NAD CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer

NAD CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer

The NAD CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer is a streaming endpoint and simple solution for adding high quality music streaming to your existing audio system or powered speakers. The CS1 works with the most popular streaming and casting protocols including Tidal Connect, Spotify Connect, Roon, as well as with Googlecast, AirPlay 2, and Bluetooth. It doesn't require a dedicated app. Featuring audiophile-grade components, including a premium differential DAC design, it supports audio resolutions up to 24-bit/192kHz. It also carries Coax and Toslink digital outputs, dual-band Wi-Fi and LAN Ethernet. The NAD CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer combines setup and operational simplicity with high performance streaming flexibility. 

Key Features

• Compact, minimalist design.  
• Apple AirPlay 2 support allows CD-resolution streaming from any audio app on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.  
• Google Chromecast support allows playback at up to 24-bit/96kHz resolution from any Cast enabled app on a smartphone, tablet, or personal computer.  
• Spotify Connect and Tidal Connect support lets users cue up music on a smart device, then transfer playback to the CS1.  
• Roon subscribers can stream audio to the CS1 from their personal libraries and online services supported by Roon.  
• Compatible with the following Bluetooth Profiles - A2DP 1.2, AVRCP 1.3, SPP, HFP, HSP, HOGP 
• Dual-band Wi-Fi plus Ethernet port.  
• Stereo analogue, optical digital, and coaxial digital outputs.  
• Premium differential DAC design based on Texas Instruments PCM5141, with support for 24-bit/192kHz high-resolution audio.  
• 12V trigger output 

Plug and Play

A compact, minimalist design, the NAD CS1 has a pair of line-level analogue RCA outputs for connection to a stereo receiver, integrated amp, preamplifier, or a pair of powered speakers. Alternatively, you can use the CS1’s optical or coaxial output to send digital audio to an AV receiver, external DAC, or a pair of powered speakers with digital input, at up to 24-bit/192kHz resolution.

You can connect the CS1 to your home network via Wi-Fi or hardwire its LAN Ethernet port to your network router or an access point, or use Bluetooth® to pair the CS1 with your mobile device.

Premium Sound

The CS1 features an advanced differential digital section based on Texas Instruments’ PCM5141 DAC, a design known for its wide dynamic range, low noise floor, and immunity to clock jitter. It supports resolution up to 24-bit/192kHz and has full MQA decoding and rendering capability for playing Master Quality music from Tidal.

Streaming doesn’t get easier than this. Pair the NAD CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer with your mobile device or connect it to your home network, then use your favorite apps to choose the music you want to hear. Then sit back and enjoy glorious, high-fidelity sound.

Stream Your Way

You don’t have to install special apps to play music through the NAD CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer. Using Bluetooth, you can stream audio from any app on your smartphone, tablet, or computer.

You’ll get even better sound via Wi-Fi or Ethernet. The CS1 supports AirPlay 2, so you can stream CD-resolution audio from any app on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, or from an iTunes library on a Windows PC. With GoogleCast, you can choose the music you want to hear in any Cast-enabled app on a mobile device or personal computer, then transfer playback to the CS1 at up to 24-bit/96kHz resolution.

Spotify and Tidal subscribers can cue up music in the apps for those services, then transfer playback from their device to the CS1. Roon subscribers can play music from their digital libraries and from streaming services supported by Roon.