Can any CDP with coaxial out used as transport?

Yup, as long as you have a digital or coaxial output, it can work as a transport.

yes, assuming you are referring to the coaxial digital out.

Reading the two responses thus far, both sound a bit vague, but are essentially accurate. I think I can be more specific to your question:

1. Just because a CDP has Coaxial outputs DOES NOT necessarily mean you can use it as a transport with a DAC

2. Per the responses already posted it MUST have a coaxial DIGITAL output, presumably in ADDITION to the standard ANALOGUE coaxial outputs on most CDPs. It is the digital coaxial outputs that will feed the unprocessed digital signal to a DAC. If you fed the signal from the coaxial ANALOGUE outputs to a DAC you would not get anything out of the DAC since it cannot process an analogue signal.

3. According to various sites your NAD C520 DOES indeed have a digital coaxial output, so YES it definitely can be used as a transport for an expternal DAC.

Hope that helps.

An "analogue" "coaxial" output?? No such thing. A CD player coaxial output is an RCA digital output. Yes, your NAD player will be fine.