NAD C700 BluOS Streaming Amplifier

Name: NAD C700 BluOS Streaming Amplifier
Brand: NAD
Price: 2999.00 NZD
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The C 700 BluOS Streaming Amplifier was designed for the streaming age. Connect your speakers, then use the intuitive BluOS app on your smartphone, tablet, PC, or Mac to select the music you want to hear. It will sound glorious.

Through its HybridDigital UcD output stage, the C 700 can deliver 2×80 watts of continuous power and 2×120 watts of instantaneous power, for effortless reproduction of musical transients. NAD’s highly efficient HybridDigital UcD amplifier design is renowned for ultra-low noise and distortion through the entire audioband, regardless of the loudspeaker load.

Thanks to its elegant, minimalist design and premium materials, the C 700 will engage all your senses — not just hearing, but sight and touch as well. The amplifier is housed in a solid aluminum case, with a smooth glass front panel and 5″ high-definition colour display that shows album art and track information.

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GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Continuous output power into 8 ohms and 4 ohms
• >80 W (ref. 20 Hz-20 kHz at rated THD+N, both channels driven) >100 W
• THD+N (20 Hz – 20 kHz) at rated power
• <0.04 % <0.04 %
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio
• >84 dB (A-weighted, 500 mV input, ref. 1 W out in 8 ohms)
• Clipping power
• >86 W (at 1 kHz 8 ohms 0.1 % THD) >102 W (at 1 kHz 4 ohms 0.1 % THD)
• IHF dynamic power
• 8 ohms: 100 W 4 ohms: 125 W
• Damping factor
• >90 (ref. 8 ohms, 20Hz to 20kHz)
• Frequency response
• ±0.18 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
• Tone controls
• Treble: ±6.0 dB at 20 kHz Bass: ±6.0dB at 60 Hz
• Channel separation
• >93 dB (1 kHz) >72 dB (10 kHz)
• Input sensitivity (for 80 W in 8 ohms)
• Line In: 550 mV Digital In: -12 %FS
• Trigger Out
• 12 ± 1 V, 9 mA
• Standby power
• >0.5W
SUBWOOFER OUT
• Maximum output level
• 4.0 Vrms (ref 0.0032% THD+N 100 Hz)
• Signal-to-Noise ratio
• >106 dB (20 Hz-20 kHz, ref 1V out)
• THD+N
• >0.006 % (20 Hz-200 Hz, ref 1.964V)
• Output impedance
• 600 ohms
BluOS SECTION
AUDIO
• Supported audio file format
• Sampling rate
• up to 32 bit/192 kHz PCM
• Bit depths
• Bit depths 16 – 24
CONNECTIVITY
• Network connectivity
• Gigabit Ethernet RJ45
•
• Wi-Fi 5
• USB
• 1 x Type-A port for connection to USB memory stick (FAT32 or NTFS formatted) and supported peripherals
• Bluetooth quality
• aptX HD
• Bluetooth connectivity
• Two-Way (Receive and Headphone modes)
USER INTERFACE
• Supported operating system*
• Music playback from network shares on the following desktop operating systems: Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, Vista, 7, 8 to current Windows Operating Systems and macOS versions
• Mobile Application
• Free BluOS Controller App available for download from the respective App stores of Apple iOS devices (iPad, iPhone and iPod), Android devices, Kindle Fire and Windows or macOS desktops
• Front panel
• Combination of front panel control knob and buttons
SUPPORTED SERVICES
• Supported Radio, Music Services, Integration and Digital Assistants

DIMENSION AND WEIGHT
• Gross dimensions (W x H x D)**
• 218 x 96 x 266 mm 8 5/8 x 3 13/16 x 10 1/2 inches
• Net Weight
• 4.8 kg (10.6 lbs.)
• Shipping weight
• 5.3 kg (11.7 lbs)

Specifications

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Continuous output power into 8 ohms and 4 ohms
• >80 W (ref. 20 Hz-20 kHz at rated THD+N, both channels driven) >100 W
• THD+N (20 Hz – 20 kHz) at rated power
• <0.04 % <0.04 %
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio
• >84 dB (A-weighted, 500 mV input, ref. 1 W out in 8 ohms)
• Clipping power
• >86 W (at 1 kHz 8 ohms 0.1 % THD) >102 W (at 1 kHz 4 ohms 0.1 % THD)
• IHF dynamic power
• 8 ohms: 100 W 4 ohms: 125 W
• Damping factor
• >90 (ref. 8 ohms, 20Hz to 20kHz)
• Frequency response
• ±0.18 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)
• Tone controls
• Treble: ±6.0 dB at 20 kHz Bass: ±6.0dB at 60 Hz
• Channel separation
• >93 dB (1 kHz) >72 dB (10 kHz)
• Input sensitivity (for 80 W in 8 ohms)
• Line In: 550 mV Digital In: -12 %FS
• Trigger Out
• 12 ± 1 V, 9 mA
• Standby power
• >0.5W
SUBWOOFER OUT
• Maximum output level
• 4.0 Vrms (ref 0.0032% THD+N 100 Hz)
• Signal-to-Noise ratio
• >106 dB (20 Hz-20 kHz, ref 1V out)
• THD+N
• >0.006 % (20 Hz-200 Hz, ref 1.964V)
• Output impedance
• 600 ohms
BluOS SECTION
AUDIO
• Supported audio file format
• Sampling rate
• up to 32 bit/192 kHz PCM
• Bit depths
• Bit depths 16 – 24
CONNECTIVITY
• Network connectivity
• Gigabit Ethernet RJ45
•
• Wi-Fi 5
• USB
• 1 x Type-A port for connection to USB memory stick (FAT32 or NTFS formatted) and supported peripherals
• Bluetooth quality
• aptX HD
• Bluetooth connectivity
• Two-Way (Receive and Headphone modes)
USER INTERFACE
• Supported operating system*
• Music playback from network shares on the following desktop operating systems: Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, Vista, 7, 8 to current Windows Operating Systems and macOS versions
• Mobile Application
• Free BluOS Controller App available for download from the respective App stores of Apple iOS devices (iPad, iPhone and iPod), Android devices, Kindle Fire and Windows or macOS desktops
• Front panel
• Combination of front panel control knob and buttons
SUPPORTED SERVICES
• Supported Radio, Music Services, Integration and Digital Assistants

DIMENSION AND WEIGHT
• Gross dimensions (W x H x D)**
• 218 x 96 x 266 mm 8 5/8 x 3 13/16 x 10 1/2 inches
• Net Weight
• 4.8 kg (10.6 lbs.)
• Shipping weight
• 5.3 kg (11.7 lbs)

This is a fabulous streaming based system

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A Modern Classic

With built-in Ethernet and Wi-Fi, and a network streamer based on the rich, robust BluOS software platform, the C 700 has everything you need to play music through your favourite speakers. Using the BluOS Controller app, you can cue up music from dozens of different streaming and Web radio services, or play music stored on an external drive connected to the C 700’s USB port.

Like all BluOS-enabled components, the C 700 supports high-resolution audio to 24-bit/192kHz, and has full MQA decoding and rendering capability. With these features, you can enjoy lossless and high-resolution audio from services such as Amazon Music Ultra HD, Deezer, Qobuz, and Tidal.

The C 700 supports Spotify Connect and Tidal Connect, so you can control playback from the apps for those services; and Apple AirPlay 2, so you can stream music from Apple devices and iTunes libraries. You can also cue up music by voice, using the Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, or Google Assistant protocol.

NAD offers software tools that allow smart-home specialists to integrate the C 700 into home-automation systems from Control4, Crestron, Elan, RTI, and others. This allows control of music playback, along with other home systems like lighting, shades, HVAC, and security.

Well Connected

The C 700 has two pairs of RCA analog inputs, as well as coaxial and optical digital inputs, for connecting disc players, game consoles, media adapters, and other components. There’s also an HDMI-eARC port for connecting an HDTV with HDMI-ARC support. This allows the C 700’s volume setting to be adjusted from the TV’s remote.

In addition to the loudspeaker outputs, the C 700 has a subwoofer output jack. Using the BluOS app, you can set low- and high-pass crossover settings, for a seamless blend between the subwoofer and main speakers.

The C 700 also has two-way aptX HD Bluetooth, so you can listen to music through wireless headphones, and stream audio from any smart device.

The Legend Continues

There are many ways to enjoy the NAD C 700 BluOS Streaming Amplifier. It can serve as the hub of a standalone music system; or function as part of a BluOS whole-home music system with as many as 63 zones, with full support for high-resolution audio. The C 700 can also be combined with other AirPlay 2 components for whole-home music.

With the C 700, you can play music from your favourite streaming services and Web radio stations, or from a music library on a USB drive, through your loudspeakers; or you can listen though wireless headphones. The C 700’s digital and analogue inputs will accommodate your legacy components.

Ever since NAD introduced the legendary 3020 integrated amplifier in 1978, the NAD brand has been renowned for value, performance, and innovation. With the C 700 BluOS Streaming Amplifier, NAD has reinvented that tradition for the streaming age.

This is a fabulous streaming based system, partnering a great interface with excellent aesthetics and going on to deliver a performance that will flatter both content and speakers with equal effortlessness. NAD has bottled the same magic that makes their big streaming amps as good as they are and the result has to be seen as a Best Buy.

I played a real potpourri of music through the C 700, from hard rock through to classical choral, and at no time did it get flustered. The new album by Big Thief, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You (catchy title), is an aural delight, with Adrianne Lenker’s slightly other-worldly vocals floating in front of her band-mates luscious soundscapes. Beth Hart’s tribute album of Led Zeppelin songs had the big-lunged chanteuse really powering in to the room, in a most engaging way.

The NAD C700 is a small amplifier that doesn’t sound small at all. It has convincing control over the speakers, and it takes all music in stride. It doesn’t sound at all like it only has 2 x 80 watts to contribute in the power department!