NAD C338 Digital DAC Amplifier

Name: NAD C338 Digital DAC Amplifier
Brand: NAD
Price: 1299.00 NZD
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Built with NAD’s renowned music-first approach to audio architecture and amp design, the C 338 is equipped with the most advanced components commonly found in NAD’s class-leading line of amplifiers. Always starting with the details you can hear and advancing from there, NAD develops low-noise circuitry with the precision and stability to deliver incredible, near-zero distortion sound for the most difficult speakers.

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Key Features
• 50W x 2 Continuous Power into 8 or 4 Ohms
• 90W / 150W / 200W IHF Dynamic Power into 8 / 4 / 2 Ohms
• First hi-fi amplifier to feature Chromecast built-in
• Integrated Bluetooth® for added music streaming flexibility
• Built-in Phono Preamp for Turntables
• Stereo Line, Optical Digital and Coax Digital inputs
• NAD Remote App support for tablet and smartphone
• Dedicated Headphone Amplifier
• Subwoofer Output
Preamplifier
Line In, Subwoofer Out
• THD (20Hz-20kHz)
• <0.005% at 2V out
• Signal/Noise Ratio
• >106dB (IHF; A-weighted, 500mV out, unity gain)
• Input Impedance (R and C)
• 56 kilohm + 100pF
• Maximum Input Signal
• >4.5Vrms (ref. 0.1% THD)
• Output Impedance
• Source Z + 200 Ohm
• Input Sensitivity
• 50mV (100Hz ref. 500mV out, Volume maximum
• Maximum voltage output – IHF load
• >4.5V (ref. 0.1% THD)
Line In, Headphone Out
• THD (20Hz-20kHz)
• <0.005% at 1V out
• Signal/Noise Ratio
• >105dB (IHF; A-weighted, 32 Ohm loads, ref. 2V out, unity gain)
• Frequency Response
• ±0.3dB (20Hz-20kHz)
• Channel Separation
• >56dB at 1kHz
• Output Impedance
• 0.5 Ohm
General Specifications
Line In, Speaker Out
• Continuous Output Power into 4 Ohms and 8 Ohms (Stereo)
• >50W (at rated THD, 20-20kHz, both channels driven)
• IHF Dynamic Power
• 8 Ohm 80W 4 Ohm 150W 2 Ohm 210W
• THD (20Hz-20kHz)
• <0.03% (250mW to 50W, 8 Ohm and 4 Ohm
• Signal/Noise Ratio
• >98dB (A-weighted, 500mV input ref. 1W out in 8 Ohm)
• Clipping power
• >60W (at 1kHz 0.1% THD)
• Peak output current
• >18A (in 1 Ohm, 1 ms)
• Damping Factor
• >300 (ref. 8 Ohm, 20Hz to 6.5kHz)
• Frequency Response
• ±0.3 dB (20Hz-20kHz)
• Channel Separation
• 1kHz >75dB 10kHz >65dB
• Input Sensitivity (For 50W in 8 Ohm)
• Line In: 380mV, Digital In: 18% FS
• Sample Rate
• Up to 24 bit/192kHz
Phono In, Speaker Out
• THD (20Hz-20kHz) (Stereo)
• <0.3% at 50W out
• Signal/Noise Ratio
• >82dB (200 Ohm source, A-weighted, ref. 500mV out) >76dB (MM cartridge source, IHF A-weighted, ref. 500mV out)
• Input Sensitivity
• 4.1mV (ref. 50W 1kHz 4 Ohm out, Volume maximum)
• Frequency Response
• ±0.3dB (20Hz-20kHz)
• Input Impedance
• 47 kilohm + 100pF
• Maximum Input Signal
• >80mVrms (ref. 0.1% THD)
Power Consumption
• at ECO Standby mode
• 0.4 Watts*
• at Control Standby mode
• 1.8 Watts**
• OFF mode (Power switched OFF)
• 0 Watts

* – After 20 minutes of no user interface interaction and no active source input ** – With established wireless Bluetooth connectivity and 20 minutes of no user interface interaction and no active source input
NOTE: Bluetooth connectivity can be enabled or disabled via press and hold of PLAY button of AMP 3 remote control
Weight & Dimensions
• Gross Dimensions (W x H x D)*
• 435 x 70 x 285mm (17 1/8 x 2 13/16 x 11 1/4)”
• Net Weight
• 4.85kg (10.7lb)
• Shipping Weight
• 5.85kg (12.9lb)

Specifications

Key Features
• 50W x 2 Continuous Power into 8 or 4 Ohms
• 90W / 150W / 200W IHF Dynamic Power into 8 / 4 / 2 Ohms
• First hi-fi amplifier to feature Chromecast built-in
• Integrated Bluetooth® for added music streaming flexibility
• Built-in Phono Preamp for Turntables
• Stereo Line, Optical Digital and Coax Digital inputs
• NAD Remote App support for tablet and smartphone
• Dedicated Headphone Amplifier
• Subwoofer Output
Preamplifier
Line In, Subwoofer Out
• THD (20Hz-20kHz)
• <0.005% at 2V out
• Signal/Noise Ratio
• >106dB (IHF; A-weighted, 500mV out, unity gain)
• Input Impedance (R and C)
• 56 kilohm + 100pF
• Maximum Input Signal
• >4.5Vrms (ref. 0.1% THD)
• Output Impedance
• Source Z + 200 Ohm
• Input Sensitivity
• 50mV (100Hz ref. 500mV out, Volume maximum
• Maximum voltage output – IHF load
• >4.5V (ref. 0.1% THD)
Line In, Headphone Out
• THD (20Hz-20kHz)
• <0.005% at 1V out
• Signal/Noise Ratio
• >105dB (IHF; A-weighted, 32 Ohm loads, ref. 2V out, unity gain)
• Frequency Response
• ±0.3dB (20Hz-20kHz)
• Channel Separation
• >56dB at 1kHz
• Output Impedance
• 0.5 Ohm
General Specifications
Line In, Speaker Out
• Continuous Output Power into 4 Ohms and 8 Ohms (Stereo)
• >50W (at rated THD, 20-20kHz, both channels driven)
• IHF Dynamic Power
• 8 Ohm 80W 4 Ohm 150W 2 Ohm 210W
• THD (20Hz-20kHz)
• <0.03% (250mW to 50W, 8 Ohm and 4 Ohm
• Signal/Noise Ratio
• >98dB (A-weighted, 500mV input ref. 1W out in 8 Ohm)
• Clipping power
• >60W (at 1kHz 0.1% THD)
• Peak output current
• >18A (in 1 Ohm, 1 ms)
• Damping Factor
• >300 (ref. 8 Ohm, 20Hz to 6.5kHz)
• Frequency Response
• ±0.3 dB (20Hz-20kHz)
• Channel Separation
• 1kHz >75dB 10kHz >65dB
• Input Sensitivity (For 50W in 8 Ohm)
• Line In: 380mV, Digital In: 18% FS
• Sample Rate
• Up to 24 bit/192kHz
Phono In, Speaker Out
• THD (20Hz-20kHz) (Stereo)
• <0.3% at 50W out
• Signal/Noise Ratio
• >82dB (200 Ohm source, A-weighted, ref. 500mV out) >76dB (MM cartridge source, IHF A-weighted, ref. 500mV out)
• Input Sensitivity
• 4.1mV (ref. 50W 1kHz 4 Ohm out, Volume maximum)
• Frequency Response
• ±0.3dB (20Hz-20kHz)
• Input Impedance
• 47 kilohm + 100pF
• Maximum Input Signal
• >80mVrms (ref. 0.1% THD)
Power Consumption
• at ECO Standby mode
• 0.4 Watts*
• at Control Standby mode
• 1.8 Watts**
• OFF mode (Power switched OFF)
• 0 Watts

* – After 20 minutes of no user interface interaction and no active source input ** – With established wireless Bluetooth connectivity and 20 minutes of no user interface interaction and no active source input
NOTE: Bluetooth connectivity can be enabled or disabled via press and hold of PLAY button of AMP 3 remote control
Weight & Dimensions
• Gross Dimensions (W x H x D)*
• 435 x 70 x 285mm (17 1/8 x 2 13/16 x 11 1/4)”
• Net Weight
• 4.85kg (10.7lb)
• Shipping Weight
• 5.85kg (12.9lb)

This is an outstandingly flexible product

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HYBRIDDIGITAL AMP TECHNOLOGY

The search for a high-performance Class D solution led NAD to HybridDigital™, an innovative amplifier technology that uses a variable modulation frequency to bring out the life-like qualities of music, while reducing distortion under every operating condition. This highly optimized design gives phenomenal performance to the C 338 amplifier, both measured and subjective.

EFFICIENT CLASS D POWER

NAD has worked tirelessly to create the best performing Class D amplifiers that are energy efficient and produce beautiful sound—not heat—regardless of basic design principles. Using advanced measurements and data, NAD developed the C 338’s highly efficient power supply with a customised Hypex® UCD output stage to pump out 160 watts continuously and over 300 watts instantaneously to meet the demands of the most dynamic music. This new design is very linear over a wide bandwidth and provides consistent, noise-free performance for the amplifying stages with near perfect regulation of voltage.

ALWAYS READY FOR STREAMING

The C 338 has Chromecast built-in so you can cast music, tunes, podcasts, and playlists from your favourite apps on your phone, tablet or laptop to your stereo system. Spotify Connect® lets you discover millions of songs and stream them directly to your C 338 using the Spotify® app for a rich, wireless music experience. With the added flexibility of Bluetooth®, your music streaming possibilities are truly limitless with the C 338.

BUILT-IN PHONO STAGE FOR VINYL LISTENING

Using a MM phono stage and an innovative low-noise circuit path, the C 338 can reproduce the warmth of LPs with accurate RIAA equalization and control the infrasonic noise that is in all recordings, without ever affecting the bass response.

FLEXIBLE CONNECTIVITY

With a wide array of connections, including a separate headphone amplifier that can drive high-impedance studio monitor headphones, the C 338 is ready for any type of listening. Line inputs can accommodate all kinds of analogue source components, offering ideal input impedance with linear ultra-low noise buffer amplifiers to preserve the musicality of recordings. Also connect a subwoofer with low impedance line outputs and extend the versatility of this budget-friendly, do-it-all amplifier.

FEATURES

• 50W x 2 Continuous Power into 8 or 4 ohms

• 90W / 150W / 200W IHF Dynamic Power into 8 / 4 / 2 Ohms

• First hi-fi amplifier to feature Chromecast built-in

• Integrated Bluetooth® for added music streaming flexibility

• Built-in Phono Preamp for Turntables

• Stereo Line, Optical Digital and Coax Digital inputs

• NAD Remote App support for tablet and smartphone

• Dedicated Headphone Amplifier

• Subwoofer Output

This is an outstandingly flexible product. The NAD isn’t a perfect amp but it does so much with sufficient ability that it has to be considered worthy of recommendation.

The C 338 is filled out with an impressive, natural-sounding DAC, and an amplifier section that should easily fill most rooms. The NAD C 338 is an excellent value, especially for those interested in using Chromecast.