the main contributors to & integral to the overall sound quality of this particular table and after reading that whole story about it maybe I was assuming that if I wasn’t able to source an original or original branded direct replacement power supply that it would be totally inferior if not worse and basically the turntable wouldn’t be able to function or sound the way it is supposed to sound with a cheap PS… Do you have any history with this table in particular out of curiosity or do you think that whole story about their PS is just a load of BS & I’ll be fine with a cheap one?
I have no experience with the turntable. I also think that their description isn't BS but do think it does have a bit of hyperbole. The fact that they supply the turntable with DC from the stock PS but mention it converts that to AC for the synchronous motor sounds interesting. That implies some circuitry within the turntable itself and that sounds unusual.
Also @Montycat about the speakers that I have that was going to be the second part of my begging for some help on the forums here!! So I came up on a pair of vintage Videoton Supermax d402e speakers that were made in Hungary and from what I gathered rather shortly there apparently is a sizable amount of people who talk about these speakers with reverence and that they are very highly sought after for their lows & bass response… Anyway, one of the speaker cables attached to the speaker terminal is connected however on the other speaker the wire is not attached to the speaker or terminal and here’s the thing with this, I’ve never seen the type of attachment point that I see on the back of these?!? I have no idea how to even go about connecting the wire to the back of the speaker on one of them… Do you know anything about this type of speaker connection??? Maybe I just need to brush up on my Communist Era Hungarian speaker connections huh? Lol
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Yeah, can you see why I am hesitant or was hesitant to even look at a PS that doesn’t do what the original one supposedly does? Especially being a total greenhorn to all of this on top of everything else I assumed after reading about their PS innovations that I would be forced to source only an original part
As for the speakers, they don't strike me as special either. Not very many good speakers have hardwired cables. Of course you only have one complete so you have some work to do anyway if you want to use them. You will have to remove a front or back panel or a woofer to get inside and attach some wires or add proper speaker terminals.
Do they owe you anything? I expect you can do better without spending a lot.
Do they owe you anything? I expect you can do better without spending a lot.
NAD appears to still be in business, and the C 588 is listed as a current product. Have you called an NAD dealer to see about buying a new power supply?
There is no built-in phono stage on your turntable, and if your amplifier doesn't have one, then an outboard phono stage, also known as a phono preamplifier, would be needed. What amplifier are you using?
