NAD C 389
Designed by NAD, this HybridDigital C 389 DAC amplifier will serve as the cornerstone of your high-performance audio system, now and for decades to come.
Description
A high-quality hybrid digital DAC amplifier!
Designed by NAD, the HybridDigital C 389 DAC amplifier will serve as the cornerstone of your high-performance audio system, now and for decades to come. Using the proven design of NAD’s HybridDigital UcD amplifier and the ESS Sabre DAC, the C 389 will give you premium sound with thrilling dynamics and luscious detail, whatever your sources.
With its full range of digital and analogue inputs, including an ultra-low noise phono stage and HDMI eARC interface, the NAD C 389 can play music from all the best sources. What’s more, it incorporates the latest generation of NAD’s scalable Modular Designs Construction technology, making it easy to add exciting features such as BluOS high-resolution music streaming and Dirac Live room correction.
Performance and power for the long haul
The C 389 can deliver a staggering 130W per channel of continuous power, with virtually unmeasurable distortion and noise in the audio band, and up to 350W per channel of instantaneous power, for effortless reproduction of musical transients.
The digital section is equipped with the ESS Technology Sabre 32-bit/384 kHz DAC chip. Renowned for its exceptionally wide dynamic range, ultra-low noise and distortion, and near-zero clock jitter levels, the ESS Sabre 9028 DAC enables the C 389 to deliver stunning clarity and near-holographic imaging from all sources.
Connected and upgradeable
For movies and TV, the C 389 has an HDMI eARC input so you can play TV sound through your hi-fi speakers while controlling the volume with the TV remote. Two subwoofer outputs allow the C 389 to act as the hub of a 2.1 or 2.2 channel system for music and movies.
For private listening, the C 389 has a dedicated headphone amplifier with low output impedance and very high voltage output capability, making it a good choice even for demanding studio headphones. The C 389 also features two-way Bluetooth wireless capability.
The C 389 has two MDC2 expansion slots, keeping it up to date with new developments in A/V technology. NAD’ s first MDC2 module is the MDC2 BluOS-D, which features BluOS high-resolution multi-room streaming and Dirac Live room correction.
This HybridDigital C 389 DAC amplifier offers audiophile-class performance, flexible connectivity, world-class scalability and long-term value. It’s sure to delight you every day.
Key features :
- HybridDigital UcD custom amplifier in fully balanced bridged configuration.
- Continuous power: 130 Watts per channel into 8/4 ohms
- Instantaneous power: 210 W at 8 ohms, 300 W at 4 ohms, 350 Watts per channel
- Extremely low harmonic and intermodulation distortion.
- Almost immeasurable noise across the entire audible range
- Two MDC2 ports for extended functionality
- The optional MDC2 BluOS-D module adds Hi-Res BluOS multi-room music streaming and Dirac Live room correction.
- ESS Sabre 9028 32-bit/384 kHz jitter-free digital-to-analogue converter.
- Ultra-low-noise MM phono stage with infrasonic filtering circuitry
- Two optical digital inputs, two coaxial
- HDMI-eARC input
- Two pairs of analogue line-level inputs with ultra-low-noise buffer amplifiers.
- Two sets of speaker outputs
- Qualcomm aptX HD Bluetooth
- Dual subwoofer outputs
- Dedicated headphone amplifier
- CI compatible – IR remote control, 12V trigger input/output, IR input/output, RS-232 serial port.
- Seamless integration with smarthome control systems such as Control4, Crestron, RTI, URC, Lutron and Elan.
- With a set of line-level analogue inputs with low-noise buffer amplifiers.
- Speaker A / Speaker B outputs
- Two-way Bluetooth Qualcomm aptX HD
- Subwoofer output
- Dedicated headphone amplifier
- With IR remote control and calibrated microphone for Dirac Live configuration.
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Specification: NAD C 389
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